Equinix drives cloud-first Digital Transformation in MENA region
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Equinix , a digital infrastructure company , in association with alliance partner and global communications hub , datamena , has announced the availability of Equinix Cloud Exchange Fabric ( ECX Fabric ) in the Dubai International Business Exchange ( IBX ), DX1 . This launch further underpins Equinix ’ s data centre facility as a world-class , carrier-neutral hub for the region where carriers , content providers , cloud providers , financial service and enterprise customers can colocate critical data infrastructure .
According to IDC ’ s COVID-19 Market Impact Survey , nearly half of CIOs across the Middle East , Turkey and Africa region plan to accelerate their existing digital experience efforts to reach new customers and meet operational agility needs . Investment in cloudbased solutions has skyrocketed since early 2020 in response to increasing digital demands . utilise the solution to extend their market reach and increase privacy , performance and reliability of cloud service connections .
The ability to exchange large volumes of data through interconnection in this way is essential to compete in the digital economy . According to Equinix ’ s 2019 – 20 Global Tech Trends Survey , seven out of 10 ( 70 %) IT decision-makers in the UAE think interconnection is a key facilitator of Digital Transformation , with over two-thirds ( 68 %) of IT decision-makers surveyed using interconnection to reduce the cost of connectivity .
ECX Fabric is an advanced interconnection solution that enables seamless , on-demand and direct access to multiple clouds and networks across the globe . By bringing together cloud service providers with enterprises consuming cloud and enabling them to establish private , high-performance connections , ECX Fabric gives enterprises direct access to the services they need to build sophisticated hybrid cloud solutions . Furthermore , customers can
Fourth edition of Huawei Middle East ICT Competition opens to students across the UAE
With digital technologies becoming the building blocks of the UAE ’ s intelligent society and increasingly important during the COVID-19 pandemic and post-pandemic recovery , Huawei is once again touching on an important driver of the Digital Transformation journey , nurturing ICT talent .
The company has now opened the Fourth edition of its flagship annual Middle East
ICT Competition in the UAE to support the next generation of leaders for an intelligent world , in line with government national plans and strategies .
The initiative underpins technology utilisation and aims to support socioeconomic development by bolstering the overall ICT ecosystem through local talent . Such individuals can in turn help the UAE achieve its national development visions for more sustainable knowledgebased economies . From October to December , thousands of undergraduate students are expected to participate in the competition , which is being held virtually for the first time due to physical distancing measures . Six universities in the UAE are participating this year including University of Dubai , American University of Ras Al Khaimah , UAE University , Ajman University , University of Sharjah and Higher Colleges of Technologies , with various representatives having participated in the competition ’ s opening ceremony .
Jiawei Liu , CEO of Huawei UAE , said : “ Empowering the UAE ’ s youth with global knowledge and new skills plays a key role in the future of socio-economic growth . Huawei is committed to expanding the ICT value chain in the UAE through local talent , building open ecosystems and international knowledge sharing .” www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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