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A journey to the cloud, Arabsea

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Being able to keep up with the latest technologies is a good advantage for a company but not easy. Launched in Saudi Arabia in 1980, Arabsea spent eight years selling printers before developing accounting systems and programs. In 1989 they launched their flagship Arabic accounting system, SMACC , on Microsoft Dos. As of 2016 they were on Microsoft’s cloud. Leveraging these tech advancements, Arabsea is developing SMACC to cover many accounting operations. This led to higher costs, but changed after adapting cloud technology. Nothing comes easily “Despite positive feedback, it wasn’t easy moving customers to the cloud,” said Hisham Suhaibani, the production manager. “You have data security reasons, a lack of  infrastructure for this technology in Saudi Arabia, and poor internet connection in remote areas and small towns,” he told Wamda. The public cloud services market in MENA is projected to grow  22.2 percent in 2017 to total $1.2billion, up from $956 m