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SBI partnered with Watania International Holding PJSC (WIH) to design and deploy a next-generation Data and BI platform powered by Snowflake on Azure and Strategy.
The Strategic Need for a Modern Data Foundation
In today’s insurance landscape, implementing a Next-Gen Data & BI Platform is no longer optional—it is a strategic imperative. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, Watania International Holding PJSC (WIH) is a listed investment holding company and one of the UAE’s leading groups in the Takaful sector. Through its subsidiaries, Watania Takaful General and Watania Takaful Family, WIH provides comprehensive Shari’ah-compliant insurance solutions to individuals and corporates across the UAE.
To sustain growth and deliver greater value to customers, WIH recognized the need for a modern data foundation—capable of driving faster, smarter, and more data-driven decisions.The Turning Point
As WIH’s operations expanded, so did its data challenges: fragmented silos across subsidiaries, limited real-time visibility, and heavy reliance on IT for reporting. Leadership understood that a unified, cloud-native platform was needed to empower business users and scale analytics efficiently. That’s where SBI Middle East came in.
Building a Next-Gen Data & BI Platform for Watania International
SBI partnered with WIH to design and deploy a next-generation Data and BI platform. The solution combined:
- Snowflake on Azure as a secure, scalable cloud data warehouse, capable of handling heterogeneous data.
- MicroStrategy (Now: Strategy) as the Business Intelligence layer, delivering dashboards and self-service analytics.
- SBI’s expertise across technical architecture, schema and data modeling, ETL pipelines, and dashboard development.
The outcome was more than a technical upgrade—it was a strategic enabler for WIH’s data-driven transformation.
Tangible Business Value
The new platform has already delivered clear business benefits:
- Cost-efficient, scalable infrastructure that grows with WIH’s ambitions.
- Empowered business teams through self-service analytics, reducing dependency on IT.
- Faster, more reliable insights for operational and strategic decision-making.
- Future-ready architecture, supporting new data sources, M&A, and expansion opportunities.
Looking Ahead
With its advanced Next-Gen Data and BI Platform, WIH is now positioned to leverage data as a true strategic asset. The collaboration with SBI Middle East demonstrates how modern cloud-based solutions can help traditional sectors like insurance unlock new levels of agility, efficiency, and customer value.
