It’s a mobile-crazed world, and skyrocketing demands are not the only problem. Developers also need to choose the right technologies for building mobile apps.
The big transformation
Over the past half-decade, the Big Data flame has spread like wildfire throughout the enterprise, and the IT department has not been immune. The promise of data-driven initiatives capable of transforming IT from a support function to a profit centre has sparked enormous interest.
The new face of social networking
Niche social media brands can easily go unused. Gartner’s Managing Vice President for Marketing Leaders Julie Hopkins explored the potential of the lesser-known.
Mal intent
Vishal Hariprasad has seen two sides of IT security. Formerly a Cyberspace Operations Officer for the US Air Force and National Security Agency, ‘V8’ is now a Threat Intelligence Architect for startup research firm Unit 42, and a member of the Cyber Threat Alliance. He tells CNME about his experience of advanced malware.
Mobilising the ‘always-on’ business
Gregg Petersen, Regional Director, Middle East and SAARC, Veeam Software, explains why data centre availability is here to stay.
Eyeing top spot
Oracle is targeting the cloud market with a wide array of services, including Big Data and the IoT. Bob Evans, Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer, Oracle, talks about the company’s cloud game plan.
The idea economy: Is your industry ripe for disruption?
Alaa Alshimy, VP, Enterprise Group and Managing Director for HP Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa (MEMA), shares insight on the potential of a hyper-connected world ahead of GITEX 2015.
In the crosshairs
Attackers have long targeted application vulnerabilities in order to breach systems and steal data. Recently they’ve been skipping a step and going directly after the tools developers use to actually build those applications.
Mining the gold in the IoT
Jamie Longmuir, Regional Director, Software Monetisation, Gemalto, gives insight on how businesses can take advantage on the wealth of opportunities brought by IoT.
A fine line
Ondrej Krehel, Founder, CTO and Darin Andersen, Founder, CEO, Cyberunited Lifars, speaks about white hat hackers and very fine ethical line they may or may not cross.
Security of things
Philippe Roggeband, Business Development Manager, Cisco Security Architecture, explains in-depth how organisations can tackle the challenges around Internet of Things (IoT).
An open mind
David Postel, Partner and Alliances Leader, Red Hat MEA, discusses key aspects to building an open source technology practice in the region.
Big Data fades to the algorithm economy
The next digital gold rush will be focused on how you do something with data, not just what you do with it. This is the promise of the algorithm economy.
Open for business
IT is heading towards being something more akin to a utility service, transformed by OpenStack’s open standardised cloud architecture, which will improve interoperability and render vendor lock-in a thing of the past.