Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 45 | Page 43

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// prosperity. The digitisation efforts are clearly visible in the way governments are providing their citizens and residents with services, as well as in transportation, banking, etc. The key factor to all of this is connectivity through the cloud, which is turn has propelled the growth of the cloud business. and transformation and are rapidly evolving to meet current and future business requirements. They are going through many changes as businesses are shifting their focus to issues such as speed of implementation, flexibility, agility, efficiency, scalability and security. What is the role that new age technologies such as AI, IoT and Big Data will play in the near future for businesses in the region? And, how are you leveraging such technologies? Cloud computing is one of the key technologies driving the transformation of data centres as it facilitates faster business operations and offers organisations the flexibility to scale their infrastructure capacity on demand. Trends such as AI, automation, virtualisation, IoT, Big Data etc. are driving a change in the overall business context and organisations are looking at these new technologies to transform their business and capitalise on this growth. Data centres are at the centre of this digital growth With the continuing trend of cloud computing, data centres are being transformed to utilise these new technologies to enhance their performance and provide solutions to enterprises and businesses who want to maintain a leadership position in the years to come. n www.intelligentcio.com FEATURE: DATA CENTRES THE UAE DEFINITELY LEADS IN THE GCC REGION IN DIGITAL ADOPTION, WITH DUBAI LEADING THE WAY TO BECOMING THE SMARTEST CITY IN THE WORLD. INTELLIGENTCIO 43