Frank Basinski, Director, Partner Programs and Enablement, Red Hat EMEA, explains how open source can be an enabler in the digital era.
Cisco to shed 5,500 jobs
Cisco Systems plans to lay off approximately 7 percent of its global workforce, in a restructuring that will see it further focus on hot IT areas such as the internet of things, security, collaboration, next-generation data centres, and the cloud.
UAE industrial sector falls victim to cyber attack
Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new wave of targeted attacks against the industrial and engineering sectors in multiple countries around the world, including the UAE.
Building safe cities
Mohammad Allataifeh, Director, Public Safety and Safe City, Huawei Enterprise, Middle East, discusses how today’s ICT solutions can further enable public safety and security.
Check Point: Cerber ransomware expands hacker network
Security firm Check Point gained a rare look at the inner workings of the Cerber ransomware and found that its developers are building a network of partners to attack more targets and rake in more cash.
UAE homes increasingly getting ‘smarter’
The typical UAE home is witnessing a momentous transformation, according to industry experts, one characterised by the increased adoption of smart technologies – enabling residents to interact with their home in a way they never have before.
August 2016
TwoFour54’s Hussam Al Nowais talks Tech, Culture and Star Wars
Vintage tech: Symmetrix
EMC’s first milestone was the introduction of the Symmetrix 4200 Integrated Cache Disk Array in 1990, which had a capacity of 24 gigabytes, and used RAID technology.
Reap the benefits
Whilst launching Epicor’s new cloud-first strategy in the region, Sabby Gill, EVP, gave CNME an insight into how enterprises can hope to see the benefits of ERP applications moving from on premise to the cloud.
Epicor expands cloud-first strategy to the Middle East
Epicor Software Corporation has announced its new cloud-first strategy for Epicor ERP deployments in the region.
Epicor rolls out cloud-first strategy in the Middle East
Epicor Software Corporation has announced its new cloud-first strategy for Epicor ERP deployments in the region.
Building safe cities
As cities and populations grow, added strain is placed on infrastructure, while opportunities for criminals are also more abundant. This is why governments are narrowing their focus on public safety and security, and setting aside more funds to help keep citizens safe.
Through the looking glass
CNME reports from Inforum 2016 in New York City, where Infor executives eyed up the range of application opportunities that await in the Middle East.
5 things you should know about blockchain
Blockchain technology backs up Bitcoin to this day. In line with this, there’s been an increased interest from a variety of industries looking to optimise it. But how much do we really know about this technology?
HPE to buy SGI in $275 million deal
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying SGI in a $275 million deal that it hopes will give it a major boost in big-data analytics and high-performance computing.
Information security spending to reach $81.6 billion
Worldwide spending on information security products and services will reach $81.6 billion in 2016, an increase of 7.9 percent over 2015, according to the latest forecast from Gartner.
Intel snaps up Nervana
Intel is buying deep-learning start-up Nervana Systems, in a deal that could help it make up for lost ground in the increasingly hot area of artificial intelligence.
Google acquires Orbitera
Google has acquired Orbitera, a start-up that aims to make it easier for software vendors to sell cloud-based products to businesses.
Are we running out of wifi?
As the use of wireless connectivity increases across the globe – and increases at such a startling rate – bandwidth is being squeezed. Bart Saelets, Solution Architect, F5, investigates whether we really are heading towards a ‘capacity crunch.’
The infrastructure of things
Are networks prepared for the era where tens of billions of connected devices dominate the enterprise?