Boom times

With organisations and companies out to improve and modernise their infrastructure in the near future, experts are predicting a huge increase in the Systems Integration market. However, this could mean big changes for the role of the modern SI professional.

Trust issues

Storing data in the public cloud can be both convenient and cost-effective. Vendors can do some things to ensure security, but is data stored on the public cloud ever truly safe? CNME investigates the benefits and pitfalls to storing data on the public cloud.

The French connection

The University of Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi carries an enormous responsibility. The campus needs to be accessible and modern to today’s UAE students, while maintaining the education and style of a centuries old campus. When their Al Reem Island campus opened in 2009, the University IT department met the brief.

Virtual virtues

After years of false starts, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has finally gone mainstream. If implemented correctly it can deliver substantial cost savings to enterprise IT shops. What are the risks and rewards involved in embarking on a VDI implementation for your organisation?

The French connection

The University of Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi carries the responsibility of being an accessible and modern campus for today’s students, while maintaining the education and style of a centuries old one. When their Al Reem Island campus opened in 2009, the University IT department met the brief.

Preview: Windows Server 10

No major changes compared to Windows Server 2012 R2, but some very good incremental ones. With this just a very early version, here are some changes you might want to consider as you decide when to start looking at the release.

Driving future growth

The evolving market trends demand that businesses move towards virtualisation, and desktop virtualisation comes with its own set of nuances. Reseller ME explores the channel prospects in this technology.

The SMB play

Amanullah Khan, Regional Director, Emerging Markets, Linksys & Belkin, elaborates on the company’s strategic plans to refocus on its SMB origins.

Set for growth

Sunil Paul, Co-founder and CEO, Finesse, shares the growth strategy in place for the systems integrator.

Paving the way

Fayez Eweidat, Regional Sales Manager, MENA, Brocade, says SDN is a tremendous growth opportunity for the Middle East IT channel organisations.

Best of both worlds

As enterprises deploy more and more applications in the cloud, the complexity of deployment, integration and management increases. Many CIOs are finding that integrating cloud services with existing architecture is more difficult than anticipated. CNME throws the spotlight on cloud integration strategies that reduce complexity and IT oversight.

Apple, IBM spell out enterprise support

Apple will provide an expanded set of support services to IBM customers with iPhones and iPads under a new enterprise-grade AppleCare plan, the support and warranty extensions Apple has long sold to consumers and businesses.

TDME incorporated under Aptec

Aptec – an Ingram Micro Company has announced that its sister company, Track Distribution Middle East (TDME), will now operate under the Aptec brand name. The move combines TDME’s existing distribution portfolio of Cisco, Oracle and Belkin products and strong presence in the Gulf region with Aptec’s as part of the region’s go-to-market strategy for technology solutions.

Digging for gold

Intensified competition coupled with declining voice ARPU is forcing telecom service providers to look around for new revenue streams that some of the new advanced technologies offer. However, it can be a daunting task for carriers who are saddled with legacy systems and manual internal processes.

Removing barriers

Florian Malecki, EMEA Product & Solutions Director, Dell, discusses how partners can take advantage of the opportunities present across business units, thanks to the integration of the SonicWall programme.

In the bank

With a range of forecasts from research firms Gartner and IDC stating that MENA IT spending will increase in 2014, will CIOs find their budgets swelling, and if so, which areas are most in need of the spend? Who stands to benefit and what can the Middle East do to catch up with more developed regions?

Sharing memories

Eye-Fi has recently entered the region with its wireless SD memory card, which will be distributed by StreamPort Media. Reseller ME finds out the company’s channel plans.

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