Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Tashkent hosted an industry event Lenovo Day Tashkent, which brought together international technology vendors, as well as suppliers and system integrators of solutions for data centers, edge-computing, cloud computing and corporate infrastructure solutions in the Central Asian region.

The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan, IDC, Intel, Nutanix and Veeam, as well as delegates from more than 200 corporate sector companies.

During the discussion program of the event, the participants discussed trends and existing challenges for the digital transformation of business in the region, analyzed practical cases of successful implementation of technological solutions and new business models to support the digital ecosystems of enterprises in Uzbekistan, got acquainted with the best infrastructure and service portfolios of Lenovo and Intel for today. increase business resilience during a period of slowdown in supply chains and a changing economic situation.

The special guest of the event was Oleg Pekos, First Deputy Minister for the Development of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Uzbekistan for the digital economy and e-government. In his welcoming speech, he noted: “For rapidly developing countries like Uzbekistan, digitalization represents an unprecedented opportunity to find a new engine of growth and modernize various sectors of the economy. Today we can say with confidence that Uzbekistan is on the path of digital development.”

Speaking about the prospects for cooperation between Uzbekistan and representatives of the international IT industry, Oleg Pekos added: “It is impossible to imagine the development of digital technologies without the appropriate infrastructure and joint software and hardware solutions. At the same time, it should be noted that the most important aspect in development is increasing the reliability of the digital technologies used, ensuring and increasing productivity and optimizing business processes through their implementation, increasing the level of availability of information systems and resources, and ensuring cybersecurity. The rapid development of digital technologies shows the need to further strengthen the cooperation and cooperation of countries and IT companies. It is events like this that help us ensure this sustainable development by discussing and exchanging views on topical issues of digital transformation.”

Robert Farish, Vice President and General Manager, IDC CIS named the trends and main challenges that will affect the development of the IT sector worldwide: “Disruptions in supply chains; inflation; lack of qualified personnel; cybersecurity issues and geopolitical challenges will affect industries and organizations. At the same time, the migration of qualified personnel to the region, due to the geopolitical crisis, as well as the arrival of international vendors, open up great opportunities for the development of local markets in the Central Asian region.”

“We see great prospects in the Central Asian markets for us, this is an investment region. In the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, the focus on intra-corporate and government clouds will be a key driver, leading to more investment in infrastructure and greater opportunities for us as a company to help enterprise and government users build a productive and reliable infrastructure for cloud computing.” - Andrey Kutukov, the head of Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said.

“Uzbekistan is one of the top three countries where we invest. We are actively attracting integrators and developing a partner network, and we are open to expanding cooperation. Our strategy is the development of services and data storage systems. In the near future, 50% of business will go to the as-a-service model. For this we have a special platform and competencies. We control deliveries very seriously. Today, we are practically the only ones on the market who can guarantee delivery times in case of important issues within two months. We have a developed network of partners in the region with expertise, knowledge of our products and implementation nuances. We have invested in spare parts warehouses in the main 6 markets from 12 countries in the Central Asian region. In addition, we have our own customer support service Premium Support from Lenovo, which allows us to provide customer support 24x7,” Rasim Bakhshi, head of Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group’s corporate customer service department in the Central Asian region, added to his colleague.

Lenovo showcased the latest technology innovations from its portfolio of end-to-end infrastructure solutions and services in the showroom area of the Forum. Including Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions V3, which the company announced in September this year in the global market. Lenovo hardware has improved performance, security, and computing capabilities; provides innovations that help companies of all sizes easily deploy and manage hybrid environments from the edge to the cloud.

This year, the company is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the x86 ThinkSystem server, which was a breakthrough in enterprise computing in its time, and also laid the foundation for an open ecosystem for innovation.