VMware highlights solutions to power digital transformation at Cairo ICT 2021

At Cairo ICT on November 7-10, VMware will highlight how its newest innovations in multi-cloud, app modernization, and digital workspace can power digital transformation in Egypt.

According to data from Analysis Mason, Egypt’s ICT sector is growing at a rapid pace, with the addressable market for cloud computing alone predicted to increase at a rate of 10% annually between 2020 and 2025, with sales expected to reach $2.3 billion.

Amr Salah, Regional Director, Egypt, North Africa & Levant, VMware, said: “With Egypt committed to fostering a knowledge economy and encouraging innovation, it’s important that organisations in both the public and private sectors have the solutions and knowledge to transform their operations.

“VMware helps organizations to embrace a multi-cloud approach that opens up a world of innovation while enhancing security and increasing agility. We look forward to meeting organizations from all sectors at Cairo ICT to demonstrate how they can continue to push the boundaries with technology.”

VMware will demonstrate how enterprises may prosper among current obstacles by implementing a multi-cloud approach that enables the flexibility to develop new applications and empower a secure, distributed workforce, in line with Cairo ICT’s theme of ‘The Digital Challenge.’

VMware is in a good position to help Egyptian businesses. In 2020, the company built an office in Cairo, where it now employs 276 people. VMware has also partnered with organizations such as the National Telecommunication Institute (NTI) and the Information Technology Institute (ITI), both of which are affiliated with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), to improve digital capabilities in Egypt through the VMware IT Academy program.

The VMware IT Academy strives to provide professional training to Egyptian ICT students in order to bridge the gap between academic studies and the skills required in today’s competitive labor market, thereby empowering indigenous ICT talent and knowledge. Around 2,200 Egyptian students benefited from the IT Academy program in 2020, with 30% of them being female.