The detectives at IDC have been at it again, this time with the compliments of Microsoft, which commissioned a study …
Soft launch
The idea of software-defined networking (SDN) has taken off, though it has hardly seen a launch of epic proportions. We …
Whose job is it, anyway?
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
EMPA appointed as Huawei’s master disti
EMPA Middle East, one of the principal IT distributors in the MENA region, signed another major vendor into its portfolio …
‘People are buying dumb storage’
At Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Hu Yoshida is the CTO responsible for defining the company’s technical direction. For everybody else, …
Dubai down under
The University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) may not be a home-grown school of higher education, but it has made …
A cloud over telecoms
The last thing anybody needs is another story highlighting the benefits and challenges of implementing a cloud-based solution for their …
The big solution
In a time when economic uncertainty still hangs over much of the world, technology resellers are struggling with declining margins …
Rebranding success
Sage ERP Accpac was one of Sage’s flagship solutions in the ERP domain and one of its most successful products …
A smarter world
IBM is a special brand in the IT world. It’s home to over 433,000 employees worldwide and one of the …
King of ERP
From birth in a remote Indian village and having his lunch box stolen by school bullies to CIO of one …
A new burst of energy
Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) stands as the leading integrated oil and gas group in the region, with aspirations of …
On the dotted line
When an integrations contract is being discussed, every element is absolutely crucial. The finer details of an agreement play a …
You only live twice
With an ever-increasing data volume but by no means an ever-increasing IT budget, businesses are facing a tough task in …