CIO

JANUARY 6, 2025

AI and Machine Learning will drive innovation across the government, healthcare, and banking/financial services sectors, strongly focusing on generative AI and ethical regulation. Data sovereignty and local cloud infrastructure will remain priorities, supported by national cloud strategies, particularly in the GCC.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Today social networks are more powerful than ever, and startups and corporations are innovating new commerce models that leverage the greater reach available to us. The $2 billion to $3 billion social commerce market in India today is estimated to hit $70 billion in value by 2030, empowering around 40 million small entrepreneurs.

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CIO

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The new Global Digitalization Index or GDI jointly created with IDC measures the maturity of a country’s ICT industry by factoring in multiple indicators for digital infrastructure, including computing, storage, cloud, and green energy. This is something that Huawei has been focused on for some time.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2024

billion investment to boost the country’s cloud capacity in line with Saudi Vision 2030 To meet the rapidly growing demand for its AI and cloud services, Oracle announced the opening of its second public cloud region in Saudi Arabia. billion investment from Oracle to expand cloud infrastructure capabilities in the Kingdom.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

trillion by 2030, and by singularly responsible for a 26 per cent boost in the GDP of local economies. This is a real chicken-and-egg scenario; without having the prototype to demonstrate the value of the project, it can be difficult to convince the leadership team to invest in the kind of computing power and infrastructure required of AI.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

But, when it comes to tomorrow’s enterprise and consumer innovations, those networking options have some serious limitations. That is where Innovative Optical and Wireless Network (IOWN) comes in. After all, trends show that power consumption for IT-related demands worldwide could increase five thousand-fold by 2030.

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Tenable

MARCH 14, 2025

1 - CISA: Hundreds of critical infrastructure orgs hit by Medusa ransomware Dont let the Medusa ransomware group turn your network into stone. government sent this week via an advisory to cybersecurity teams, especially those at critical infrastructure organizations. Thats the message the U.S.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Environmental sustainability Dell Technologies and Equinix have developed joint solutions to support our customers in this critical area by enabling businesses to deploy their infrastructure on Dell architecture within Equinix’s low-carbon colocation infrastructure covered by 96% renewables globally1.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the paradigm shift from the on-premises data center to a decentralized edge infrastructure, companies are on a journey to build more flexible, scalable, distributed IT architectures, and they need experienced technology partners to support the transition. And we’re committed to helping customers meet their energy-efficiency targets too.

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CIO

MARCH 11, 2025

The flipside is that, without a streamlined digital foundation, innovation will stall, security risks rise and overall business agility will inevitably suffer. And thats not even counting the 32bn IoT devices forecast to be connected by 2030. But now we just dont have that kind of time.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This strategic move not only reinforces Microsoft’s commitment to the region but also aligns with the UAE’s broader vision to foster innovation, talent, and digital transformation across various sectors.

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CIO

AUGUST 28, 2022

trillion by 2030. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. To stay ahead of these trends, CIOs have to first confront and overcome their own set of challenges: steering the business through waves of disruptions while still pursuing innovation. One example is Banking-as-a-Service, with the market expected to reach US$3.6

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

trillion by 2030. Refining the balancing act of innovation and risk. To stay ahead of these trends, CIOs have to first confront and overcome their own set of challenges: steering the business through waves of disruptions while still pursuing innovation. One example is Banking-as-a-Service, with the market expected to reach US$3.6

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CIO

JANUARY 30, 2024

Oracle’s annual flagship event, CloudWorld Tour returned to the UAE for the second consecutive year to share the company’s latest AI innovations to power UAE’s Digital Economy and its plans across the region. Cloud is the platform for innovation and provides a rich source of services for digital reinvention.

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Erik Bernhardsson

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

You didn't have to set up any infrastructure yourself, or write custom mapreduce and reload the jobtracker all day. It's expected that innovation shifts away from big companies to startups. The cloud in 2030. in bin packing, I'd go looking for a job at some serverless infrastructure provider right now. I don't think so.

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CIO

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Saudi Arabias Vision 2030 emphasizes a technology-driven transformation to achieve its social, economic, and environmental goals, focusing on adopting and producing advanced innovations to position itself as a global leader in technological disruption.

Telecommunications 78

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CIO

APRIL 11, 2024

According to a report from Frost & Sullivan, the GCC cybersecurity industry continues to grow, with F&S estimating it to triple in value by 2030 to reach 13.4 In the first three quarters of the same year, the country successfully prevented over 71 million attempted attacks in total.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By migrating its essential systems to Google Cloud, Almarai now leverages a scalable, flexible, and cost-effective platform designed to accelerate its pace of innovation and enhance resilience in a competitive global market. “At Our partnership with Google Cloud reflects our dedication to innovation and excellence.

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CIO

JUNE 27, 2023

Huawei predicts that by 2030, the total data generated worldwide will exceed one YB, equivalent to 2 80 bytes or a quadrillion gigabytes. All of these capabilities are based on APIs or a self-service portal, which allows infrastructure to be managed through an infrastructure-as-code model. And that’s just on the volume side.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In the Equinix 2023 Global Tech Trends Survey (GTTS), 68% of global IT leaders said that the environmental impact of their IT equipment and infrastructure is something they measure and actively try to limit. To make the most of these applications, enterprises need distributed digital infrastructure in locations throughout the world.

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CIO

JANUARY 28, 2025

As organizations work to embed AI into their operations, investment in the necessary infrastructure, platforms, and skills will be key to supporting this transformation. Data sovereignty and local cloud infrastructure are expected to remain high on the agenda, particularly within the GCC countries.

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CIO

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

“The barriers confronting organizations in South Africa that want to achieve carbon neutral status by 2030 are significant. But the requirements, difficult in areas with an already mature sustainable energy infrastructure in place, were overwhelming in sub-Saharan Africa.

Cloud 158

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CIO

JUNE 24, 2024

Innovation with respect to the customer experience remains crucial as global CX technology spending grows year-over-year , including increased spending on generative AI, the cloud, and digital services. In 2019, 80% of enterprise executives said innovation was a top priority but only 30% said they were good at it.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

A platform for thought leadership and innovation The IDC Saudi Arabia CIO Summit has become a vital platform for IT leaders and decision-makers to explore emerging trends and share insights on the challenges and opportunities brought by technological advancements.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

On-demand delivery in the Middle East and North Africa is estimated to reach $47 billion by 2030. But unlike the West, Egypt’s e-commerce infrastructure isn’t ready to accommodate the crazy demand and chaos that quick commerce brings. It’s one of the reasons Mahdavi and Abdel Karim started YFS.

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CIO

AUGUST 8, 2024

Farys is a water utility that provides cities and municipalities in Belgium with public domain services and infrastructure management—from the distribution and transport of drinking water to water sanitation to sports facilities and swimming pools. With the Smart Water Platform, everything is integrated,” explained Opreel. More than 2.7

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CIO

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The enterprise edge has become a growing area of innovation as organizations increasingly understand that not every workload — particularly new edge workloads — can move to the cloud. In the European Union, for instance, legislative efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 50% before 2030 are in an advanced stage.

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CIO

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Deploying on a sustainable digital infrastructure foundation that is more distributed, flexible, and interconnected across diverse ecosystems than ever before, is now fundamental for organizations to achieve their climate targets. This is the fourth consecutive year Equinix achieved over 90% renewable energy coverage.

Sustainability 156

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CIO

JUNE 10, 2024

With Vision 2030 as its guiding light, the Kingdom is embarking on ambitious projects, steering its course towards a tech-driven future. Collaborative initiatives are underway, aiming to harness the power of innovation and technology to realize these aspirations.

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CIO

MARCH 5, 2024

Specifically, AWS will launch what it’s calling an AWS infrastructure Region in Saudi Arabia in 2026 to give technology developers, existing businesses, and startups and entrepreneurs a comprehensive, in-country data-center infrastructure for running their cloud-based technology solutions, according to a release by Amazon’s cloud unit. “The

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CIO

OCTOBER 2, 2024

By 2050, an estimated 68% of the global population will reside in urban environments, placing immense strain on existing infrastructure and resource allocation. The synergy between IoT and AI drives cities toward greater innovation, sustainability, and responsiveness. Popular examples include NB-IoT and LoRaWAN.

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CIO

DECEMBER 18, 2023

At the recent UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), Huawei and e& announced the inauguration of the region’s ground-breaking net-zero 5G massive MIMO site, setting new benchmarks in sustainability and technological innovation. The site is a model of green innovation, using solar power and smart energy storage solutions at every turn.

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.Net Energy Sustainability Artificial Intelligence 158

CIO

DECEMBER 27, 2024

We started on our digital transformation over the course of the last year or two and are working to reduce our digital sprawl and towards a singular ecosystem that allows us to have a complete view of our systems and our data, with a focus of being digitally capable and ready by 2030, Cook says.

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Palo Alto Networks

MAY 30, 2024

Local Cybersecurity Cloud Infrastructure to Support Digital Transformation Digital transformation is at the heart of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious Vision 2030 program as the nation looks to future-proof its economy and enhance people’s lives. All other marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.

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CIO

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Can a company embrace digital innovation and become more sustainable at the same time? A growing chorus of companies, however, are saying that they have no choice but to embrace both innovation and sustainability at the same time. The CEOs surveyed said that sustainability would be their top growth driver between now and 2030.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 24, 2023

billion by 2030, up from 4 billion in 2020. Capitalizing on the trends, Memfault , a platform that allows IoT device manufacturers to find issues in their edge products over the cloud, has closed a $24 million Series B funding round led by Stripes with participation from the 5G Open Innovation Lab, Partech and Uncork.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. Since then, Z?m

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