E D I T O R ' S Q U E S T I O N
AZZ-EDDINE MANSOURI
GENERAL MANAGER , SALES , CIENA MIDDLE EAST
Given the nature of disruptive technology be it from a vendor , start-up , FinTech or IT solution provider , it ’ s critical that CIOs stay abreast with what ’ s happening around them . 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 . For example , in the Middle East , we have seen governments at the forefront of embracing disruptive and emerging technologies and this has its own advantages .
Becoming an early adopter of technology involves the government having a proactive interest in setting up policies and laws in place to support legitimate incoming technology . Dubai ’ s technological infrastructure and regulatory environment has been a beacon to several Web 3.0 companies , which further invites their complementary counterparts to the region to support smooth functioning .
THE JOURNEY TO ADOPTING NEW TECHNOLOGY SHOULD START BY SEEING IF THE CURRENT INFRASTRUCTURE IS ABLE TO HANDLE MASSIVE CAPACITIES OF DATA .
For example , majority of the metaverses are built on the cloud and the UAE , KSA and South Africa are considered to be in the top three countries in the MEA region when it comes to growth of the public cloud services , with the Middle East and Africa as a whole expecting to reach a market of US $ 11.6 billion by 2025 , according to IDC . In 2022 , a common challenge posed to all CIOs is the ability to meet consumer demands by investing in new infrastructure for efficient functioning while maintaining a similar cost structure .
This calls for them to work closely with their partners , especially network providers , to understand the array of solutions that can be catered to their evolving needs .
In the region , most providers have displayed efforts to prepare their domain to adapt to the consumer demands , such as boosting internet speed and transferring traffic from wired to wireless networks where data is utilised extensively . We live in a world that ’ s increasingly digital . From virtual meetings to the massive amounts of data we consume in our daily life , it all boils down to one common denominator – a reliable network infrastructure .
The journey to adopting new technology should start by seeing if the current infrastructure is able to handle massive capacities of data and respond to unpredictable bandwidth demands .
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