GBM - The Leading Provider of IT Business Solutions

Founded in 1990, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) is the leading IT solutions providers in the region fulfilling the IT requirements of local, regional and international organisations in the GCC.

A spin-off from IBM, GBM is the sole distributor for IBM– excluding selected IBM products and services –throughout the GCC, except for Saudi Arabia.

GBM’s momentum was further enhanced in 1999, when the team secured the Cisco portfolio. GBM now holds the highest level of recognition in the region from Cisco, Gold Partner, in addition to the Cisco Learning Partner status.

Today, GBM is one of the largest IT solutions providers in the Middle East, strong of more than 700 highly skilled IT professionals and with more than 20 solid strategic partnerships forged with internationally-recognised IT solution providers. This means that GBM can offer an extensive range of IT infrastructure, IT solutions and services ranging from consulting, resource deployment, integration and after-sales support.

GBM’s experience and expertise span among multiple sectors and particularly e-Government, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Retail and Oil.

Believing in the importance of being where its customers are, GBM today has offices in the UAE (Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah), Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, as well as in Pakistan. GBM Pakistan now operates three offices as an IBM Premium Partner in the south-east Asian country, one each in Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore. The Pakistani operation also holds a Silver Partner status from Cisco.

Through a unique combination of local market presence, international level skills, a network of business partners and the access to the worldwide resources of IBM and Cisco, GBM consistently brings to its customers unparalleled IT business solutions

GBM invests in the continuous training of its employees. The result, GBM’s specialised team is well equipped to address the ever-evolving, industry-specific IT demands in every market. When particular challenges and requirements arise, GBM is able to adapt and quickly leverage resources stationed in the various locations coordinated by the Dubai central office.

GBM’s business model looks forward to offering a cutting-edge value proposition for clients, customers, principals and partners aiming at consistently delivering outstanding technology and exceptional value.