ASBIS brings Central Asian partners together at Navigate Forward summit 

ASBIS brings Central Asian partners together at Navigate Forward summit 

ASBIS Kazakhstan and Central Asia brought together 57 participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan for the Navigate Forward partner summit, held from August 27-30 at Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan. 

The event gathered partners ranging from large system integrators to telecom operators, together with ASBIS and Seagate representatives. The business program focused on AI infrastructure and data storage, including the NVIDIA and Supermicro AI ecosystem, Seagate solutions for AI factories and developments in data storage. 

Speakers included Pavel Luchshikov from ASBIS, who presented the NVIDIA and Supermicro AI ecosystem; Anna Ryzhkova from Seagate, who discussed the data foundation for AI factories; and Vadim Vinogradov from ASBIS, who covered developments in data storage. 

The second day featured an IT Regatta with mixed teams of partners and ASBIS representatives competing in 2 races, followed by an awards ceremony. 

According to the post-event survey, participants rated the event 5.0 out of 5 and the format 9.9 out of 10, while 100% of respondents said they would participate again. Following the summit, 5 partners identified specific projects for further discussion, ranging from AI server infrastructure to smart city solutions.