As data dominates the way modern business are run and managed, NetApp is assuring its customers that their data is in safe hands. A big claim comes from NetApp— The data authority for the hybrid cloud.
A short interview with Fadi Kanafani, Regional Director Middle East & Africa at NetApp tells us how the company is all set to head to the forefront of data management with its latest innovations. The company is participating in GITEX Technology Week for the fourth time in a row. This year, the spotlight is on the latest range of cloud and nextgeneration data center solutions – including its broad portfolio of solutions like cloud, hyper converged infrastructure, flash, software-defined storage, and Data Analytics.
“Our clear expectation is that this year’s cloud services market in the MENA will grow at doubledigits as compared to 2016. This
is in line with industry and analyst consensus for the MENA region. Drivers for this growth include the constant shift to the cloud to bring in more agility to the IT infrastructure; efforts to remain competitive and focused on business growth; but also, data sovereignty laws in the UAE, which stipulate where the data can be stored and that it is required to remain within the country.
“NetApp is a data management company. We believe we are the data authority for the hybrid cloud and we try to help our customers meet their quest and journey to digital transformation by allowing them to experience NetApp data fabric and the solutions.” Talking about their recently launched hyper converged infrastructure that launched in Vegas, Mr. Fadi says “With the new generation we have freed up the compute layer as well from the storage layer, so customers can scale up irrespective of either their compute layer or the storage layer without having to make big investments.