What was said
What this says
Current to 11 Oct 26Huda Haddad and Rashid Suwaidi described manual, error-prone monthly reporting across UAE facilities. Lewis Kerr positioned Enterprise and a technical deep-dive was agreed for late April.
What happened: Lewis Kerr ran discovery with Huda and Rashid. They have a facilities system, a financial system, Salesforce and an HR system, none of them integrated.
Customer view: Rashid said "We end up with different numbers depending on who's pulling it together." He expects a hundred or more users and needs access control and audit trails.
Commercial: Lewis framed this as Enterprise, with company-wide scope, more than eight connectors and security controls. Huda confirmed they would need all of that.
Watch: No price was discussed. The late April deep-dive is a booking agreed on this call, and the evidence does not show it has been confirmed.
Themes
Current to 9 Oct 26Who was there
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Follow-up
Next steps
Current to 9 Oct 26- Lewis Kerr to book the technical discovery with Theo, the Solutions Engineer, for late April.
- Lewis Kerr to send preparation material to Huda and Rashid beforehand.
Risks
Current to 9 Oct 26- Regulated data and local rules mean the security review could lengthen the sale.
- The deep-dive is not until late April, so momentum could fade.
Opportunities
Current to 9 Oct 26- Enterprise subscription with SSO, SCIM and executive sponsor for a hundred or more users.
- Enterprise implementation including security review support, across at least four source systems.
Transcript
- Lewis Kerr NoneHi Huda, hi Rashid, thanks for making time. I wanted to confirm, we're looking at what you'd need from a company-wide data layer across your facilities operations, yeah?
- Huda Haddad NoneYes, exactly. We've got multiple facilities across the UAE and we're struggling to get a single view of performance and costs.
- Lewis Kerr NoneOkay, so walk me through where you are now. What systems do you have?
- Huda Haddad NoneWe've got a facilities management system that tracks maintenance and service requests, a financial system for costs and invoicing, Salesforce for customer contracts, and an HR system for staff allocation across the sites.
- Lewis Kerr NoneRight. So you need visibility across facilities data, financials, customer contracts, and staffing. Are they integrated at all?
- Rashid Suwaidi NoneNot really. There's manual reporting that goes into spreadsheets each month, and it's error-prone. We end up with different numbers depending on who's pulling it together.
- Lewis Kerr NoneHow many people would need access to this unified view?
- Rashid Suwaidi NoneProbably a hundred or more. Operations teams at each facility, finance, senior management. We're expanding, so that could grow.
- Lewis Kerr NoneAnd is there a security or compliance aspect to this? Any regulated data?
- Rashid Suwaidi NoneWe handle sensitive data about facilities and client contracts. We're subject to local regulations, so access control and audit trails are important.
- Lewis Kerr NoneRight. So you'd need role-based access, proper governance, the full picture. This sounds like Enterprise tier: company-wide scope, multiple teams, probably more than eight connectors, and you'd want dedicated support and security controls.
- Huda Haddad NoneYes, we'd need all of that.
- Lewis Kerr NoneWhat I'd like to do is bring in our Solutions Engineer for a proper technical discovery: we'd walk through your systems, understand the data structure, any compliance requirements, and then come back to you with a detailed proposal.
- Rashid Suwaidi NoneHow long would that take?
- Lewis Kerr NoneThe technical discovery is usually a couple of sessions, maybe two weeks. Then we put together a proposal with timing and pricing. Could you both make late April for the technical deep-dive?
- Huda Haddad NoneLate April works for us.
- Lewis Kerr NonePerfect. I'll get you on the calendar with Theo, our Solutions Engineer, and we'll send over some information beforehand. Any other questions for me now?
- Rashid Suwaidi NoneNot at the moment. Cheers, Lewis.
- Lewis Kerr NoneGreat. I'll send that over today and we'll get something formal in the diary. Kind regards, both.