Riyadh, February 10, 2025
Artefact, a leading global consultancy in data and AI, and Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, have announced a strategic partnership to provide comprehensive solutions that address critical challenges in data governance, integration, and analytics. The partnership was formalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by Rahul Arya, CEO and Managing Partner of Artefact MENA, and Yasser Shawky, Vice President Emerging Markets Sales at Informatica, at the Informatica booth during the LEAP conference.
About the Partnership
This collaboration combines Artefact’s deep expertise in data strategy with Informatica’s industry-leading data management platform to deliver innovative, end-to-end solutions. Together, the two companies will help organizations maximize the value of their data assets, enabling them to build agile, future-ready data ecosystems. Through this partnership, clients will benefit from improved data quality, enhanced governance, streamlined processes, and actionable insights, all delivered with a focus on driving long-term business success.
The partnership provides clients with access to a best-in-class data management platform combined with Artefact’s strategic guidance, creating a seamless experience that improves data quality and governance. With these integrated capabilities, clients can streamline operations and build data ecosystems that support long-term innovation and operational excellence.

“This partnership represents a significant milestone for Artefact, reinforcing its position as a leader in the data and AI consulting space. Together with Informatica, we are well-positioned to help organizations tackle their most pressing data challenges, ensuring they can make data-driven decisions with confidence. This collaboration is a key milestone in our mission to drive business transformation and help organizations achieve long-term success.”Rahul Arya, CEO and Managing Partner of Artefact MENA
“We are thrilled to partner with Artefact to help organizations bring their data to life and extract information that can help their businesses succeed. Leaders are looking to advance their AI investments, but are concerned with the readiness of their data that is required to achieve the transformative impact of AI. Organisations need to prioritise data management principles to ensure data is holistic, accurate, up-to-date, accessible and protected in order to reap the benefits of AI.”Yasser Shawky, Vice President Emerging Markets Sales at Informatica