The oil-rich Gulf countries are mostly advanced in using big data solutions and cloud computing but more awareness is needed to unlock the technology's true potential, industry experts told Xinhua.
Once regarded as a desert in state-of-the-art information technology, the Gulf Arab region is moving rapidly into the new world of big data.
Speaking at a conference last Tuesday in Dubai, Patricia Florissi, vice president of U.S. computer storage giant EMC Corporation said as companies in the Gulf countries mushroomed, demand for big data storage solutions soared in recent years.
Cloud computing, an outsourced data service, is used by many entities to avoid the expensive use and management of hard and softer ware at their own premises.
According to U.S. research firm Frost & Sullivan, the market for data centers in the Gulf region generated revenues of 231.7 million U.S. dollars in 2012 and the number is poised to hit 706.3 million U. S. dollars by 2018. For complete and original post.
