IT security professionals have to find frailties in external security systems before cybercriminals – who can attack at an increasingly fast pace – seek to exploit them. With that in mind, it is paramount that security professionals are aware of common weak points.
MDS UAE acquires eHosting DataFort
MDS UAE has acquired managed services company, eHosting DataFort, from Tecom Investments to offer its customers an enhanced portfolio of solutions.
IBM to sell Elastic Storage in power-based box
IBM will extend its Elastic Storage technology with two new products as the company moves to offer software-defined storage in several forms.
Best of both worlds
As enterprises deploy more and more applications in the cloud, the complexity of deployment, integration and management increases. Many CIOs are finding that integrating cloud services with existing architecture is more difficult than anticipated. CNME throws the spotlight on cloud integration strategies that reduce complexity and IT oversight.
Narrowing the focus
Ramkumar B, President, Value Division, Redington Gulf, discusses the company’s plans for cloud and other focus areas for driving the business.
Rack to the future
Data centre technology is rapidly changing. With the advent of virtualisation and increasing speed and agility may come a sense of impending doom for IT staff. However, more efficient centres do not necessarily mean the end of a robust technical department.
Gartner: 2014 IT spend due 2.1 percent growth
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3.7 trillion in 2014, a 2.1 percent increase from last year, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
HDS introduces new mobility offering
Hitachi Data Systems has announced a new set of technologies in the Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) portfolio that are designed to address the demands businesses are placing on their IT organisations.
Red Hat announces Enterprise Linux 7 release
On 10th June,Red Hat made official the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. The latest release of the company’s flagship platform, RHEL 7 not only lays the foundation for the open hybrid cloud and serves enterprise workloads across converged infrastructures, but it also pushes the operating system beyond today’s position as a commodity platform.
Red Hat adds to OpenStack expertise with eNovance buy
Red Hat is filling out its OpenStack portfolio by acquiring eNovance, a provider of integration services, for approximately $95 million …
Tapping into growth
Derek Tu, Sales Manager, Synology, discusses the region’s potential for storage solutions and the company’s channel strategies with Reseller ME.
Microsoft cuts Azure auto-hosted SharePoint apps service
Microsoft is pulling the plug on a new model of deploying and hosting apps for SharePoint that relied on the company’s Azure platform.
Cisco’s gloomy financials brighten in Q3
Cisco posted lower sales and profit in the third quarter but beat its own forecast, signalling that the company is continuing to work against economic and industry challenges following two earlier weak performances.
IBM to unveil software-defined storage product line
On Monday, IBM will take the wraps off a portfolio of products for software-defined storage, an area where established vendors and startups alike are already claiming the future has arrived.
Actifio extends copy data virtualisation platform
The copy data virtualisation vendor Actifio has expanded its product portfolio, increasing the scope and scale of its enterprise-class data virtualisation …
Building profits
Philippe Ortodoro, Vice President EMEA, WatchGuard Technologies, elaborates on the 10-must-knows for the channel when selling network security.
Dawn of a new era
Held at HKCEC, the eleventh edition of Hong Kong spring electronics fair and the International ICT expo concluded last week, with exhibitors and visitors from all over the world coming together to see the latest products and technologies in these fields. Read on for an overview of the event.
Dimension Data adds Cisco's HCS to UC services
Dimension Data has announced that it is extending its portfolio of cloud-based Unified Communications (UC) services to include Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS).
Gartner: MEA infrastructure spend to hit $3.4 billion
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.
Gartner: MEA infrastructure spend to hit $3.4 billion
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.