The TRA has launched the official mGovernment portal (www.mgov.government.ae) which represents the official resource for all information related to the Smart government initiative at the national level.
7 things marketing wants to say to IT
We caught up with several CMOs and marketing executives to find out what they’d ask of IT if they could speak frankly. Here are their seven key requirements.
5 things to consider when weighing public cloud against private cloud
Jesse Proudman, founder, Blue Box Group, gives five core tenets you should assess when weighing private cloud against public cloud options
UK's GCHQ reportedly infiltrated and attacked hacktivist groups
British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) has reportedly infiltrated hacktivist groups and used denial-of-service and other techniques to disrupt their online activities.
European firms 'waste' £2.4bn on business trip mobile connectivity
European businesses are “wasting at least £2.4 billion a year” on “unmanaged connectivity costs”, according to research.
CIO focus: Hee Hwang, SNU Bundang Hospital, South Korea
The healthcare market in Asia-Pacific is booming and an interesting example of the innovation of the region is reflected in Seoul National University Bundang Hospital’s embrace of SAP HANA as a data warehousing solution.
10 things you need to know about Satya Nadella, Microsoft's new CEO
Unless you’re a committed Microsoft observer, the name Satya Nadella probably doesn’t ring a bell. So who is the man who now becomes Microsoft’s guiding light for the foreseeable future?
Daunting challenges await Nadella as he takes over from Ballmer
Satya Nadella will face a host of problems upon assuming his mantle as Microsoft CEO
Satya Nadella to succeed Ballmer as Microsoft CEO
Microsoft has finally concluded its protracted search and chosen its new CEO: Satya Nadella, who as executive vice president of the company’s Cloud and Enterprise group has successfully steered the shift of the company’s back-end server software and tools to the cloud.
RSA hosts Dubai Security Summit
RSA, the security division of EMC, yesterday hosted its Security Summit, a one day security conference in Dubai aimed at helping organisations address evolving, complex and sensitive security challenges.
Arbor Networks: 36% increase in advanced persistent threats
Arbor Networks has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, which has found a 36 percent increase in organisations targeted by Advanced Persistent Threats.
Enterprise Systems to distribute Brocade solutions
One of Brocade’s main priorities and focus in 2014 will be on strengthening and enabling its regional channel ecosystem and signing this distribution partnership is a big step in this direction.
HID Global announces top 2014 secure identity trends
HID has released its projections for trends that will have the greatest impact on the secure identity industry in 2014.
What the Internet of Things will mean for CIOs
In a recent blog post, Frost & Sullivan analyst Andrew Milroy predicts that more data will be generated by machines, or things, this year than by human beings.
New responsibilities
As more security technologies have made the switch from analogue to Internet Protocol, lines between security and IT have blurred, with CIOs and IT heads becoming increasingly responsible for an organsiation’s security.
Are you ready for fifth generation Wi-Fi?
The fifth generation of Wi-fi has arrived, and it has left organisations with the decision of whether to transition to the newer, faster, wireless networking standard.
Yahoo attack places spotlight on identity management
The attack on Yahoo that started with the theft of user credentials from a third-party database highlights the risk of sharing usernames and passwords across multiple websites.
The 'mobile first' approach
IDC recently predicted that CIOs will be forced to take a ‘mobility first’ approach to building networks, whereby mobility solutions and BYOD policies are integrated into infrastructures. How accurate is this prediction, and is the Middle East really ready to put mobile first?
Open up
Open-source storage solutions that used to be considered extremely niche have been used for various new applications, and these applications are getting users across the world excited about the possibility of doing things a little differently.
Analysing Smart City technology
Smart City technology to grow to USD 20.2 billion by 2020, but organisations need long-lasting IT plans in the next six months, says Condo Protego CEO Andrew Calthorpe