COUNTRY FOCUS: KSA
ourselves as a leading technology provider to the largest and most
prestigious organisations in the Kingdom.”
KAUST is also looking to advance its hybrid cloud strategy to take
advantage of the scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness that
this paradigm offers.
“Our partnership with Riverbed strongly aligns with this vision as their
solutions address the potential complexity of the hybrid cloud and
provide a clear path to cloud success,” concludes Serajuddin. •
Riverbed has partnered
with KAUST
Saudi IT leaders believe
increasing visibility into
network performance will
drive business innovation
Over 93% of C-suite, business and IT decision makers in KSA state
that digital performance is critical to business growth, according to
Riverbed’s latest research report.
Riverbed has announced the results of
a survey which found that over 80%
of leaders in Saudi Arabia believe
business innovation and staff retention are
driven by improved visibility into network
and application performance.
The survey findings unveiled in the Rethink
Possible: Visibility and Network Performance
– The Pillars of Business Success report cites
a positive correlation between effective
technology and company health, a finding
that is supported by the fact that 93% of
C-suite and IT decision makers (ITDMs), and
of business decision makers (BDMs) in the
Kingdom, reveal that digital performance is
increasingly critical to business growth.
Slow running systems and a lack
of visibility
A little over half (56%) of Saudi
respondents have felt frustrated by
current network performance, with IT
infrastructure being given as the key
reason for the poor performance.
This problem is exacerbated by a lack of
full and consistent visibility, as one in three
Saudi ITDMs report that they do not have
full visibility over applications, their networks
and/or end-users. Furthermore, a staggering
95% of C-suite and BDMs in the country
believe that slow running and outdated
technology is directly impacting the
growth of their businesses. This highlights
the importance of implementing new
technology to drive productivity, creativity
and innovation.
Business priorities and challenges
Business priorities and challenges are
evolving, so the technology they rely
on needs to advance too. The large
majority (85%) of Saudi Arabia’s ITDMs
acknowledge that their IT infrastructure will
have to change dramatically in the next five
years to support new ways of doing business.
A further 95% of all respondents in the
Kingdom recognise that innovation and
breaking boundaries is crucial to business
success, emphasising the need to embrace
new technology. This may be why 69%
of Saudi respondents strongly believe that
investing in next-generation technology is
vital. Mena Migally, Senior Director, MENA
at Riverbed Technology, said: “All leaders
recognise that visibility, optimised network
infrastructure, and the ability to accelerate
cloud and SaaS performance are the next
frontier in business success. Given this, it’s
time the C-suite, business decision leaders
and IT decision makers come together
to invest in the right solutions, prioritise
measurement, and place visibility and
infrastructure at the top of their agenda.”
“At Riverbed, we are helping businesses
evolve their capabilities, whether it’s by
monitoring networks and the apps that
run on them, application performance,
or updating the network infrastructure
that underpins their digital services. We
fundamentally believe this is the key to
supporting our customers’ staff and their
ambitions, driving innovation, creativity and
helping them rethink what’s possible.”
Rethink possible: Evolving the
digital experience
With over 93% of all business and IT leaders
in KSA agreeing that organisations must
rethink what’s possible to survive in today’s
unpredictable world, technology needs to be
an enabler in the process.
Riverbed’s portfolio of next-generation
solutions is giving customers across the globe
the visibility, acceleration, optimisation and
connectivity that maximises performance and
visibility for networks and applications. •
Mena Migally, Senior Director, MENA at
Riverbed Technology
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