With adoption of cloud-based services growing at an unprecedented rate, GITEX Technology Week plans to bring Cloud Confex to help enterprises understand the dynamics of cloud and act as a bridge between technology providers and adopters.
Cloud Confex, which has been the region’s largest integrated cloud exhibition and conference for the past four years, which will takes place on 21st October 2013 and is supported by Etisalat, Accenture, F5 and many others.
This year Cloud Confex will also present the first-ever Cloud Awards on October 21. Awards will be presented in several categories and the judges will make their decision based on an entry’s innovation, integration, functionality, value, usability and scalability.
IT research and advisory company Gartner predicts the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to experience one of the highest global growth rates for public cloud services, increasing from 2012 to 2013 by 24.5% to $462.3m. The UAE’s cloud market in particular is primed for annual compound growth of 43.7% until 2016, according to a recent report from technology-focused market intelligence firm IDC.
Across the globe, the cloud has exploded in popularity over the past few years, as companies utilise it for backup, storage, network, security and management systems. Key benefits include enhancing their IT costs and scalability, and enabling employees to access technology and data while on the go.
More than 80% of companies worldwide now use cloud solutions, according to a recent study by IT Industry Association CompTIA. The global cloud market is expected to grow from $40.7bn in 2011 to $241bn in 2020, according to a recent study by financial advisory firm Deloitte.
Trixee Loh, Senior Vice President, DWTC, organiser of GITEX Technology Week, said: “This year has witnessed a tipping point for businesses around the world adopting cloud-based services. Reflecting this take-up, GITEX’s Cloud Confex has gone from the ‘when and why’ to the ‘how’ of the cloud. As the cloud industry’s leading international event, Cloud Confex is connecting enterprises, exhibitors and industry experts so that business executives can gain the leading edge from the industry’s top players on how best use the cloud to land new lines of business, enhance employee productivity, and secure intellectual property.”
