On the sidelines of recently held Avaya Technology Forum, Jean Turgeon, Vice President & Chief Technologist, Software Defined Architecture(SDA/SDN), Worldwide Sales, Avaya, spoke to us about the evolution of digital enterprise and networking trends.
The Ex factor
With 775 branches worldwide, UAE Exchange is a cornerstone in the remittance market. Determined to deliver an enhanced customer experience and improved back-end operations, CFO Pradeep Kumar opted for fresh budgeting and accounting solutions to keep track of the $25 billion in salaries that is transferred annually through its channels.
Future perfect
John McCarthy, who coined the term, defined Artificial Intelligence as ‘the science and engineering of making intelligent machines.’ Recently, intelligent machines – their creators, specifically – have taken leaps and bounds when it comes to meeting humans as equals in terms of processing power and the ability to make informed decisions.
Turning security inside out
Intel Security’s Raj Samani on his company’s commitment to help customers address the increasingly urgent need to shorten response time and simplified threat defence strategies.
Combatting cyber threats
Regional organisations need to have robust cybersecurity solutions in place to be prepared to face threats that are increasingly growing according to recent reports. Reseller ME investigates how channel partners can maximise opportunities present here.
Walk in the path of legends
Huawei Enterprise Business Group Middle East recently hosted its inaugural three-day CxO Council event organised in Abu Dhabi, offering an ideal platform for its partners to come together and acquaint themselves with the company’s strategies and ambitions for the year ahead.
The art of defence
We caught up with Tyson Macaulay, Chief Security Strategist and Vice President, Security Services, Fortinet, during his recent visit to Dubai to talk about a range of security issues surrounding the IT landscape.
The new network
As Wide Area Network demands increase, the IT department searches for a new solution in software-defined WAN.
Fortifying partnerships
Moreno Ciboldi, Senior Vice President, South Europe, Middle East and Africa and Marco Pasculli, Vice President for Channel Sales and Strategy, South Europe and Middle East and Africa from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, discuss the channel roadmap for 2016 at its annual regional partner event.
Iran: Open for business
The news of the end of sanctions against Iran earlier this year has sent stock markets in the Middle East into a tailspin. As the GCC braces itself for changes to its economic climate, how can enterprise leaders exploit changes to one of the region’s most important emerging industries – technology?
Do you need a Chief Data Officer?
The C-suite is getting a little more crowded these days. Pull up a chair for the Chief Data Officer, and it might be next to the CISO.
Mobile medicine
With 10,000 outpatients and 1,300 doctors passing through its doors daily, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital Medical Group has a whole host of complex and vital applications, which require high quality Internet. Realising it was falling short in terms of mobility, the Group opted for a fresh Wi-Fi solution to power its hospital information system.
Open season
For any enterprise, reducing operational IT expenditures while increasing security and software capabilities is a top priority. With advantages such as cost-savings and ease of use, open source solutions continue to pick up steam across multiple organisations around the world.
Pre-integrated OSS-BSS
Pre-integrated OSS and BSS is said to be crucial for telecom operators to achieve agility and flexibility as they roll out next-generation networks and introduce multi-media services. We look at the value of OSS/BSS in-a-box and what should be considered before making the leap to these solutions.