Company Background: Snowhite has established itself as one of the leading showrooms in the Gulf. The phenomenal surge of Snowhite with a total of 15 showrooms across the Gulf and the tremendous backing it has earned from discerning customers is ample testimony to its popularity and reach. During the last one decade, Snowhite has set operations in UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and lately in Al Ain. Challenge: Snowhite’s primary retail application, which handled everything from inventory management to customer relationship management, was running on an outdated on-premises server. The old infrastructure posed several challenges: Performance Issues: The aging server could not handle peak loads, leadingRead More →

Executive Summary This case study explores the journey of migrating SAP servers from on-premise infrastructure to Microsoft Azure Cloud for a leading Perfume manufacturer and distributor. The company faced significant performance issues and power failures with its on-premise setup, impacting business operations. The migration to Azure Cloud provided a scalable, reliable, and high-performance solution that addressed these challenges effectively. Background Customer: A leading Perfume manufacturer and distributor with both physical outlets and an online presence. Industry: Perfumes Current Setup: SAP servers hosted on-premises.  Location: Multiple retail outlets across the country with a centralized IT infrastructure Business Overview: The company’s operations heavily depend on SAP serversRead More →

1. Visualizing industry 4.0 in action Change does not occur overnight. It happens in small steps. Gigabyte after Gigabyte. This is the Industry 4.0 design. Regardless of their current integrations, manufacturers are already in Industry 4.0 territory. The digital transformation’s success depends on how they use it as a strategic goal to ensure a more efficient and profitable future. This new business paradigm does not necessitate an all-or-nothing strategy. Even improving a single firm area may serve as an evolutionary catalyst, moving manufacturing facilities and organizations toward a more efficient and sustainable future. To kickstart an Industry 4.0 transformation, four governing areas of manufacturing canRead More →

SAP Business One Partner Dubai

PGI is one of Asia’s leading scrap metal processors, with business operations around the globe. Growing fast, the company’s transactions were increasing daily and control over finances was becoming more difficult to handle. Turning to Pinnacle, PGI quickly implemented SAP Business One, returning total control to management.     “We were growing fast as a company, and our existing software could not scale up with us. SAP Business One had all the capabilities we were looking for. It was futureproof.” Before: Challenges and Opportunities PGI was growing fast, and their previous software could not scale accordingly. Management was having difficulties capturing and analyzing the increasedRead More →

George Thomas: The rate at which new tech platforms and related technologies are evolving calls for a disciplined learning process. The ability to learn fast — such as having a system and process in place to quickly learn and apply new elements — is imperative. Dedicate time to continuous learning rather than taking small, periodic chunks of time to quickly complete a relevant course or training. Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncilRead More →

Cyber Attacks Protection

Small and Medium-sized businesses continue to be regular targets of cyberattacks. These threats are getting more progressively complex and determined since hackers and cybercriminals see some businesses as vulnerable and an easy target. The most common cyber-attacks businesses experience is: Phishing Phishing is a cybercrime wherein targets are reached by email, uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to fool the email recipient into believing that the message is something they need or want, acting as a legitimate institution to draw individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords. The types of phishing attacksRead More →

CEOS AND CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES

Rethink Business ModelsInnovative operational, business and organizational models will be required to improve competitive advantage and customer experience. Experience-centric models will engage data, automation [RPA] and Artificial Intelligence [AI] to sense what the customer needs; it will then provide timely and the right experience for the customer. To effectively do this, businesses must use the right tools, skillsets and build effective technology partnerships. Go Digital – Digital initiativesIDC predicts that by 2023, 50% of midsize companies will consider digital transactions and communication critical to their business. The right investment in technology and skillsets will improve productivity, efficiency, innovation. It is important to align your digitalRead More →

Cyber Attacks Protection

Small and Medium-sized businesses continue to be regular targets of cyberattacks. These threats are getting more progressively complex and determined since hackers and cybercriminals see some businesses as vulnerable and an easy target. The most common cyber-attacks businesses experience is: Phishing Phishing is a cybercrime wherein targets are reached by email, uses disguised email as a weapon. The goal is to fool the email recipient into believing that the message is something they need or want, acting as a legitimate institution to draw individuals into providing sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords. The types of phishing attacksRead More →

CEOS AND CYBER SECURITY BEST PRACTICES

Rethink Business ModelsInnovative operational, business and organizational models will be required to improve competitive advantage and customer experience. Experience-centric models will engage data, automation [RPA] and Artificial Intelligence [AI] to sense what the customer needs; it will then provide timely and the right experience for the customer. To effectively do this, businesses must use the right tools, skillsets and build effective technology partnerships. Go Digital – Digital initiativesIDC predicts that by 2023, 50% of midsize companies will consider digital transactions and communication critical to their business. The right investment in technology and skillsets will improve productivity, efficiency, innovation. It is important to align your digitalRead More →

CEOs and Cybersecurity Best Practices

Cyber Security: Risk Assessment, Best Practices   With the evolution of technology, the risk of cyber threat has grown exponentially both in sophistication and complexity. Since cyber attacks impact businesses of all sizes, it is but critical for CEOs, CFOs, and CIOs to stay informed about cyber security and take concerted efforts to deal with the menace. Here is a compilation of best practices to manage the threat from cyber risk. This should help you better manage risks and bolster cyber threat awareness. Security experts can provide insight into current threats and ever-increasing technological and operational challenges. Organisations may need guidance on : Bolster actionRead More →