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Rabat – From Oct. 26 to 28 in Marrakech, Cisco Maghreb and WCA will participate in the Assises de l’AUSIM 2016 conference, a yearly gathering of information systems professionals and stakeholders.
In a statement released by Cisco Maghreb and WCA, the company stressed the importance of “digital transformation” – the theme of the conference – in the Maghreb and WCA region.
“We need to start building the skills for the future workforce to be able to operate in a digitally transformed Maghreb & WCA region,” Cisco’s statement said.
The networks that have served businesses for the past 30 years were not made to account for the digital needs of 5.4 billion mobile users by 2020, 30 billion “smart” devices by 2020, big data storage reaching 73 ExaBytes by 2019 and 57 percent of organizations using or planning to use the Cloud. Cisco has harnessed this data to advocate for technological growth opportunities in the region.
“[Networks] connects all things digital and [are] the lifeblood of digital business. If the network foundation crumbles, the business will be crippled,” Cisco said.
This is why the company – in an effort to inspire a digitized workforce – has trained 11,767 Moroccan students at their Networking Academy, 33% of whom are women.
“Our customers are needing more and more of our guidance and thought leadership as industry experts as they adopt to digital transformation,” the statement concluded.
