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we were the first to shift out APs. We were
also the leaders in 3G/4G offloading.
We have constantly led the market in
these initiatives. Right now, again, we are
leading the OpenG concept, then we’re
creating the demand.
MOE RASLAN
Director, Middle East,
Ruckus Wireless
feel that the knowledge base in the region
is aware of what are the next technologies
to come and they are constantly updating
them too.
whole is emerging, because the UAE has
made phenomenal leaps in technology
and a lot of the enterprises today are
using more and more technology at
hand and they are up to date when it
comes to upgrading their network and
making sure that they utilise technology
to benefit them.
In the end, it is all about how technology
can benefit the end-user and how it can
enhance the performance and productivity
of the enterprise. I feel that the UAE is
leading and leaping in the Middle East. Also,
other countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar
are doing great in terms of utilising as many
of these technologies as possible and I do
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Cloud adoption, virtualisation,
big data and mobility have been
big talking points for 2016. How
is Ruckus advising enterprises
to best prioritise investments
for 2016-2017 across network
infrastructure in order to
better reinforce and support
data centre architecture and
increased bandwidth?
Ruckus is playing a big role in these
initiatives. We are definitely leading in
some of these areas, and we are making
a lot of enhancements to the market. We
are also creating some of these initiatives.
For example, the OpenG is one of Ruckus’
initiatives. We do have the cloud initiative,
and we have been selling virtualised
technology for a while now and have
adapted most of our technology to it.
How has the BYOD phenomenon
affected how Ruckus Wireless
does business and how are
clients best protecting their
networks with BYOD becoming
increasingly dominant?
This is exactly the initiative that we have
been driving for since the beginning of
Ruckus. So, mobility and BYOD and all of
these concepts were the foundation of
why Ruckus wanted to provide a smarter,
a more reliable WiFi. For example, we
were the first to go with the AC wave 2,
With increasing network speeds
and data traffic across networks,
are enterprises adequately
investing in pre-emptive security
precautions and monitoring
tools as per data backup and
disaster recovery? Is a lag with
regulation in the region enabling
a lag with compliance?
Our technology in general is very serious
about security. To have a secure solution
out in the market has always been one of
our top priorities. Our Wifi is a safe way to
communicate with encryption and all the
security features that we have.
Having said that, however, security issues
will always be there. There are always
going to be challenges with people trying
to breach and challenge the status quo.
It is up to the vendor to understand the
market. It is up to the technology owners
to realise where the market is heading and
what is needed to make technology more
reliable and stable. We are prepared and
are constantly considering enhancements
and add-ons to make sure that our
technology is up to date. When you have
regulations, you have breaches as well.
So, it is not a matter of whether we have
enough rules and regulations to secure
the network. There will never be enough
regulations – as long as there are smart
people in the world, there will always be
trying to find a loophole. So, it is up to
technology owners to understand the
market they are operating in, and adapt to
it. This is not only specific to the region, but
applies globally.
There is no specific thing that we need to
do that others are not doing, and vice versa.
It’s a global village in the end, and the
world is connected now – so there is no such
thing as a breach in, for example, just the
middle east and no breach in Europe. So, it
is up to technology owners to understand
the market and what they can add to
enhance on security and other features.
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