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# Farooq Sheikh
Head of global industries at Cloudflare, turning data into smarter business decisions.

## About

Farooq Sheikh heads up the global industries division at Cloudflare. He focuses on helping large, complex organizations securely scale and modernize their technical infrastructure.

His work centers around turning raw system metrics into actionable insights. During his session at World Congress 2025, Farooq broke down how businesses can unlock the actual value of their collected data to drive smarter, long-term operational decisions.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [Unlocking Value from Data: The Key to Smarter Business Decisions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1367-unlocking-value-from-data-the-key-to-smarter-business-decisions) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Unlocking Value from Data: The Key to Smarter Business Decisions-](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1367-unlocking-value-from-data-the-key-to-smarter-business-decisions) · Farooq Sheikh, Kapil Gupta, Taqi Jaffri, Tomislav Tipurić