Making the grade

Perhaps one of the most important foundations for any nation’s success is its education system. Endeavouring to meet the high standards of the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi Education Council implemented a modern enterprise management solution to create an integrated system within its networks.

On the move

As the BYOD trend becomes the norm in any office, fresh demands are placed on the enterprise. A range of challenges results for CIOs, chief among them the need to ensure a network is resilient and secure enough to cope with thousands more mobile devices accessing company data.

Brain power

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals’ specialist courses are world-renowned. With formidable alumni including the CEOs of Saudi Aramco and Saudi Electricity Company, the University depends on the first-class delivery of education services, with mobility now at the core of that aim.

Green gadgets

Kenneth Neil, Director, UAskmE, discusses how we can securely and responsibly dispose of our old devices.

AMD launches Opteron A1100 SoC

AMD marks a major step towards delivering choice and innovation in the data centre with the launch of the AMD Opteron A1100 System-on-Chip (SoC), formerly codenamed ‘Seattle’.

UAE companies remain a target of cybercrimes

Cybercrime is on the rise across the globe and will continue to grow at its pace as more citizens and companies utilise internet for their day-to-day business. Companies in the UAE especially are soft targets amongst the cyber criminals due to lack of awareness towards cyber security.

Storage equilibrium

Most organisations who are looking to add Solid-State Drives (SSD) to their storage environment, are often mindful of finding ways to avoid under-provisioning and ensure performance and scalability. However, to meet cost goals and avoid unnecessary spending they should steer away from over-provisioning. Workload profiling can help orgnisations achieve the critical balance.

Diving into the data flood

Virtually every kind of company will eventually have to become a data-driven enterprise. It’s a matter of competition. Here, experts share strategies for making the most of IoT data.

Man of the people

From improving his US house to revamping the IT department at Abu Dhabi University, Mazen Chilet is always looking to upgrade.

At your service

Upholding Dubai’s five-star standards is no easy task. Prasanna Rupasinghe, Director of IT, Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, launched a seamless guest-facing application powered by contemporary IT infrastructure that could deliver first-class HDTV and hotel services.

Bayt.com revamps online platform

The site’s new look, according to the company, features easier job search functionality, new learning tools, and a simple layout, helps professionals advance their career with ease.

Tipping the scale

In 2014, Gartner coined the term ‘Web-scale IT’ and predicted that by 2017 it will be an architectural approach found functioning in 50 percent of enterprises globally. With the unprecedented rise of an inevitable data-driven world, this IT approach is expected to help businesses achieve the agility, scalability and business growth that meet rising industry demands.

Future focused

Jerry Kenelly, CEO, Riverbed Technology, sat down with CNME on his most recent visit to Dubai to discuss his futurist strategy and how going private has impacted the company.

Risky business

On a recent trip to Dubai, Kaspersky Lab’s CEO and Founder Eugene Kaspersky took time out to tell James Dartnell about his greatest cybersecurity concerns for 2016, and the prospects for better threat defence in the enterprise and consumer spaces.

DED to introduce ‘Smart Hall’

The Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai will open a ‘Smart Hall’ where license owners and investors can have round-the-clock access to its business registration and licensing services.

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