Equinix details new partner programme

Cloud and data centre solutions firm Equinix has launched a partner programme last year, further cementing their commitment to their channel partners. The company’s Director for EMEA Channel Sales Eric Saillard sat with Reseller ME to discuss the dynamics and advantages of the new programme.

Telefonica, Fortinet team up to offer MSS

Telefonica and Fortinet have recently announced a strategic alliance agreement that will add Fortinet’s Security Fabric architecture into Telefonica’s portfolio of managed security services (MSS).

Bridging the gap

Chris Chelliah, Group Vice President and Chief Architect, Core Technology and Cloud, Oracle Asia Pacific, discusses how hybrid cloud is blurring the lines between public and private cloud capabilities.

Taking off

The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority sits at the centre of one of this country’s most important strategic verticals. Responsible for the navigation, safety and international services of aviation activity, the GCAA needed a centralised reporting tool and mobile app to connect airlines, pilots and engineers.

Huawei partners with SamTech

Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SamTech Middle East, a regional systems integrator specialising in smart vehicle tracking systems, to develop integrated solutions for the regional transport sector.

EMC survey reveals top IT challenges faced by businesses

EMC has recently revealed the results of a new UAE-based study, which exposed increasing concerns among business and IT leaders over the inadequacy of their current IT infrastructure and the skills of IT professionals as organisations plan to run a customer-focused business.

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.

Faster than fast

When will 100 GbE become a necessity for the enterprise? Is the Middle East ready for it and will it suffer if it does not opt for the standard in the coming years?

A whole new network

With the evolution of IT, the network has undoubtedly changed from what it was a decade ago. Enterprise organisations need to look at upgrading their network management and monitoring tools to keep up with more demanding network activities.

Two-way street

Huawei recently hosted its Partner Summit 2016 at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah, where it announced the latest developments in its ‘Transforming together’ strategy for its Middle East partners.

Fortinet unveils Security Fabric

Fortinet has unveiled its Security Fabric, an integrated, collaborative, and adaptive architecture designed to deliver distributed security for global enterprises providing protections against threats from IoT and remote devices, through the infrastructure core, and into the cloud.

Safety first

Mid-March saw Huawei’s return to technology showpiece CeBit in Germany, with a booth that engulfed most of Hannover Exhibition Centre’s Hall 2. There, they put an emphasis on ‘Safe Cities’, making it clear that the Middle East is in their sights for a range of new solutions.

Turning security inside out

Intel Security’s Raj Samani on his company’s commitment to help customers address the increasingly urgent need to shorten response time and simplified threat defence strategies.

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