FEATURE : DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
Rawad Darwich , Regional Sales Manager , GCC , Network Solutions Sales ,
Keysight Technologies
economy and is expected to nurture 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030 .
Given the scale and the rapid pace of the upcoming changes , the IT sector needs to evaluate its current network infrastructure and question its capability to deal with the new demands ; for everything to be “ dynamic ” and “ faster ”.
Manish Ranjan , Senior Program Manager – Software and Cloud , IDC MEA , said the impact of disruptive technologies such as AI , Machine Learning , IoT , cloud , mobility , and robotics has enabled organisations across industries transform their business , their operations , processes and most importantly their product and services . Ranjan said the growing investments by global and regional technology providers within the wider MEA region has fast forwarded the Digital Transformation initiatives and innovation journey of the organisations . “ Investments by global cloud services providers in the region , for example , has dramatically changed the way businesses use to look at cloud almost five years before . Similarly , national strategies around the use of AI , Blockchain and data analytics for many Middle East countries including UAE , Saudi Arabia and Qatar are testimony of the forward looking and digital economy . COVID-19 pandemic has further accelerated the ongoing adoption of such disruptive technologies . “ Organisations that never thought of transforming their operations , and modernise their traditional businesses had no choice but to embrace these innovative technologies to ensure business continuity during such difficult times . Many such organisations have drastically increased their IT budget on such technologies which once they thought was a temporary shift .
Pete Hall , Regional Managing Director , Ciena , said for CIOs to successfully aid their businesses , they need to look at disruptive technology in relation to its counterparts . “ For instance , cloud computing and storage enable collaboration , but can also aid in generating better insights about consumers and processes through the utilisation of Artificial Intelligence . Usually , technology is closely linked to one another , and CIOs can stay ahead of the curve if they think of the ecosystem as a whole rather than individual technological elements .
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