New Way Now: Almarai brings the dairy industry into a new era of operational excellence with Google

*Summary:* Dr. Faisal Al Nasser, head of enterprise and IT for Almarai, shares how Google Cloud is helping the world’s largest integrated dairy company drive growth, resilience, and agility. By migrating its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to SAP on Google Cloud, Almarai has created a strong technology and data foundation that can help fuel the future expansion of its business. *Challenge:* Almarai’s legacy infrastructure was unable to support its bold expansion strategy, which strives for growth in all areas of the business. In particular, the company’s on-premises approach required unfeasible capital expenditure and maintenance costs in order to deliver the resources and data needed to keep up with demand. Almarai needed to go beyond its traditional methods and looked to the cloud for a solution. *Solution:* Almarai migrated its ERP solution to SAP on Google Cloud, unlocking the ability to grow with the wider business, deliver high availability with a globally robust network, and respond quickly to any operational challenges the company faces. By working closely with SAP and Google Cloud and planning its migration effectively, Almarai was able to make the move to Google Cloud smoothly and successfully — without raising a single ticket from its users. *Results:* Now, Almarai can quickly scale to meet high growth demand and optimize its resources without sinking costs into capital expenditure. With Google Cloud, Almarai only pays for the resources it uses, boosting its agility and resilience while enabling the company to grow on the go. The migration to SAP on Google Cloud is only the first step towards Almarai’s long-term vision of delivering world-class technology systems and solutions that will enhance operational efficiency, enable better customer and employee experiences, and drive growth in an increasingly competitive fast-moving consumer goods industry. *Key takeaways and highlights from our interview with Dr. Faisal Al Nasser, Head of enterpr