Help AG, an information security services and solutions provider in the Middle East, has signed a new partnership agreement with BeyondTrust.
Bit9 + Carbon Black joins IBM Security App Exchange community
Bit9 + Carbon Black has launched the Carbon Black App for IBM QRadar, which provides a solution for integrating the Carbon Black endpoint threat detection and response solution with IBM security intelligence technology.
Facebook founder to venture into AI in 2016
In a recent Facebook post by the social media site founder Mark Zuckerberg, he announced his intention to work on an Artificial Intelligence system to help him manage his work and home.
Art of marketing
Juniper Networks recently hosted its ‘Partner Marketing Academy’ get-together in Amsterdam for a selection of its prized channel partners from the EMEA region. We bring you the highlights of the event.
Ushering in the value
Graham Porter, MENA Channel Manager, NetApp, explains how the company plans to enhance market visibility by working closely with partners.
NetApp to acquire SolidFire
NetApp has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SolidFire for $870 million in cash.
WD launches My Cloud OS 3
WD has introduced enhancements to its family of My Cloud® personal storage devices, including a new, redesigned My Cloud OS 3 operating system, software developer kit (SDK) enabling enhanced app integration and a dual-drive My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage offering faster processing performance.
Keep it in sync
While cloud computing has proven to be beneficial for many organisations, IT departments have been slow to trust the cloud for business-critical Microsoft SQL Server workloads.
Sage advice
Bilal Husain needs a keen eye for detail. The Head of Technology, Finance and Operations for Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Economy and Planning has honed his broad capabilities at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and has been called upon countless times to act in an advisory capacity for his country’s government.
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?
The power of one
Commvault has recently launched the next-generation of its product portfolio, which it says, delivers a broad spectrum of innovation to help customers address data management challenges. We caught up the company’s Chairman, President and CEO, Robert Hammer during his maiden visit to Dubai.
Cash in a flash
When Kuwait Credit Bank introduced a new loan scheme for women in 2011, it received unprecedented and unmanageable demand in its branches. CIO Tariq Al-Usaimi was compelled to create an artificial intelligence solution that slashed the loan approval time to an astonishing 90 seconds.
Driving transformation
Vahé Torossian, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Small and Midmarket Solutions and Partners (SMS&P), Microsoft, on how partners should stay relevant in a cloud-driven ecosystem.
TechAccess signs distribution agreement with Commvault
TechAccess, the value-added distributor operating in the Middle East, North Africa, LEVANT and Pakistan, has signed a distribution agreement with Commvault, a global player in data protection and information management solutions.
Key to success
As customers’ requirements go beyond a single point product, partners are increasingly looking to scale up through solution selling. We take a look at how the regional IT channel can move towards this business model in the most effective manner.
What’s in store?
Philippe Fosse, Vice President EMEA Channels, EMC, foresees how the regional IT channel is set to evolve in 2016.
Flash forward
Mohammed Dualeh, Regional Sales Manager –MENA, Pure Storage, writes about what IT managers ought to know about all-flash storage systems
Telcos as content providers –but why?
The telcos of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are beginning to converge their traditional abilities and the delivery of attractive and compelling content is opening up valuable new revenue streams.
Cashing in
Reseller ME examines the opportunities for channel partners when deploying Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications and how they can profit in this space.
Path to protection
When it comes to IT security, the writing has been on the wall for some time. What lessons can be learned from 2015, as even more high profile organisations have fallen victim to cyber-attacks? And what lies in store for the year ahead?