Many retailers have already discovered to their advantage how a series of analytics-driven, cloud-based technologies, can support a massive demand in online shopping. The technologies that underpin their ability to deliver their online offering, typically include an Elastic Compute Service. As its name suggests, this provides an elastic and secure virtual cloud server for seamless and cost-effective scalability.

The development of AR requires the entire industry to work together and create a prosperous 5G + AR value chain. AR and 5G are combining at the right time. 5G switches on AR, and AR lights up 5G.

Al Maya Group Director, Kamal Vachani, said: “As one of the UAE’s largest supermarket chains, Al Maya’s Supermarkets reputation is built on the trust of our loyal customers. Since the pandemic began, we have consciously pivoted to serve customers in a safe and secure manner, whether in store or through home deliveries.

The summit kicked off with a keynote address by co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy, and several other team members from across the company.

When it comes to specific technologies, CEOs see artificial intelligence (AI) as the most industry-impactful technology. Over 30% of respondents said that quantum computing will be highly relevant to their long-range business plans but are still not quite sure how.