FEATURE: GITEX
GITEX 2017 SPECIAL
A SAMPLE OF WHO’S DOING WHAT AT THIS YEAR’S SHOW . . .
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Mware will showcase the
latest innovations in security,
data centre modernisation,
and digital workspaces to enable
Middle East digital transformation.
GITEX Technology Week 2017 will
be held from October 8–12 2017
at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Attend the exhibition to experience
VMware’s hands-on digital demos,
in co-ordination with partners
Aptec, Redington and Starlink.
VMware will also showcase the
latest solutions across fields such as
multi-cloud management, cyber-
security, data centre modernisation
and hyper-converged infrastructure,
Internet of Things, enterprise
mobility, and software-defined
networking and virtualisation.
Ahmed Auda, Managing
Director – Middle East and
North Africa, VMware
Exchanging best practices with
CIOs, VMware will host an executive
breakfast under the theme of
‘Realise What’s Possible.’
Demonstrating the strong demand in
cloud technology as the foundation
for digital transformation, public cloud
spending in the Middle East, Turkey,
and Africa region is set to top USD
715 million in 2017, up 37% from
2015, according to a recent report
by research firm IDC. Ahmed Auda,
Managing Director – Middle East and
North Africa, VMware, said: “Digital
transformation is the top priority for
Middle East CIOs. Successful digital
transformation is not a one-off IT
project, but should be a continuous
business journey centred on customer,
consumer, and citizen experiences.
“GITEX Technology Week is an ideal
platform to show Middle East CIOs
how the cloud can deliver secure and
exceptional mobile experiences that
drive business competitiveness.” n
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eeam Software, the
Availability for the
Always-On Enterprise™
innovator, has reiterated
its commitment to helping
Middle East enterprises
meet the requirements for
24.7.365 Availability and
deliver seamless digital life
experiences by announcing its
participation for the seventh
consecutive year at GITEX
Technology Week.
The company will demonstrate
the new Veeam Availability
Suite v10 that bridges the
‘Availability Gap’ (the gap
between users demand for
uninterrupted access to IT
services and what businesses
and IT can deliver) and drives
business continuity and agility
to new levels.
Gregg Petersen, Regional Sales Vice President,
MEA, Veeam Software
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Gregg Petersen, Regional Sales
Vice President, MEA, Veeam
Software says, “According to
the latest Veeam Availability
Report, 82% of enterprises
in the Middle East admit to
suffering an ‘Availability Gap’,
which is impacting the bottom
line to the tune of $21.8
million per year, and almost
two thirds of respondents
admit that this is holding back
innovation. Today’s users are
very demanding. At home,
work or school, users want a
seamless digital experience
and 24.7.365 access to data
and applications. Companies
that want to succeed in
today’s fiercely competitive
business environment realise
that there is zero tolerance
for downtime.”
“At GITEX we intend to
educate CIOs and IT
managers about the need
to re-think their IT strategies
and service models and move
away from legacy backup and
recovery solutions as they
virtualise their infrastructures
and move to the cloud.” n
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