The forecast for unified communications in the cloud seems bright with clear skies ahead. Alan Shen, Vice President of Consulting Services, Unify Square, weighs in on the benefits and pitfalls of UC in the cloud.
Data curators
On a recent visit to the UAE, SAP CEO Bill McDermott told James Dartnell about the company’s plans to build a data centre in Dubai, with the possibility of an additional site in Riyadh.
7 myths about the Bitcoin blockchain
There’s some confusion around what the Bitcoin blockchain can and can’t do. Gartner analysts list 7 common myths about the technology.
Cyber vigilant
Luke Brown, GM and VP EMEA, India and LATAM, Digital Guardian, shares expert insights on protecting your business from cybercrimes.
Combatting ransomware
Alain Penel, Regional Vice President, Middle East, Fortinet, discusses 10 steps for protecting your organisation from ransomware.
Decent proposals
Purchasing new products and solutions can take a lot of time, effort and, of course, money. Chakra DeValla, CEO, tekVizion, shares insights on how organisations can optimise the RFP process.
The power of mobile capture
As everything is becoming more mobile, so is document and data capture. Emma Isichei, Worldwide Category Director for Capture Solutions, Kodak Alaris, discusses the increasing need organisations have to capture on the move while maintaining the same workflow
Getting a grip on cloud security
Cloud use continues to grow rapidly in the enterprise and has unquestionably become a part of mainstream IT – so much so that many organisations now claim to have a “cloud-first” strategy.
Building a secure DNS architecture for NFV
Dilip Pillaipakkamnatt, Vice President, Service Provider Business, Infoblox, discusses the need for an intelligent securIty approach when it comes to virtualised environments.
DevOps and deviance
Peter Waterhouse, Senior Strategist, CA Technologies, discusses the ‘normalisation of deviance’ phenomena among IT teams.
Consumer is king
As data centres move towards being software-defined, application response time is deemed as more important than infrastructure capacity management. With applications consisting of a plethora of services delivered from a range of resources, end-user experience (EUE) is key.
A whole new network
With the evolution of IT, the network has undoubtedly changed from what it was a decade ago. Enterprise organisations need to look at upgrading their network management and monitoring tools to keep up with more demanding network activities.
The importance of security intelligence
The cybersecurity industry has come a long way from the time when anti-virus and firewall systems used to be the main tools for preventing and resolving data threats. Firosh Ummer, Managing Director, Paladion EMEA, explains why security intelligence is important.
Get your head in the cloud
If you want to tell someone to be more realistic you might say: “Get your head out of the clouds.” But in fact, you have to do the exact opposite if you’re an IT security professional charged with managing security in today’s increasingly cloud-based world.