Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff has been named to Cisco’s board of directors, Cisco announced Thursday. “Marc has changed the face …
Rackspace, HP go all in with OpenStack
Rackspace and HP have each brought major portions of their cloud offerings based on the OpenStack code out of beta and into …
Playing catch-up
As infrastructure-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service models gain popularity in the U.S. and Western Europe, adoption amongst Middle East enterprises remains low. …
Data centre design boasts 'world's most efficient cooling system'
A new kind of data centre claiming to employ “the world’s most efficient cooling system” turns the traditionally unbearable “hot aisle” between server racks …
Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking
Oracle said yesterday it has inked a deal to buy software-defined networking vendor Xsigo Systems, in a move that will …
Most firms have no big data plans, survey finds
A majority high-level IT managers and data storage professionals have no plans to deploy big data analytics, according to a …
Steady direction
Logicom Dubai has experienced exponential growth since its inception.
IBM services, hardware revenue falls, while profit grows
For its most recent financial quarter, IBM experienced a drop-off in revenue, though it was able to maintain profit growth. …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
Jumbo savings
Powered by a private cloud, Gulf Air, the principal carrier of Bahrain, has been able to transform itself into a …
Salesforce.com to acquire shared-browsing startup GoInstant
Enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce.com said yesterday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canadian shared-browsing technology startup …
Samsung Series 5 550 Chromebook
A year ago, we saw the first Samsung Chromebook and we were left feeling pretty underwhelmed with it. Not only …
Data centre demand in AP turns positive: Emerson study
A recent vendor study recently indicated that the Asia Pacific region is finally warming up to building date centre infrastructures …
Channelled beginnings
Recently appointed territory channel manager at Brocade, Khaled Kamel tells us about the evolution of the channel and what he …
Citrix launches VDI-in-a box for Middle East SMEs
Citrix Systems, a provider of virtual computing solutions today announced the launch of VDI-in-a-Box in the Middle East, an all-in-one …
Technology leadership is crucial, says SAP
According to a survey conducted at the recent SAP User Group Middle East and North Africa (SUG-MENA) Executive Exchange held …
Citrix launches VDI-in-a-Box in the Middle East
Citrix Systems today announced the Middle East launch of VDI-in-a-Box, an all-in-one virtual desktop solution for small and mid-sized enterprises …
HP to trim 9,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard plans to trim its workforce by about 9,000 in the U.S. as part of its long-term plan to reduce …
New Oracle OpenWorld details give early look at company's plans
Oracle tends to keep a tight lid on the specific announcements it will make each year at the OpenWorld conference …
Smart devices need smart security
The Smart Mobile Computing Devices (SMCDs) such as Blackberry, Android and iPhones are multi-function devices that come equipped with various …