Gartner researchers predict that by 2020 we will have 25 billion connected devices. However, numerous devices still lack the fundamental security safeguards. How can you secure connected devices before it’s too late?
Westcon-Comstor to showcase offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the secnurity space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.
Westcon-Comstor Security Practice to showcase offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the security space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.
Westcon-Comstor to demo latest offerings at GISEC
The company will showcase its recently ramped up services solutions portfolio as well as the latest innovations in the security space from two of its key vendor partners Kaspersky Lab and Firemon.
Securing the bridge
Cloud storage revenue is forecast to grow more than 28 percent annually to reach $65 billion in 2020. The driving force is the substantial economies of scale that enable cloud-based solutions to deliver more cost-effective primary and backup storage than on-premise systems can ever hope to achieve.
The new network
As Wide Area Network demands increase, the IT department searches for a new solution in software-defined WAN.
Iran: Open for business
The news of the end of sanctions against Iran earlier this year has sent stock markets in the Middle East into a tailspin. As the GCC braces itself for changes to its economic climate, how can enterprise leaders exploit changes to one of the region’s most important emerging industries – technology?
The not-so connected world
All the hype, the Internet of Things (IoT) are very real and will impact how we work, live and play. In working with customers to develop connected businesses, we’ve found out a few myths about IoT which reshaped how we look at the IoT.
Do you need a Chief Data Officer?
The C-suite is getting a little more crowded these days. Pull up a chair for the Chief Data Officer, and it might be next to the CISO.
Business enabler
Sachin Bhardwaj, Director Marketing and Business Development, eHosting DataFort, explains how the Internet of Things will increase the demand for cloud and managed IT services in the Middle East.
Governments get smart to the digital era
Jeff Vining, Research Vice President, Gartner, gives insights on how digital governments can leverage smart technologies to deal more effectively with emerging challenges.
Transforming digital leadership
Digital business doesn’t just disrupt markets, it also disrupts tried-and-true management behaviours. Graham P. Waller, Research Vice President, Gartner, discusses six leadership personas that business leaders can embrace in the digital era.
Mobile moments
In the consumer world, mobility progressed in three general phases: initiation, evolution, and maturity. Although the consumer marketplace is now enjoying the benefits of the maturity stage, the enterprise world is still stuck somewhere between initiation and evolution.
Looking ahead
Wael El Kabbany, Vice President, Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean, shares his predictions about the technology landscape in 2016.
Samsung, Apple lead as top semiconductor customers in 2015
Samsung Electronics and Apple remained the top semiconductor buyers in 2015, representing 17.7 percent of the market, according to Gartner.
Fresh, new talent
Peter Sondergaard, SVP, Research, Gartner, discusses how organisations can transform their IT teams while still meeting the digital demands of the business today.
Worldwide PC shipments declined 8.3% in Q4 2015
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 75.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2015, an 8.3 percent decline from the fourth quarter of 2014, according to preliminary results by Gartner.
Tipping the scale
In 2014, Gartner coined the term ‘Web-scale IT’ and predicted that by 2017 it will be an architectural approach found functioning in 50 percent of enterprises globally. With the unprecedented rise of an inevitable data-driven world, this IT approach is expected to help businesses achieve the agility, scalability and business growth that meet rising industry demands.
On the horizon
As regional CIOs of enterprises and SMBs alike face budgeting and political struggles to gain backing for their desired initiatives, they find themselves spoiled for choice in terms of exciting, disruptive technologies. Which solutions stand the best chance of catching their eye in the coming year?
What’s in store?
Philippe Fosse, Vice President EMEA Channels, EMC, foresees how the regional IT channel is set to evolve in 2016.