Riverbed\u00ae\nannounced that King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is\ncollaborating with Riverbed on a transformation project that will enhance its\nability to deliver cutting-edge digital services to faculty, researchers and\nstudents, both within the Kingdom and beyond. Riverbed\u00ae Network Performance\nManagement (NPM) solution, AppResponse, will give KAUST comprehensive\nvisibility across its entire network, enabling rapid troubleshooting for better\nnetwork performance and visibility while significantly reducing IT complexity\nand management overheads. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
KAUST leverages\nthe latest technologies to facilitate corporate interactions, innovation,\nknowledge transfer and thus support the economic development of the country in\nline with Saudi Vision 2030. As a result, the University has successfully\nattracted over 2,500 talented graduates, student alumni and former postdoctoral\nfellows from over 80 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKAUST aspires\nto be a destination for scientific and technological education and research. By\ninspiring discoveries to address global challenges, we strive to serve as a\nbeacon of knowledge that bridges people and cultures for the betterment of humanity,\u201d\nsaid Abdulmajeed Serajuddin, Director of IT Operations at KAUST. \u201cOur partnership\nwith Riverbed will help us achieve two key objectives \u2013 giving our staff and\nstudents seamless access to the services, information and applications they\nneed in this digitally-driven era and enabling seamless real-time collaboration\nwith research institutes across the globe. In this way, the deployment will support\nour mission of establishing KAUST as an incubator for technological innovation\nand progress in the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Riverbed\u2019s\nsolutions will serve to replace the complex mix of siloed technologies that\nwere limiting the University\u2019s ability to gain full visibility across its\nentire network \u2013 a shortcoming that introduced complexity, increased licensing\ncosts and translated to difficulties in identifying the root cause of network\nperformance issues. The deployment is on track for completion in the first\nquarter of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSaudi Arabia is an important market for Riverbed in the Middle East, and our objectives are fully in line with the Kingdom\u2019s vision in all its dimensions. Riverbed will continue to work hard and invest with enterprise customers across higher education and other verticals to help enable economic transformation under the Saudi Vision 2030, and to enable organizations to maximize performance and visibility across networks and applications. We are proud to support KAUST in their digital transformation strategy and the addition of this reputable University to our customer-base stands as a testament to the great strides we have been making in establishing ourselves as a leading technology<\/a> provider to the largest and most prestigious organizations in the Kingdom,\u201d said Moueen Zahreddine, Regional Sales Director MENA, at Riverbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n KAUST is also looking to advance its hybrid cloud strategy to take\nadvantage of the scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness that this\nparadigm offers. “Our partnership with Riverbed strongly aligns with this\nvision as their solutions address the potential complexity of the hybrid cloud\nand provide a clear path to cloud success,” concludes Serajuddin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" KAUST leverages the latest technologies to facilitate corporate interactions, innovation, knowledge transfer and thus support the economic development of the country in line with Saudi Vision 2030. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":1407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9649,9624],"tags":[549,551,548,550,372,552],"contributor":[],"class_list":["post-1405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-smart-sectors","category-smart-sectors","tag-digital_learning","tag-information_technology","tag-kaust","tag-network_performance_management","tag-riverbed","tag-saudi_vision_2030"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Riverbed-KAUST-Handshake-e1582623856400.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Rabab","author_link":"https:\/\/techxmedia.com\/en\/author\/rabab\/"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t