ISSUE # 311 CNME December 2017 ADNOC Refining delivers data-fuelled production through smart app suite The finer things With a daily refining capacity of 922,000 barrels, ADNOC Refining has a large number of critical decisions to make in terms of its output. Its operational excellence is dependent on broad datasets, and Fuad Al-Ansari, the company’s vice president of IT, has a grand plan to give the firm a cutting edge in its visibility. The digital citizen Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins launched the networking giant’s 11th global Innovation and Experience Centre at its Middle East hub in Dubai, followed by a media roundtable in which he showed his admiration for the UAE’s ‘unique’ regard for technology. Rare commodity The DMCC, the world's largest free zone for trade, is on a mission to drive the smart city of the future. Home to 14, 100 businesses the organisation is tasked with building a competitive, international platform for success, and IT director Abdalla Al Ali is playing a key role in this goal. What’s InsideWhat does 2018 hold in store for Middle East IT services?James DartnellDecember 6, 2017, 3:15 pmDecember 13, 20170 9227How will the Middle East IT services market grow in 2018? While cloud computing may have been touted for several … What does the near future hold for Middle East software?Glesni HollandDecember 6, 2017, 2:55 pmDecember 19, 20170 5603What lies in store for the software industry? It’s been over half a decade since Marc Andreessen declared that “software … How LEAP is transforming recruitment with AIGlesni HollandDecember 6, 2017, 11:59 amDecember 19, 20170 6367According to a recent study, seven in ten companies in the UAE plan to hire new employees in the next … A fine balance: Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital EMEAGlesni HollandDecember 6, 2017, 11:48 amDecember 13, 20170 6095Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital EMEA With five years of experience under his belt at Oracle Digital EMEA, Neil … Knowledge Summit 2017: Sophia, Jordan PM & progressJames DartnellDecember 5, 2017, 11:26 amDecember 19, 20170 10740Organised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, the fourth annual Knowledge Summit discussed the ways that the … How ADNOC Refining will transform oil production with dataJames DartnellDecember 5, 2017, 11:06 amSeptember 18, 20180 39089With a daily refining capacity of 922,000 barrels, ADNOC Refining has a large number of critical decisions to make in …