2024: A year to remember at Xiatech

2024 has been a remarkable year for Xiatech, so I thought I would share some highlights of what we did as a team and what you can expect from us next year:

• Xiatech was certified as a Great Place to Work, with an employee score of 93% surpassing the UK average by 39% https://www.xiatech.io/resources/fast-growing-xiatech-recognised-as-a-great-place-to-work
• Amazing customers joining our MACH-certified composable Xfuze platform for Integration, Data Management and Analytics: - WHSmith https://www.xiatech.io/resources/whsmith-selects-xiatech-to-accelerate-its-growth-as-a-global-travel-retailer - Flying Tiger Copenhagen https://www.xiatech.io/resources/flying-tiger-copenhagen-selects-xiatech-to-supercharge-its-growth - Lincolnshire Co-op https://www.xiatech.io/resources/lincolnshire-co-op-picks-xiatech-to-become-a-data-led-organisation - Headlam Group https://www.xiatech.io/resources/headlam-group-selects-xiatech-to-accelerate-its-growth - Queensway Group and many others
• Established partnerships with more than 30 partners (ISVs, SIs and services firms) including Google & Databricks
• Invested in our innovative platform capabilities including more Smart Connectors (integrations), data management tools and AI-powered analytics.
• Received ISO 27001 Certification for information security and data protection https://www.xiatech.io/resources/xiatech-receives-iso-27001-certification
• Launched our Xfuze Showplace https://www.xiatech.io/schedule-a-demo
• Acknowledged as one of the UK’s 50 best-performing technology companies https://www.xiatech.io/resources/xiatech-recognised-as-one-of-the-uks-50-best-performing-technology-companies
• Finalist in this year's Retail Technology Innovation Hub’s Award for enabling Moss to accelerate its digital journey. Case study https://www.xiatech.io/case-studies/moss
• Most humbly, I was recognised as a CEO to watch in The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders https://www.xiatech.io/resources/xiatechs-ceo-named-one-to-watch-in-the-ldc-top-50-most-ambitious-business-leaders
• Launched the second annual “Business Value of MACH Technologies” Report in partnership with OneStock and members of the MACH Alliance https://www.xiatech.io/resources/get-the-2024-business-value-of-mach-technologies-report
• Ran global webinar with Lincolnshire Co-op, an organisation that uses Xfuze to supercharge its business transformation https://www.xiatech.io/resources/webinar-how-lincolnshire-co-op-has-developed-a-data-driven-transformation-strategy
• Produced industry recognised thought leadership content for technology, business and data teams including The Guide to Composable AI https://www.xiatech.io/resources/the-guide-to-composable-ai and The Ultimate Guide to Creating Value from Your Data https://www.xiatech.io/resources/the-ultimate-guide-to-creating-value-from-your-data as well as numerous articles
• Our head of data science hosted an online workshop for retailers to learn all about AI https://www.xiatech.io/resources/retail-ai-discovery-workshop
• Met hundreds of current and prospective clients and partners at industry events including Shoptalk in Las Vegas and Barcelona, Retail CIO Connect in London, NRF’s Big Show in New York City and Gartner’s Data & Analytics Summit in London, as well as running an event with Google on how retailers are embracing AI to accelerate their analytics journey https://www.xiatech.io/resources

Even bigger plans for 2025 and beyond

Our product roadmap for Xfuze, which provides composable integration (iPaaS), data management, analytics and automation capabilities in one cloud native solution, powered by AI, will continue to disrupt the market.

Our pipeline of sales opportunities is the largest it’s ever been and it will only grow as demand for our platform continues to accelerate. We have ambitious plans for our expanding ecosystem of partners in the UK, Europe and the United States who see the capabilities and the value our Xfuze platform delivers to them and their clients

Overall, our business is on a high trajectory of growth, which means we’re always looking for the best of the best to join our team. Check out our careers page https://www.xiatech.io/about-us/careers

Meet us at NRF’s Big Show in January at our booth #1358 (free CHIP-branded sports socks and gloves to keep you warm!) https://www.xiatech.io/resources & join us for dinner in NYC. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/4dzpaya4

I would like to thank my colleagues for making 2024 a year to remember, and our clients and partners who choose to work with us.

Wherever you are this holiday, have an enjoyable, restful and safe time with family and friends.