What is so new about Big Data, the tech buzzword that is attracting so much attention these days? Ahmed Auda, Business Unit Executive, IBM Middle East Software Group, demystifies this latest technology trend
How to do smarter file searches in Windows 8
For me, one of the most awkward aspects of the Windows 8 Start screen (you know, the one with all …
Think Big
Big Data has morphed from silent, misunderstood elephant in the room into a huge opportunity for ambitious VARs, says Condo …
For security’s sake, upgrade to a newer version of Office
You probably should upgrade before next April. After that month, Microsoft will no longer provide security updates for Office 2003 …
With an SSD, back-ups are more important than ever
Welcome to the dawn of the SSD age. Solid-state drives now offer great performance at affordable prices, which is why more …
Social climber
Being social is being smart, particularly in the Gulf, says Mark McDonald, Group Vice President, Gartner, and co-author of The …
BYOD: Keep your eyes on the enterprise
To protect your network and your data, you need complete and proactive enterprise visibility, says Paul Wright, Manager of Professional Services …
Ten years young
Serjios El-Hage, CEO, EMW
Signs of recovery
As the new year came in, we reported how the channel is bullish about 2013 after an almost disastrous 2012. …
Should your business start accepting Bitcoins?
Few phenomena have been so widely discussed yet remain so puzzling as the world of Bitcoins. Businesses galore are now …
Will the Feds ever relax the rules on using phones in flight?
Hop on an Emirates flight in Dubai and get up to cruising altitude. You realise you forgot to tell your …
The growing role of network performance management
Brent Lees, Senior Product Marketing Manager, EMEA, Riverbed Technology Global enterprises and growing businesses are harnessing IT to add branch …
Your best friend’s perfect girlfriend
Thousands upon thousands of attendees rolled into the Sunshine State yesterday for the opening day of the Sapphire Now conference …
A little help, please?
Having done a shed-load of research for the training and certification feature in this month’s issue, I’ve been left wondering one thing: Why aren’t vendors providing more free training courses to the channel?