Saviynt Opens Dubai HQ, Partners With StarLink   

Saviynt, an AI-powered identity security company, has announced the opening of its new regional headquarters in Dubai and a strategic partnership with StarLink, one of the Middle East and Africa’s largest specialist cybersecurity distributors. The move comes as organisations across the region rapidly scale cloud and AI initiatives, transforming the identity landscape and intensifying demand for continuous access governance.

Cloud computing investment in the Middle East continues to surge, driven by national digital transformation initiatives, industry innovation regulations, and the growing adoption of AI-assisted business operations. This expansion has brought millions of new identities online, encompassing employees and contractors, as well as applications, workloads, and connected devices. Managing who has access to what, and ensuring that access remains appropriate, has become a defining challenge for security leaders.

“Enterprises across the Middle East are adding thousands of new identities every month, yet many still rely on manual access reviews and fragmented tools,” said Todd Rotger, Chief Revenue Officer at Saviynt. “That gap is exactly where attackers thrive. Our investment in the region is focused on helping customers close it and maintain control before risk becomes breach.”

As part of the launch, Saviynt will locally host its converged Identity Cloud platform to help customers meet data residency requirements and strengthen support for regulated industries, including banking, energy, government, and telecommunications. The Dubai hub will focus on customer success, solution delivery, and partner enablement to accelerate time to value.

“With identity becoming the front line of digital trust, organisations need intelligent, unified control over every identity on their network,” said Mahmoud Nimer, President of StarLink. “Saviynt delivers that convergence without slowing down transformation. We are proud to bring their innovation to more customers across the region.”

The expansion builds on Saviynt’s growth across EMEA and APJ.