Organisations across EMEA agree on the need to refocus IT budgets toward IT innovation in order to improve business performance, …
Amazon wants to make it easier to build complex clouds
With the launch of CloudFormation, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is hoping to make it easier for enterprises to put together …
Intel plots ‘client-aware’ cloud services
Intel wants the cloud to be a bit smarter. The company is developing technologies that would allow applications and services …
CRM at forefront of app investment: Gartner
Spending on customer relationship management software is expected to see the largest increase of all the application software markets this …
IT graduates not “well-trained”
There is a disconnect between students getting high-tech degrees and what employers are looking for in those graduates. Employers agree …
UAE’s CIOs talk consolidation and virtualisation at CPI roundtable
By Sathya Mithra Ashok Hardware that is not yet ready for virtual platforms, licensing issues with software and the persistent …
Riverbed aims higher: video interview
On the sidelines of yesterday’s CIO roundtable on virtualisation and consolidation, conducted by CPI and Riverbed, Sathya Mithra Ashok, senior …
Researchers create computer that fits on a pen tip
Researchers at the University of Michigan today announced they have created the first prototype for a millimeter-scale computing system that …
SAP bets on in-memory, mobility in new BI release
SAP is hoping to gain ground in the increasingly heated market for BI (business intelligence) software, announcing a suite on …
Apple shareholders reject CEO succession proposal
Apple’s shareholders rejected a proposal in which the company would have to adopt and disclose its CEO succession planning policy. …
Cloud adoption ‘will create 90,000 public sector jobs’
The adoption of cloud computing services in the public sector will lead to the creation of 90,000 jobs in the …
Avaya extends ‘private cloud’ capabilities to campus networks
Avaya is taking its data centre architecture to the enterprise campus, with the goal of creating “private clouds.” The company …
Collaboration apps need to be adapted: Gartner
IT managers implementing collaborative software such as SharePoint have been warned that simply installing applications out of the box will …
HP’s new laptops provide easy self-repair
Hewlett-Packard today announced Intel-based business laptops with features that could make it easier to swap components or fix the PCs. …