Saudi’s Prince Sultan University and VMware sign MoU to launch innovation centre

Saudi’s Prince Sultan University and VMware sign MoU to launch innovation centre

Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan University (PSU) and VMware have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch an innovation centre in the kingdom. Equipped with VMware software and resources, the centre will give students, researchers, and businesses hands-on experience with transformative digital solutions for app modernisation, cloud, networking, security, and digital workspace. The MoU was signed under the patronage of Abdullah Alswaha, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Saudi Arabia. The innovation centre, which is expected to start operating in the first half of the year, will help foster a culture of learning and build information and communications technology (ICT) skills while providing a resource to research projects underway at PSU by expanding access to VMware’s solutions. The centre will also demonstrate the benefits of VMware’s solutions to local customers and partners, to help accelerate digital transformation amongst the local business community. Dr Ahmed Yamani, president of PSU, said: “The innovation centre is intended to spur innovation, research, and learning at the university, and amongst local businesses and partners that are interested in embracing a cloud-first approach. By helping a diverse range of people and organisations gain experience with VMware’s solutions, the innovation centre will play an important role in