{"id":101574,"date":"2025-07-06T12:28:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ainalalam.com\/?p=101574"},"modified":"2025-07-06T12:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T12:28:12","slug":"cisco-unveils-saudi-arabia-findings-from-its-global-networking-research-showing-major-industrys-shift-infrastructure-is-critical-for-the-ai-era-as-ksa-advances-vision-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ainalalam.com\/?p=101574","title":{"rendered":"Cisco Unveils Saudi Arabia Findings from its Global Networking Research Showing: Major Industry\u2019s Shift: Infrastructure is Critical for the AI era as KSA Advances Vision 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"[mhc_section admin_label=”\u0642\u0633\u0645” fullwidth=”on” specialty=”off”][mhc_fullwidth_menu admin_label=”\u0642\u0627\u0626\u0645\u0629 \u0628\u0639\u0631\u0636 \u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644” menu_id=”56″ background_color=”#ffffff” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” submenu_direction=”downwards” 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\u00a0Ain Alalam – Rashad Iskandrni<\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 6, 2025<\/strong> – Ahead of its flagship event in Riyadh \u201cCisco Connect \u2013 CXO Edition\u201d, Cisco has revealed key local findings from its global networking study, highlighting how AI and modernized networks are driving fundamental changes in enterprise infrastructure. As AI assistants, agents, and data-driven workloads reshape how work gets done, they\u2019re creating faster, more dynamic, more latency-sensitive, and more complex network traffic.<\/p>\n

The rise of connected devices, 24\/7 uptime demands, and growing security threats are pushing infrastructure to adapt and evolve. IT leaders are rethinking networks\u2014what they do, how they enable growth, and how they protect businesses. The network they build today will decide the business they become tomorrow.<\/p>\n

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Salman Faqeeh, the Managing Director of Cisco in Saudi Arabia, commented: <\/strong>“Our research highlights a critical shift in network architecture that aligns with Saudi Arabia\u2019s focus on innovation. The AI era relies on ultra-fast, low-latency, and highly secure networks, and KSA is leading the way by building the AI infrastructure of the future. At Cisco, we are proud to partner with Saudi Arabia to develop networks that will drive the Kingdom\u2019s ambitious Vision 2030 goals.”<\/p>\n

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Key Insights: The Future of Networking in Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. The network has become a strategic priority: <\/strong>all participants say a modernized network is critical to rolling out AI, IoT, and cloud. 94%<\/strong> of IT leaders plan to increase the share of their overall IT budget allocated to networking.<\/li>\n
  2. Secure networking is mission critical: 98% <\/strong>say secure networking is important to their operations and growth; 65%<\/strong> say it\u2019s critical. 97%<\/strong> believe an improved network will enhance their cybersecurity posture.<\/li>\n
  3. AI intensifies demand for resilient networks:<\/strong> 97%<\/strong> say a resilient network is critical, at a time when 73%<\/strong> faced major outages in the past two years \u2013 driven largely by congestion, cyberattacks, and misconfigurations.<\/li>\n
  4. Leaders look to AI to grow revenue: 52%<\/strong> say a modernized network\u2019s greatest impact on revenue will come from deploying AI tools that automate and tailor customer journeys \u2013 enabling faster, more personalized experiences that can strengthen loyalty and drive growth.<\/li>\n
  5. AI is reshaping computing infrastructure:<\/strong> 67%<\/strong> say their data centres can\u2019t yet meet today\u2019s AI demands, and 90%<\/strong> plan to expand capacity \u2013 on-prem, in the cloud, or both.<\/li>\n
  6. Leaders want to make networks smarter: 98%<\/strong> say autonomous, AI-powered networks are essential to future growth \u2013 yet only 40%<\/strong> have deployed the intelligent capabilities \u2013 like segmentation, visibility, and control \u2013 to make their network adaptive.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    The Network is the Value: Modern Infrastructure Unlocking Growth and Savings<\/strong><\/p>\n

    IT leaders in KSA are already delivering financial value from today\u2019s networks: largely by improving customer experiences (61%<\/strong>), boosting efficiency (62%<\/strong>), and enabling innovation (54%<\/strong>). But much of that value is at risk if it comes from infrastructure that hasn\u2019t been designed for AI or real-time scale.<\/p>\n

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    The Path Ahead: Bridging the Gaps<\/strong><\/p>\n

    To unlock the full growth and savings they expect, IT leaders in KSA have identified critical gaps they must close:<\/p>\n