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<strong>Teletimes</strong> - What do you <strong>have</strong> to say aboutthe growth in virtualization technologies inthe UAE <strong>an</strong>d the GCC region?Mohammad Zameer - Historically GCCmarkets <strong>have</strong> followed the worldwidetrend in IT Technology embracement <strong>an</strong>dIT utilization, with UAE being at theforefront in the GCC market. This is mainlydue to the latest technology infrastructureprovided by the Telecom providers likeEtisalat <strong>an</strong>d DU. Virtualization hasbeen on the upward trend in GCC withDesktop virtualization topping doubledigit growth among all the differentvirtualization segments. <strong>We</strong> are currentlyAt the Present roleZameer has established <strong>an</strong>org<strong>an</strong>ization providing systemIntegration services forboth enterprise <strong>an</strong>d Serviceprovider market segments.The org<strong>an</strong>ization has moreth<strong>an</strong> 200 Professionalsproviding consult<strong>an</strong>cy <strong>an</strong>dimplementation of majorprojects for service providerslike Etisalat, Du <strong>an</strong>d TelecomRegulatory Authority.Mr. Mohammed Zameer hassupported major Telecomproduct solution providers inestablishing <strong>an</strong>d growing theirmarkets in UAE <strong>an</strong>d Om<strong>an</strong>:Motorola, Lucent, Aztech,Intracom, Tech Mahindra,Ascade, Telcordia, Harmonic,Quative, Nagravsion, Gemplusare few on these comp<strong>an</strong>ies.He is also one of the foundingmembers of SAMENA Telecomcouncil.In today’senvironment thedevelopments in thearea of informationtechnology aretouching everyaspects ofhum<strong>an</strong> lifeseeing a lot of opportunities in UAE <strong>an</strong>dthe GCC for Server Virtualization <strong>an</strong>dNetworkVirtualizationin existing Datacentres <strong>an</strong>d also new Data centresthatare being prepared for Cloud computingrequirements. With the new<strong>an</strong>nouncements by industry gi<strong>an</strong>tslike CISCO, Fujitsu, NetApp,HP, IBM Citrix, VMware etc.we foresee a continuedgrowth of virtualization inthe coming years.TT - In your opinion,please talk aboutthe import<strong>an</strong>ce ofthe education <strong>an</strong>dempowerment of today'sIT professionals fortomorrow.MZ - Education is thekey most differentiatorbetween Hum<strong>an</strong>beings <strong>an</strong>d otherliving forms. Itis educationthat makes theHum<strong>an</strong> beings amost superiorform of livingbeings;howevereducationwithoutempowerment,i.e. withoutfreedom to think &act, is of no use.In today’senvironmentthe developmentsin the area of Informationtechnology are touching everyaspects of hum<strong>an</strong> life hence the skills ofIT professionals are key to the furtherimprovements of the quality of life. If ITprofessionals had to truly contribute totheir potential they need to continuouslykeep abreast of the latest technologicaldevelopments <strong>an</strong>d at the same time theyshould <strong>have</strong> <strong>an</strong> environment where they areempowered to think <strong>an</strong>d act.The major success of UScomp<strong>an</strong>ies in the areaof innovation in the ITtechnology is a keyindicator of what agood educationalenvironment <strong>an</strong>dempowering c<strong>an</strong>do to <strong>an</strong> IT enabledeconomy.15Jun - 14Jul 2011www.teletimesinternational.com13
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