BBI Success Stories

About BBI

BBI’s vision, grounded in innovation and partnerships, is to provide end-to-end data and AI solutions starting by the definition of an actionable and customized data and AI strategy followed by its effective implementation by BBI’s experienced professionals, powered by sustainable and ethical AI.

01At a glance

  • 450+professionalsDeck and bbi.ai
  • 2009founded in DubaiDeck and bbi.ai
  • 100+client relationships in 10 countries2025 deck. bbi.ai says 50+ long-term clients.
  • 4office countries2025 deck. bbi.ai says operations in 5 countries, including a Qatar branch from 2025.

02Journey

  1. 2009

    Founded in Dubai

    Started in Dubai as a data consulting company for the telecom industry.

  2. 2010

    Egypt office

    Opened in Egypt to establish a delivery centre.

  3. 2011

    Algeria office

    Opened in response to demand from Algerian clients.

  4. 2022

    Re-branding

    Refreshed the brand to reflect changes in the market.

  5. 2023

    KSA office

    Opened in Saudi Arabia as part of the expansion plan.

    bbi.ai shows the KSA office as established in January 2018. The deck says 2023. To be confirmed by BBI.
  6. 2024

    Private equity investment

    Amethis became a minority stakeholder in February 2024.

  7. 2025

    Qatar branch

    A new branch in Qatar, shown on bbi.ai's map.

    Shown on bbi.ai only; not in the 2025 deck.

03Service lines

  • 01

    Data Strategy and Consulting

    Defining the data strategy, assessing the current data landscape, building the roadmap and complying with data regulations and frameworks.

    Data strategy & consulting stories (6)
  • 02

    AI / GenAI Solutions

    Industry-specific AI use cases, managed from opportunity discovery to deployment.

    None of the 50 case studies documents a delivered AI solution. Many build the integrated, governed data that AI work depends on.

  • 03

    Enterprise Data Management

    Data governance, data quality, metadata management, data warehousing, big data and data integration.

    Data integration stories (28)
  • 04

    Managed Services

    Acting as the customer's Data & AI centre of excellence, with continuous improvement across data strategy, management and AI use cases.

    Managed services stories (3)

bbi.ai service lines, checked October 2026. The 2025 deck names the fourth line “Manpower”; bbi.ai now calls it Managed Services.

04Partners and technology

Partners listed on bbi.ai

Consulting partners: McKinsey & Company · Accenture · KPMG

Listed under “Technology & consulting partners” on bbi.ai/about-bbi, checked October 2026. Only Informatica's tier is stated there.

Other technology in documented engagements

Named in the case studies. Not a statement of partnership.

05Investor

In Feb 2024, Amethis became a BBI minority stakeholder.

Major Pan-African PE firm with €1.1bn of capital raised since 2012, EU-regulated in Luxembourg as an AIFM (Alternative Investment Fund Manager). Member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Partnership.

As stated in the 2025 company profile (slide 1).

06Recognition

  1. 2025Cloudera New Logo Hunter AwardSource: bbi.ai
  2. 2022Cloudera Partner of the Year, Turkey & AfricaWinnerSource: deck + bbi.ai
  3. 2020Gartner Eye on Innovation Awards for GovernmentEMEA finalistSource: bbi.aiThe 2025 deck lists this as “Nominee”; bbi.ai says “EMEA Finalist”.
  4. 2020Worldwide Innovation Award: Best Cloud Data Warehouse and Data Lake implementationHonoreeSource: deck + bbi.ai
  5. 2019Best Cloud Hybrid Integration Project, Middle East Public SectorSource: deck + bbi.ai
  6. 2015Etisalat Egypt Domestic Partner of the YearWinnerSource: deck + bbi.ai
  7. 2014Etisalat Egypt Risk Guardian of the YearWinnerSource: deck + bbi.ai
  8. 20122nd best Informatica Distributor / Service Partner, EMEASource: bbi.ai
  9. 2011SAP Quality Award, MENA regionSource: bbi.ai

Checked against the 2025 deck and bbi.ai on 12 October 2026.

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