Data, AI & Automation Consulting : Dubai & UAE
For manufacturing, FMCG, and logistics organisations in the UAE that need more than what their ERP standard reports can give them - whether that's SAP ByDesign, Oracle, NetSuite, or Microsoft Dynamics - and are ready to build a proper data foundation.
MyData Insights is based in Dubai. Amit works directly with UAE operations and IT leaders across JAFZA, DAFZA, KIZAD, and Dubai Silicon Oasis - building Microsoft Fabric data platforms, Power BI analytics layers, and ERP integrations (SAP ByDesign, Oracle, NetSuite, Dynamics, and others) for GCC operating environments.
Why UAE Operations Leaders Come to MDI
Four data challenges specific to UAE and GCC operations
SAP ByDesign data sitting in a silo
SAP ByDesign is the dominant mid-market ERP across GCC manufacturing, food distribution, and trading companies. It holds the operational record - procurement, inventory, financials, production orders - but extracting that data into anything useful for analysis is painful. Standard reports are slow and inflexible. OData APIs require development work. Most UAE companies end up with an analyst pulling weekly CSV exports and building dashboards in Excel or Power BI that no one fully trusts.
Multi-entity group reporting across free zones
Many UAE holding groups and conglomerates operate across multiple free zones - JAFZA, DAFZA, KIZAD, DMCC - with separate legal entities, separate ERP instances, and separate chart-of-accounts structures. Consolidating group performance across these entities for management reporting is a monthly manual exercise involving spreadsheets and significant analyst time.
FTA VAT reporting data requirements
UAE VAT compliance under FTA requires accurate, auditable transaction data - purchase invoices, tax codes, credit notes, and adjustments - reconciled to the ERP record. For companies with high transaction volumes or multi-entity structures, VAT return preparation becomes a significant data exercise every quarter. When the underlying data is fragmented or inconsistent, errors in VAT returns create compliance risk.
UAE Vision 2031 - digital mandate without digital infrastructure
The UAE government's digitalisation agenda has pushed many organisations to announce data and AI initiatives. In practice, most are not ready: the data is fragmented across ERP, spreadsheets, and departmental tools; there is no governed data layer; and the analytics team is consumed by manual reporting rather than building new capability. The ambition is real. The foundation is not yet there.
The MDI Operating Model
Unify → Predict → Act
For UAE and GCC organisations: unify data across entities and systems first - whether that is SAP ByDesign, Oracle, NetSuite, trading systems, or free zone ERP instances. Build the analytics and forecasting layer second. Automate the operational and compliance reporting third.
Unify
Connect your ERP (SAP ByDesign, Oracle, NetSuite, or Dynamics), WMS, and sales systems across entities. One group data layer. Multi-entity consolidation. FTA-compliant transaction records.
Predict
Inventory optimisation for GCC distribution. Demand forecasting for FMCG. Financial performance analytics by entity, free zone, and product line.
Act
Automated VAT data extracts. Daily replenishment signals. Automated group reporting. Built on Power Automate and Power Apps - for GCC operating rhythms.
What MDI Delivers
Built for UAE and GCC operating conditions
ERP integration and analytics platform
Connect your ERP - SAP ByDesign, Oracle, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics, or another platform - to a Microsoft Fabric data layer, extracting financials, procurement, inventory, and production data on a governed schedule. Power BI semantic model on top. Role-based dashboards for operations, finance, and executive teams. Clean data, consistent measures, automatic refresh.
Multi-entity group consolidation
Consolidation layer for UAE holding groups and free zone conglomerates - handling intercompany eliminations, currency translation (AED, USD, other GCC currencies), and entity-level segmentation. Group finance gets a single view without rebuilding it manually each month.
FTA VAT compliance data layer
Structured data extract from ERP covering all VAT-relevant transactions - purchases, sales, credit notes, zero-rated and exempt items - mapped to FTA reporting requirements. Reconciliation reports that catch discrepancies before the return is filed rather than after. Audit trail maintained in the data layer.
GCC logistics and distribution analytics
For Dubai-based distribution, trading, and logistics companies: unified view of inbound shipments, port clearance, bonded stock, and last-mile delivery performance. Connected to ERP procurement and sales data. Relevant for JAFZA and DAFZA free zone operators managing import-re-export flows across GCC markets.
Industries
Sectors we work with in the UAE and GCC
- ›FMCG manufacturing and food distribution
- ›Packaging and converting
- ›Logistics, freight, and 3PL
- ›Trading and wholesale distribution
- ›Construction materials and building products
- ›Healthcare and medical distribution
Technology Stack
Client Reference · UAE
MDI delivered production analytics and operational reporting for Alucor - a UAE-based aluminium manufacturing operation - consolidating plant data across production lines into a single Power BI environment and eliminating manual weekly reporting cycles.
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