Business Management spoke with Andrew Scott, Professor of Economics at London Business School, about financial prospects for the Gulf region.
As business becomes more complex, communication processes need to follow. Four industry experts tell BM why unifying communications is vital for enterprise: Nidal Abou Ltaif, Managing Director, Avaya MENA; Benny Vogels, European Marketing Manager Fluke Networks EMEA; Sabah Salameh Corm, Information Business Group Lead, Microsoft Gulf and Harvey Klyce, Managing Director, Al-Futtaim Technologies.
For an insight into the mobile communications industry in the Gulf, BM spoke with Kim Askjaer, Chief Technical Officer at FRiENDi Mobile.
When considering what obstacles might companies in the Middle East face when considering unifying their communications, first and foremost, sheer scale can pose a significant challenge to any IT project today. Many IT departments are considering management systems because companies in the Middle East are growing at such a rapid rate. In the past, most communications structures were under control because the mobile workforce was small and easily manageable. Today, companies are rapidly expanding – not only in the country but across the whole region – and this puts stress on IT systems. Proper management systems to control such a growth are needed if companies are to allow their technology to keep pace with the growth.