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Show dates: 18-22 October 2015, Dubai World Trade Centre
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Dell-EMC merger creates tech behemoth
Basil Ayass, Regional Marketing Director, Dell Middle East
In what is being billed as the largest tech deal in history, Dell has acquired EMC for a record $67 billion last week. Under the terms of the deal, EMC shareholders will receive cash and shares in a VMware tracking stock, though the latter will continue to operate as an independent company. “This will help Dell offer endto-end solutions and bolster our strategy to be the only IT vendor with a full set of products from PC
SAP CDO: Digital leaders are new to region
Jonathan Becher, Chief Digital Office, SAP Digital
One of a growing breed, SAP Digital’s Chief Digital Officer Jonathan Becher told 60 Minutes how the rise of the CDO is set to begin in the Middle
East, and that there is still room for improvement in the field of Big Data and analytics. “We’ve all heard about the typical high-profile examples of businesses who have been digital disruptors; the likes of Uber and Airbnb,” he said. “But the example and potential of self-driving cars really illustrates the point. When that time comes, will there be a need for car parks and garages? Things are set to change.” Becher went on to describe how he believed the ‘as-a-service’ model associated with cloud could become
to data centre to cloud. We have a number of synergies with EMC, as they have diversified from the core storage business with the launch of their Federation model. Even our products are complementary, and the only overlap is in the area of storage SAN,” says Basil Ayass, Regional Marketing Director, Dell Middle East. Dell has spent years making the leap from 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 PC and
applicable to any industry. “Concepts of usage payment are changing,” he said. “There could soon be a time where you can purchase food-as-a-service, where they deliver specific diet requirements and plans to your doorstep.” When asked whether the role of the Chief Digital Officer was a mere fad or an imminent reality for the Middle East, Becher displayed cautious optimism. “When I was hired in December 2014 as a CDO, I knew only five others in Palo Alto, where I work. Now I know around 70,” he said. Although he conceded he knew none in Dubai, he believed businesses are buying into the role. “I left a meeting with a multinational organisation yesterday that took only two hours to be convinced 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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