GEC NEWS WIREOver 40% of Middle East CIOs scoping investments in analytics and Big Data technology
Big Data is rapidly moving from an abstract concept to become the core of business strategies across the Middle East, top IT leaders and industry experts agree. According to IDC, over 40% of CIOs in the Middle East have reported that they are scoping investments in analytics and Big Data technologies in 2013.
Emphatically responding to the region’s burgeoning Big Data challenge, GITEX Technology Week 2013 organiser Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is debuting its first ever Big Data Conference on October 22. The Big Data Conference features Accenture as a Diamond Sponsor.
Massimo Cannizzo, Technology Consulting Lead for Accenture in the Middle East, said, “Big Data is now critical to transforming businesses in the future. Companies that don’t incorporate Big Data into their IT strategy risk being left behind in growing their business, lacking deeper market insight already leveraged by competitors, and in this growing market this is not an option. Accenture, with global expertise in Big Data technologies, will continue to provide its clients with advanced insights into Big Data to transform their business operations, and we are delighted for the opportunity to share our experience and thought-leadership at the GITEX Big Data Conference.”
Trixie LohMirmand, Senior Vice President at Dubai World Trade Centre said, “GITEX Technology Week’s Big Data Conference is a concise, extremely powerful examination of latest developments and challenges. Featuring leading experts, analysts and businesses, this is our most focused look yet at how Big Data is making waves, and we look forward to an action-packed day of lively debate, illuminating insight and constructive troubleshooting.”
