FUTURE TECHNOLOGY
(Left to right and top to bottom) Ali Saleh GE Digital, Chris Wiese Credence Security, Christian Putz Pure Storage, Jason Roo Mimecast, John Hathaway
BeyondTrust, Luis Ortega IFS, Mark Ackerman ServiceNow, Monzer Tohme Epicor, Niranj Sangal OMA Emirates, Ossama Eldeeb VMware, Savitha
Bhaskar Condo Protego, Shahnawaz Sheikh SonicWall.
2017: The year in review
Key industry executives look at the gains and challenges
faced by channel partners across the year. By Arun Shankar.
Rolling out Industrial Internet
of Things
GE Digital is driving digital transformation
at the right juncture as regional
governments are increasing focus on
digital transformation, especially with
the goal of leveraging the skills of the
tech-savvy Arab youth. There is a clear
understanding that digital is here and
now, and not something to be applied in
the distant future.
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“The regional challenges to embracing
digitisation are similar to global concerns.
First, there are concerns relating to the
security of the data collected, which is
something GE Digital views seriously and
have made considerable investments in to
ensure peace of mind for our customers.
We understand the data that GE Digital
deals with is sensitive and important,
so our range of solutions addresses
challenges specific to infrastructure and
industry,” explains Ali Saleh, Senior Vice
President and Chief Commercial Officer at
GE Digital Middle East, Africa and Turkey.
Secondly, in the region and around
the world, it is the leadership mindset
and vision that is crucial in driving the
digital transformation. Many business
leaders also do not have clarity regarding
the business benefits of digitisation and
GE Digital is highlighting this to partners.
For GE Digital in the region, 2017 has
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INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS