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Microsoft Arabia unveils Cloud Academy [Arab News (Saudi Arabia)](Arab News (Saudi Arabia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) • Cloud computing helps businesses do more, faster by providing them with online productivity tools that allow accessing and sharing information easily from anywhere and from any device of choice. ARAB NEWS Microsoft Arabia has launched the Cloud Academy, a training program designed to improve the skillset of Saudi IT companies in selling and deploying cloud-based IT solutions. The move is aimed at further solidifying its role as a leader in the IT field and a partner in the Kingdom's campaign to encourage local IT businesses to incorporate state-of-the-art technology trends in their day-to-day activities, The one-day sessions, which took place in Riyadh on Nov. 4, featured presentations on Partner profitability through cloud, extending your datacenter and storage reimagined, Understanding Office 365 business model, devices and mobility, and accelerate customer productivity through CRM online. The keynote address, entitled "Transforming IT through the Cloud," was delivered by Samir Noman, president of Microsoft Arabia. "Microsoft Arabia is perfectly positioned to assist users in maximizing the benefits of cloud computing," said Microsoft Arabia President Samir Noman. "We offer the broadest cloud solution offerings in the market with private, hybrid and public cloud solutions. We can show clients how to leverage a flexible, reliable platform in their own datacenter, or one of Microsoft's securing globally distributed datacenters or an efficient and economical combination of both." Cloud computing is increasingly becoming the norm for international businesses. It grants on-demand access to a variety of software and services while providing IT a shared pool of configurable computing resources at the platform, infrastructure and application layers. Cloud computing helps businesses do more, faster by providing them with online productivity tools that allow accessing and sharing information easily from anywhere and from any device of choice. (c) 2014 Arab News All rights reserved. Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |