Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 11 | Page 8

NEWS ISYX Technologies rolls out next generation managed services Building on the success of its existing traditional model, ISYX Technologies, a fast-growing IT transformation company in the Middle East and Africa, unveiled its exclusive future-ready next-generation Managed Services initiative. As part of its new Managed Services offering, the company has also invested in building state-of-the-art network and security operation centres in the UAE. Speaking on the launch, Sharoon Shamsuddin, CEO of ISYX Technologies said, “Technology is transforming business at an extraordinary pace. At ISYX, we bring best-of-breed technologies and practices that can help our clients transform and thrive on the change. With our wide spectrum of services offerings, we help clients harness the power of innovation to create new business outcomes. With this revitalised next-generation Managed Services added to our portfolio, we begin a new chapter in our clients’ transformation journey. Our services offer simplified hybrid infrastructure and applications management with modular services.” “Customers are moving beyond simply seeking cost savings to bigger benefits like becoming more agile and effective. ISYX uses advanced automation and analytics to manage critical IT components. With this combination, we improve and deliver managed services more efficiently, enabling customers to focus on their core competence,” added Mahesh Joshi, Practice Head, Managed Services, ISYX Technologies. ISYX’s next-generation Managed Services portfolio includes: Application Operations and Support Services, Datacentre and Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure Transformation, Network Services, Service Management, Service Desk, Workplace Services, Security Services. Mahesh Joshi, Practice Head, Managed Services, ISYX Technologies. 8 Alef launches new hypermedia, immersive K-12 education solution Demonstration of Alef K-12 solution. Alef, a privately held education technology company, launched its technology-enabled education solution at a school in Abu Dhabi. More than 240 students began an education journey that has been 36 months in the making. Alef is essentially an innovative and immersive multi-lingual learning-science framework with in-house hypermedia content powered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence. Its design adopts natural language processing, advanced data science, and technology-enhanced content to deliver a system that engages students and encourages self-learning, with the aim of equipping them with the skills necessary to successfully navigate the world of the future. Alef fundamentally evolves the role of the teacher in the 21st century classroom, shifting the education process from the familiar teacher-centred model to a learner-centred data-driven model. With Alef, the teacher takes on the role of an expert facilitator, aided by an innovative and immersive ecosystem powered by groundbreaking technology and artificial intelligence. Alef’s technology carefully synchronises with a school’s curriculum enabling students to learn at their own pace and have access anywhere, anytime; and develop secure in the knowledge that they are supported by a community of teachers, who can make individualised decisions to ensure that each student meets their short and long-term goals. Alef’s educational design uses concepts like thematic interdisciplinary learning – where children learn to make connections between different fields and subjects; experiential learning – which encourages learning through experience and experiment; customised remediation strategies – which respond to the individual abilities and knowledge level of each student; and metacognition – where a student is encouraged to understand their own thought process. “Alef’s launch is the start of a journey to bring about an overhaul of the status quo to usher in a new paradigm in education. Given the rate at which technology and industry continue to evolve, it is unclear what future workplaces will look like, let alone understand the skills required of their workforces,” said Dr Saleh Al Hashemi, Alef’s CEO. Issue 11 INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS