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FUTURE-PROOFING NETWORKS TO SUPPORT RISING DATA CENTRE DEMAND AND NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
wNetwork service providers have never played a more fundamental role as organisations across the Middle East adapt to the ‘ new normal ’ and accelerate their digitalisation journeys . That is the view of Feras Hani , Infrastructure System Engineer , CommScope , who tells Intelligent CIO
Africa how organisations can future-proof their networks in support of rising data centre demand and network connectivity .
What are the key challenges Middle For example , with connectivity there has been a Eastern enterprises are grappling requirement for faster and more reliable connectivity . with considering accelerated Digital And that connectivity is needed wherever the user is .
Transformation projects ?
With data storage , there were two main challenges : In 2021 and beyond , organisations are adapting to one was the security of data storage and the other was different economic environments . We ’ ve already the higher capacity of the data storage . seen accelerated adoption of Digital Transformation with some instances of ten years of change being How are organisations adapting their implemented in only a few months . technology offerings to comply with these Digital Transformation demands ?
We will continue to see a seismic change in the way we work and live . We ’ re still in the process of adaption and future-proofing . Network service providers have never played a more fundamental role as we adapt to meet these changing requirements .
Admittedly , some companies have faced challenges when it comes to acceleration of Digital Transformation , particularly regarding connectivity and storage .
COVID-19 has really changed business priorities and , with them , the role of the network inside buildings and campuses . We ’ re seeing companies embrace a lot of remote connections and remote networks , with companies providing opportunities for employees to work from home or away from offices . Other companies are adapting their office sizes and trying to maintain social distancing for health and safety reasons .
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