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CIOs in the #MiddleEast are no longer just managing IT, they’re strategic partners driving growth, innovation, and new revenue models. 👉 Learn how #CIOs can become true business enablers: rvbd.ly/4bSn3YG

With memory costs up as much as 80–90%, device refresh is a material budget issue impacting IT and finance alike. 💻 Riverbed Aternity Smart Device Refresh replaces guesswork with real performance insight, helping teams take control of refresh costs. rvbd.ly/3NQTz4h

Rising memory costs have made every PC refresh significantly more expensive, forcing hard tradeoffs. With Riverbed Aternity, teams can see exactly which devices need to be refreshed, enabling precise, defensible decisions. 💡 Explore a smarter approach: rvbd.ly/4bDoJUM

Heading to #GartnerDW Summit in San Diego? Join @riverbed CEO Dave Donatelli on March 23 at 3:15pm for an insightful session on how agentic capabilities are transforming DEX and eliminating friction before productivity is impacted. 👉rvbd.ly/3Pt8QZr

The #manufacturing industry 🏭 is eager to leverage #AI to streamline operations, reduce costs, and navigate increasingly complex global supply chains. Yet, many are still working to close the gap between AI ambition and enterprise-wide execution at scale: rvbd.ly/47IjRfN

Manufacturing organizations expect major progress in #AI readiness.    📊 85% expect to be AI-ready by 2028  ⚙️ 37% say they are ready today    See more findings in our infographic: rvbd.ly/4lxIOjL

Most IT teams don’t have a tooling problem, they have a visibility gap. Aternity 360 delivers true 360° digital experience insight across devices, apps, networks and users.  One view. Real impact. 👉 rvbd.ly/4soj9g3

Manufacturing continues to invest heavily in AI, but operational readiness still needs work. Research shows: • 87% report strong AIOps ROI  • 62% of AI initiatives stuck in pilot or development  • 90% say data quality is critical to AI success  👉 rvbd.ly/4btcXfs

The role of the #CIO in the #MiddleEast is evolving from ensuring stability to architecting how organizations compete and innovate in a digital first world. 🌐 Our CIO shares insights on turning data into intelligence: rvbd.ly/47GCXCU

When IT teams operate without real-time data, downtime lasts longer and your customers can feel it. ⚠️ See how Turkcell Global Bilgi reduced downtime and accelerated issue resolution using Riverbed AppResponse: rvbd.ly/4bFq922 #Observability #CustomerExperience #ITOps

VIDEO INTERVIEW: 62% of Enterprise AI Projects Are Stuck in Limbo. @Riverbed's CIO Knows Why. Fernando Castanheira has decades of experience buying and selling technology. He's got a clear-eyed view of why most AI initiatives never escape the lab. My video interview with Fernando is at the following link, as is the rest of this article, based on the video interview! itwire.com/guest-articles… The numbers are bleak. Riverbed's own research says 62% of enterprise AI initiatives are trapped in pilot or development. An MIT study puts the failure rate closer to 95%. Pick your poison; either way, the majority of corporate AI projects are going nowhere fast. Fernando Castanheira, CIO of Riverbed, isn't surprised. "Most AI projects don't stall because of the models," he told me during a video interview we conducted two days after his appearance at the IDC and Riverbed Observability Summit 2026 in Australia. "They stall because the environment isn't ready." That environment problem breaks down into 3 stubborn, interrelated failures: fragmented data scattered across cloud, on-prem, and edge; infrastructure bottlenecks that inject latency and unpredictability; and a plain lack of visibility into what's actually happening across the stack. The model works beautifully in the lab. Then it hits the real world, with its messy hybrid plumbing, and falls apart. My video interview with Fernando is at the following link, as is the rest of this article, based on the video interview! itwire.com/guest-articles…

#Manufacturing firms are ramping up #AIOps investments, but most aren’t ready to put it into full-scale operation. 🤔Explore the key reasons slowing a wider adoption: rvbd.ly/4t1phuP

At #GartnerDW in San Diego, our CEO will share how intelligent systems are transforming #DEX and the service desk from reactive response models into proactive, self-correcting environments. 👉 Bookmark the session in the Gartner Conference Navigator App! rvbd.ly/40lU49g

What stands between AI investment and enterprise execution in manufacturing?  Our Global Survey shows strong ROI confidence across the sector, yet most AI initiatives remain in pilot or development stages. Learn more: rvbd.ly/4lnobXi

Manufacturers continue to simplify their IT environments to support AI initiatives.  Our Global Survey shows 95% of organizations are consolidating tools and vendors, and 91% are considering new vendors as part of that process. Explore more insights: rvbd.ly/47cLPQP

Congrats to @DallahHospitals on being the first 2026 recipient of our AI Innovators Award! 🏆 With 65K+ runbook executions in January alone & thousands of monthly automated remediations, Dallah Hospital shows what AI at scale looks like in modern IT. rvbd.ly/4sBAhyE

Happy #IWD2026! We are proud to celebrate the incredible women at Riverbed and the leadership and perspectives they bring to our organization. 👏 Read their thoughts on mentorship, growth, & the experiences that have helped shape their careers: rvbd.ly/3P83H8Z

One of the biggest AI challenges right now? Moving massive datasets without slowing innovation or inflating costs.  On @techday, @riverbed VP/GM of Acceleration, Chalan Aras, shares what enterprises need to rethink as AI adoption grows: rvbd.ly/4ldsIvv

Meet us at #GartnerDW in San Diego! 🌟  On Day 1, our CEO Dave Donatelli will share how agentic AI is transforming Digital Employee Experience and the service desk—from reactive support to proactive, self-correcting operations. Learn more: rvbd.ly/3N0yPGY

@riverbed, a global leader in AI powered observability and IT performance solutions, has released new manufacturing sector findings from its global survey The Future of IT Operations in the AI Era. techitupme.com/riverbed-manuf….