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VeeamON Tour back in Riyadh to help organisations master the art of modern data protection
Mohamad Rizk , Regional Director , Middle East and CIS , Veeam emergence of the hybrid workplace , cloud , virtualisation , Kubernetes and SaaS have all seen rapidly growing adoption by regional enterprises in the Middle East .
Veeam Software , a provider of modern data protection solutions , last month hosted 200 registered attendees , customers , partners and industry experts at its VeeamON Tour in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia .
The event at Al Ammariyah Hills Resort connected leading IT experts and visionaries throughout the region to share and learn about the hottest topics in the market , including Modern Data Protection , ransomware , native cloud and Kubernetes .
Mohamad Rizk , Regional Director , Middle East and CIS at Veeam Software who presented the keynote address entitled The Future to Modern Data Protection , said : “ With the current Digital Transformation trend and
“ As such , they recognise how vital it is to have a comprehensive strategy that embraces and protects vital data across all these environments . Eliminating data protection gaps , engaging automation , and moving to an autonomous system reduces risks , improves productivity and creates robust Business Continuity .”
“ With increasing threats from ransomware attacks and data security challenges relating to multi- / hybrid cloud architecture adoption , we , as a community , have rallied together to deliver the most robust solutions to our customers . Veeam provides a single platform for all data environments ,” said Rizk .
Kyndryl Saudi Arabia discusses role of technology in accelerating digitisation
Kyndryl , one of the world ’ s largest IT infrastructure services provider , has expressed its unwavering commitment to help drive Digital Transformation , supporting Saudi Arabia ’ s economic diversification masterplan , Vision 2030 , during the company ’ s first local press briefing .
Saudi Arabia ’ s Vision 2030 is one of the most ambitious reform programmes in recent history , with Digital Transformation being a fundamental pillar to help realise goals .
“ Saudi Arabia is at the forefront of technological innovation . Thanks to the Kingdom ’ s leadership for having placed Digital Transformation at the heart of its national agenda . We see the Saudi government and enterprises investing for the best possible IT infrastructure .
And so , the demands of our customers in the Kingdom are unique and evolving at a fast pace ,” said Mahmoud Badawi , Managing Director , Kyndryl Saudi Arabia and Egypt . “ At Kyndryl , we are committed to serving as a trusted partner to our customers in Saudi Arabia and supporting their mission-critical IT infrastructures .”
Drawing on the technologies of best-in-class partners – including Microsoft , Google Cloud , Amazon Web Services , VMWare , Nokia , Cloudera , and others – Kyndryl ’ s experts design , deploy and operate customised IT estates tailored to the customer ’ s mission . Kyndryl ’ s solutions give business leaders confidence that their critical operations will be resilient and secure .
Mahmoud Badawi , Managing Director , Kyndryl Saudi Arabia and Egypt .
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