{"id":54729,"date":"2025-02-18T12:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T09:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/?p=54729"},"modified":"2026-03-28T07:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T04:30:39","slug":"databricks-to-invest-up-to-300-million-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-over-the-next-five-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saudishopper.com.sa\/en\/databricks-to-invest-up-to-300-million-in-the-kingdom-of-saudi-arabia-over-the-next-five-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Databricks to invest up to $300 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia over the next five years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Data intelligence pioneer announces investment in KSA and commitment to data engineering and data and AI upskilling programs at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/onegiantleap.com\/\"><em>LEAP 2025<\/em><\/a><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia &#8211; February 17, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/onegiantleap.com\/\">LEAP 2025<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.databricks.com\/\">Databricks,<\/a>\u00a0the data and AI company, announced its plans to invest up to USD 300 million in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) over the next five years. This investment will enable the company&#8217;s growing local customer base to combine data, analytics, and AI on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. It will support forming strategic partnerships to upskill KSA citizens with the latest data engineering and AI skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The data and AI company also announced a new training partnership with Tuwaiq Academy. Tuwaiq Academy will be the first Databricks authorized training partner in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These announcements follow the official opening of Databicks\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.databricks.com\/company\/newsroom\/press-releases\/databricks-expands-presence-middle-east-launching-kingdom-saudi\">new office in Riyadh<\/a>&nbsp;in December 2024 and the welcoming of Mohammad Alzaubi as General Manager to lead operations locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-introducing-the-data-intelligence-platform-at-leap-2025\"><strong>Introducing the Data Intelligence Platform at LEAP 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At LEAP, Naveen Zutshi, Chief Information Officer at Databricks, introduced Databricks\u2019 pioneering Data Intelligence Platform, highlighted recent business growth, and discussed key investments in KSA. The Databricks Data Intelligence Platform democratizes access to data and AI, making it easier for organizations to harness the power of their data for analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. Built on an open-source foundation, the platform enables organizations to drive innovation to increase revenue, lower costs, and reduce risk. Customers use the Data Intelligence Platform to find and treat diseases like cancer earlier, identify new ways to combat climate change, detect financial fraud, develop pharmaceuticals faster, reduce time to mental health intervention, decrease local financial inequality, and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have been thrilled to welcome Databricks to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, \u201csaid H.E. 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I\u2019ve been impressed by the energy and momentum at LEAP and am excited to announce Databricks\u2019 investment into KSA over the next 5 years and our contribution to the local digital economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-commitment-to-data-ai-training-and-growing-local-partnerships\"><strong>Commitment to data + AI training and growing local partnerships<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Databricks is committed to supporting KSA\u2019s Vision 2030 framework and empowering citizens and enterprises with data and AI skills. At LEAP, the company announced a new training partnership with Tuwaiq Academy. 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