RIYADH, Saudi Arabia and SAN JOSE, California – March 21, 2024 – solutions by stc, the leading enabler of digital transformation in the Kingdom, and Nile, the leader in next-generation enterprise networks, today announced the immediate availability of the Nile Access Service on the Google Cloud platform within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). In collaboration with Google Cloud, solutions by stc and Nile can now offer a highly advanced connectivity service for wired and wireless Local Area Networks. Backed by AI Networking, solutions by stc customers no longer have to concern themselves with managing network hardware or even network operations; their network becomes fully automated.
Today’s agreement means solutions by stc and Nile are leveraging Google Cloud in the KSA to deliver secure and reliable connectivity to the enterprise campus with zero up-front expense using a full subscription model. This approach will ultimately redefine enterprise networking, where customers have historically been forced to integrate as many as ten different solutions – including security, switching, controllers, access points, Network Access Control (NAC), and more – behind a curtain of clunky services. In contrast, Nile’s AI-driven, automated approach enables solutions by stc to offer enterprises secure connectivity with almost no network operations burden. Together, solutions by stc, Google Cloud, and Nile will be delivering the Kingdom’s first and only NoOps networking service.
“Many of our enterprise customers want to focus their IT resources on projects directly impacting their businesses, such as AI, digital transformation, developing business-critical applications, and other high-level work. They don’t want to spend their budget ‘Keeping the lights on,’” said Hatem Elkadi, solutions by stc’s Chief Partnership & Synergy Officer. “By partnering with Google Cloud and Nile, we enable our customers to focus on projects that grow their business and leave the infrastructure to us.”
“solutions by stc has been an early champion for Nile, and our partnership has already been supremely beneficial to both firms,” said Pankaj Patel, Nile’s CEO. “Adding Google Cloud support ensures our service is in full compliance with data sovereignty laws in KSA as the Nile Services Cloud can now be hosted locally, aligning to our deep commitment to supporting the needs of our mutual customers in the region.”
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About the Nile Access Service
The Nile Access Service is powered by a new approach to enterprise AI networking that is within reach for all businesses, including some of the largest Fortune 100 organizations. This visionary model combines cloud native software delivery, AI and automation, zero trust networking security, and custom-built wired, wireless, and sensor network infrastructure in an “as-a-Service” offering. Unlike legacy, product-centric Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings, the Nile Access Service was built from the ground up as an integrated service-centric AI architecture with modern networking, security, and operations requirements in mind. It offers a standardized system design, a single data store, and an integrated software stack to deliver guaranteed performance, coverage, capacity, and availability for wired and wireless LAN connectivity. With per-user and per-square-foot consumption options available, all service capabilities are provided with all hardware included, zero upfront expense, full lifecycle management, and 24/7 support.
To learn more about the Nile Access Service, visit https://nilesecure.com/journey/
About solutions by stc:
solutions by stc is the #1 IT services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and a leading enabler in digitally transforming businesses with a 25-year track record of anticipating and capitalizing on industry trends and dynamics, opportunities, elevating digital infrastructure, and improving customer’s businesses across a variety of sectors including energy, telecoms, healthcare, and more. solutions is headquartered in Riyadh with operations across the Kingdom and beyond.
About Nile:
Nile is disrupting the enterprise network market by modernizing IT operations with a new AI networking architecture, delivering enterprise networks entirely as a service. For the first time in the industry, the Nile Access Service integrates zero trust security and offers performance guarantees for connectivity, coverage, and availability. With Nile, IT organizations close the gap between their digital aspirations and legacy realities, reduce their total cost of ownership by more than 60%, and recover critical IT resources while their users gain superior connectivity. For more information, visit nilesecure.com/journey.