t cht lk to quickly and efficiently move towards a cloud transformed future , I ’ d encourage you to contact us and speak with a cloud expert about how to stay on the right path on your cloud journey . There ’ s no magic switch that migrates your organisation and applications to the cloud . It can take some groundwork , patience and a personalised cloud strategy , one that identifies their performance needs , gaps and compliance requirements from the start and points you to the right hardware infrastructure for now and the future .
Most importantly , a solution-agnostic cloud partner should accommodate your ecosystem , not the other way around .
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WITH MOST OF THE CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS BEING LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UAE , CIOS HAVE BEEN FACING A DILEMMA OF STORING COMPANY DATA WHILE ABIDING WITH THE NATION ’ S STRICT DATA RESIDENCY LAWS .
Again it is also important to understand the growing need for Edge to cloud too , particularly as there are vast new volumes of data that are being generated and processed at the Edge and this is forecasted to continue to grow significantly over the coming years .
In terms of investments , the ability to deliver cloud-based technology solutions
as a service has made it possible to turn IT operations into an operational expense ( OPEX ) removing the need for any substantial upfront investments and replacing them with predictable monthly fees . Moreover , the OPEX structure doesn ’ t just allow for predictable expenses , but also provides the capacity to scale up to meet current demand to support an organisation ’ s growth plans .
A key concern we see among our customers is data sovereignty . With most of the cloud service providers being located outside the UAE , CIOs have been facing a dilemma of storing company data while abiding with the nation ’ s strict data residency laws .
Therefore , the establishment from different cloud providers , whom have opened data centres within the UAE ’ s borders presents companies with an opportunity to use these facilities to scale up their operations without having to store data outside the UAE .
With the support of our ISV partners , Lenovo continues to deliver to its customers the most innovative data centre solutions through our ThinkAgile portfolio as we are able to deliver a complete cloud stack as well as other cloud infrastructure solutions jointly with Microsoft , VMware and Nutanix .
This agnostic approach allows our customers to choose the solution that best fits their company ’ s IT strategy . • www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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