Gartner predicts that by 2020, 60 percent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures due to the inability of IT security teams to manage digital risk.
Fast Lane receives Microsoft Silver Learning Partner title
Fast Lane will now offer Microsoft’s complete certification training programme in Dubai. With customers transitioning into the cloud and adopting new technologies the company’s main focus will be on the cloud, Platform-as-a- Service and Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings.
FireEye study: Cyberattacks on the rise across the GCC region
A FireEye study has revealed key insights on the state of cyber-attacks across the EMEA region, particularly in the countries of the GCC. It also showed that the government, energy and finance sectors subjected to the most attacks.
Infoblox releases DNS Threat Index for Q1 2016
Infoblox has recently released the Infoblox DNS Threat Index for the first quarter of 2016, which highlighted a 35-fold increase in newly observed ransomware domains from the fourth quarter of 2015.
Smart Dubai Office, DHA discuss Smart City initiatives
The Smart Dubai City Office (SDO) has recently organised a meeting in Dubai Health Authority (DHA), to discuss the emirate’s on-going efforts and strategies toward becoming as a Smart City.
Dell enables ‘future-ready’ customers
Dell has recently confirmed its continued commitment to preparing UAE and EMEA customers for the future by providing them with compute-centric software-defined technology.
Tintri, StorIT to offer new scale-out storage platform in MENA
StorIT will help the vendor to distribute nine new Tintri VMstore T5000 all-flash models with capacity expansion capabilities, VM Scale-out software, Tintri Analytics and two new Tintri Cloud offerings across the region.
Nexans launches solutions for 25G and 40G Ethernet in the Middle East
Nexans has announced its new copper-based solutions to support bandwidths of 25Gb/s and 40Gb/s Ethernet. Developing this technology is part of Nexans’ vision of supporting the world’s growing data needs.
Ericsson takes part at Smart City Expo Istanbul
Ericsson has presented its latest solutions in the field of smart sustainable cities at the Smart City Expo Istanbul held on 1st to 3rd June at the Halic Congress Centre in Istanbul, Turkey.
Bulwark signs VAD partnership with EnGenius
Bulwark has signed a distribution agreement with EnGenius, a company specialising in wireless communications and radio frequency (RF) technology for voice and data.
Cyber vigilant
Luke Brown, GM and VP EMEA, India and LATAM, Digital Guardian, shares expert insights on protecting your business from cybercrimes.
Combatting ransomware
Alain Penel, Regional Vice President, Middle East, Fortinet, discusses 10 steps for protecting your organisation from ransomware.
Huawei, Dubai Police partner for safe city initiatives
Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Police that will see both parties collaborating on a long-term initiative to support the vision of Dubai in creating a smarter and safer city.
DarkMatter reveals results of its cybersecurity poll
DarkMatter has found that 48 percent of respondents to its ‘DarkMatter Cyber Security Poll’ say their organisations do not have a senior management executive assigned to oversee cyber security.
STME increases offerings with Veritas Technologies
STME has signed a new partnership agreement with Veritas Technologies to provide clients in the Middle East with the company’s NetBackup solutions for backup and recovery.
Microsoft CEO explores opportunities in India
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella is currently visiting India, to look into the growing potential of the country as a market for multinational technology companies.
Bahrain’s Kalaam Telecom joins Etisalat SmartHub
Etisalat has recently announced its partnership with Kalaam Telecom, a telecommunications provider for corporate services in Bahrain, to establish point of presence (PoP) at Etisalat’s SmartHub in UAE.
Cisco honours top performing partners in the UAE
Cisco has recently recognised twenty top performing partners in the UAE in recognition for their outstanding performance in 2015 across several categories.
Finesse joins EMC Business Partner Programme
Finesse has announced that it achieved requirements of the EMC Business Partner Programme and has been accepted in the Enterprise Content track.
Citrix, Microsoft align to promote digital transformation
At Citrix Synergy, Citrix and Microsoft unveiled an expansion of their strategic partnership to meet the needs of the modern workforce with application and desktop virtualisation in the cloud, network delivery and enterprise mobility management.