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of platforms at the Digital Knowledge Centre and take advantage of access to HPE ’ s worldwide network of programmes , products and services through the HPE Global Network .
What challenges are organisations in the region facing with planning their Digital Transformation strategies right now ?
Wright : Most of the Digital Transformation initiatives need to be linked with the business needs and in most cases , require significant investment . The main challenge is about how to measure the impact and the outcome for the different transformation initiatives ahead of time to validate the approach and mitigate the investment risk .
The HPE Digital Life Garage will help customers to translate their business aspirations into different digital innovations and will even support prototyping and the proof of value phase to make sure the outcomes are aligned with the expectation .
How do you believe technologies such as Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), memory driven computing and the edge will fundamentally transform business value ?
Wright : The transformation projects are meant to enhance customer experience , introduce new services and improve operations . The three goals need to leverage data and enhance new experiences . AI and memory driven computing will unlock the value of data to support businesses . And at the interaction point between the companies and customers , the edge will introduce a new range of capabilities and services . reality , to expedite the contribution to society and to add value to business . This matches with Dubai ’ s vision to become an innovation hub .
Tell us what will be happening at the innovation hub day-to-day ?
Wright : Customers will be visiting the Digital Life Garage to share their vision and attend some ideation workshops that will help translate this into digital innovations . They will be accessing different use cases and solutions that were developed with similar industries , and they will be collaborating with different providers within the Digital Life Garage ecosystem to make these aspirations a reality .
How does the innovation hub align with the region ’ s wider goals ?
Wright : Many countries in the region have big plans to leverage digital innovations to transform their services and improve their operations . At the same time , they have a vision to become an innovation hub and start exporting these locally developed
Technology adoption is the first priority in the region and especially in the UAE .
What prompted the idea behind the innovation hub ?
Wright : HPE ’ s aim is to advance the way people live and work and we are leveraging the different digital innovations to achieve that . The main idea was to build a place where ideas and innovations become a
The HPE Digital Life Garage in Dubai
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