Veeam Software has announced that the new Veeam Availability Suite 9.5, available later this year, will fully integrate with Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V technologies used in the data centre.
Define digital
How ‘digitalised’ are this region’s telecom services and will future demand be dictated by consumers or providers?
Rotana Hotels’ Samir Abi Frem’s passion for hospitality and IT
Rotana Hotel Management Corporation’s corporate vice president of IT Samir Abi Frem speaks about the sharp trajectory of success in his career, and how he has played a key role in the multiplication of the company’s hotel portfolio.
6 steps to achieve an as-a-Service transformation
The ‘as-a-service’ model promises to reshape business service delivery to provide companies with plug-in, scalable, consumption-based services, but the opportunities are vastly untapped.
The future of elder care
While not a panacea, new Smart Home technologies promise to enable the elderly population to function freely and safely in their homes.
In the know
With thousands of global clients dependent on its market data, Thomson Reuters needs powerful IT infrastructure to translate information and data into game-changing numbers. Gop Menon, chief financial officer for the firm’s Middle East and North Africa region, discusses the tech initiatives underway in the region.
Qualys supports new Cisco Threat-Centric NAC
Cisco has announced its new Rapid Threat Containment offering, which integrates Qualys solutions to enable ISE to retrieve Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) classifications from Qualys VM.
How to perform a risk assessment
Defending risks without knowing what those risks are is like playing a round of paintball with your eyes closed — you’ll keep missing your opponent. A risk assessment gives the enterprise a specific, more finely narrowed field of targets for which to aim.
July 2016
BlueJeans signs partnership with Equinix
BlueJeans Network has partnered with Equinix and joined the Equinix Cloud Exchange to quickly expand its global reach and provide high-performance connectivity to its cloud-based video offerings.
Intel Security Innovation Alliance expands partner ecosystem
At Intel Security’s channel press summit – Ascend 2016, taking place in Mallorca, Spain, the company has announced the expansion of its extensive partner ecosystem through the Intel Security Innovation Alliance, welcoming 25 new partners and broadening its portfolio of tightly integrated security solutions.
StarLink wins distributor award from Gemalto
StarLink has been awarded ‘Identity and Data Protection Solutions Distributor of the Year’ by Gemalto at their Middle East Partner Summit 2016.
Huawei, Dubai South collaborate on Smart City innovation
Huawei has signed an MOU with Dubai South to bring future-city capabilities and services to Dubai South’s Business Park Free Zone.
Fortinet earns 99.9% security effectiveness from NSS Labs’ DCIPS report
Fortinet has announced the results of NSS Labs’ recent Data Centre Intrusion Prevention System (DCIPS) report, which revealed that its Fortigate 300D achieved the highest ratings for security effectiveness.
Qualys releases Web Application Scanning app for Splunk Enterprise
According to the company, the new app delivers information about affected web applications and prevalent vulnerabilities into the Splunk dashboard, and enables preconfigured searches and reports, for customers using both Qualys and Splunk.
Infor announces H&L Digital
Business applications provider Infor today announced H&L Digital – its new division to provide end-to-end digital cloud solutions – at Inforum 2016 in New York.
Gartner highlights strategic technologies for government in 2016
According to the recent study by Gartner, government CIOs remain under pressure to further optimise IT and business costs while leading digital innovation in the public sector.
Commvault names new VP Sales for EMEA
Commvault has announced the appointment of Christian Lang as Vice President Sales of Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Commvault appoints new EMEA VP for Sales
Commvault has announced the appointment of Christian Lang as Vice President Sales of Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Etisalat launches VoLTE services
According to the telco company, the new service will allow its mobile customers, both prepaid and post-paid, to use LTE for full voice and data services on a single LTE-enabled device.