BARQ Systems is betting on the ever-growing digital needs of organizations rather than focusing on just one tech solution. They bring together IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and managed services, along with automation, data, and artificial intelligence, all under one roof. This approach gives the company a unique position in the regional technology market, where a service provider's value is tied to their ability to operate and secure networks and systems, and to turn the resulting data into smarter operations and decisions. This model reflects a journey spanning over 30 years. BARQ Systems started in the data and telecommunications networks sector before expanding its portfolio to include digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services, and eventually automation, data, and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 1993 under the name SALEC. It later expanded into the Saudi market, then Egypt and the UAE, and now has its main headquarters in Riyadh. Currently, BARQ operates across four main pillars: Automation, Data & AI; Cybersecurity; Infrastructure; and Managed Services. This clearly shows their business model is geared towards providing integrated services to organizations, rather than just supplying or implementing standalone tech solutions.
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