Hewlett Packard Enterprise, du ink deal

Dubai has a very entrepreneurial approach towards Information Technology to develop business benefits for happy citizens, said Chris Johnson, MD&VP Enterprise Group MEMA, HP Enterprise, on Monday.
Johnson announced five-year collaboration agreement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and du to drive Dubai's Citywide transformation into a smart city as one of the key system integrators.
"We will concentrate more on alliances, partners and eco-systems players. Around 90 per cent of our business goes through our channels and we are building on our channel programmes to pass more profitability to them and increase scope in the market."
Du is the strategic partner of Smart Dubai Office for the development and implementation of the smart dubai platform. du is leading a consortium of multiple best-in-bread vendors; HPE is one of the companies entrusted with the system integration of the platform designed by Smart Dubai.
Under the terms of the agreement, HPE will provide IT infrastructure, data center services, operational support and will act as the system integrator for the Smart Dubai Platform. The platform will be the central operating system for the city, providing access to city services and data for all individuals, including private and public sector entities. The phased project will be rolled out over three stages, with the initial platform expected to go live by the end of 2016.
"Governments and cities globally want to drive sustainable societies, and the UAE's Smart City plan is futuristic and a one-of-its-kind initiative," said Herbert Zierl, managing director Middle East, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "This is a landmark agreement and we look forward to working with du to support the Smart Dubai Office in achieving its vision to better serve the city and its residents."
"Our announcement today marks yet another step towards the UAE's smart city transformation - enabled by du's leadership in the smart city agenda, we welcome HPE's technical know-how and demonstrated capabilities as a solid addition for fulfilling our smart city vision; we are delighted to have them on board," said Carlos Domingo, chief new business and innovation officer, du. "We remain committed to supporting the UAE leadership's vision of public and private sector partnership (PPP) to innovate, manage and optimise solutions, platforms and processes." - sandhya@khaleejtimes.com