The AWS Summit in Dubai brought technologists in the Middle East together to connect, collaborate, and learn more about the AWS Cloud and the way organisations in the region are leveraging the cloud to innovate and grow.
Cybercriminals crack cloud server honeypots within 52 seconds: report
Sophos has announced the findings of its report, Exposed: Cyberattacks on Cloud Honeypots, which revealed that cybercriminals attacked one of the cloud server honeypots in the study within 52 seconds of the honeypot going live in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Barracuda Networks on achieving total email protection
As an integral communication and collaboration tool for any organisation across the globe, email remains an attractive attack vector for cybercriminals. Husni Hammoud, general manager, Middle East, CEE and Turkey, Barracuda Networks, discusses how organisations can stay one step ahead of the bad guys.
Site24x7 announces new cost analytics platform for the public cloud
Site24x7 has announced the general availability of Site24x7 CloudSpend, its cost analytics solution for public cloud platforms.
Nexign to empower digital partnerships in telecom market
Nexign has announced new capabilities to its product portfolio that will empower communications service providers (CSPs) to build digital partnerships and collaborate more efficiently, with other industry players, on a global level.
We’re most open and complete cloud firm: Oracle SVP
The head of Oracle’s cloud business group has said the firm offers greater openness and variety than its largest cloud …
Risky business: the risk perception and privacy challenges of the cloud
The cloud is everywhere today. However, many organisations as well as individuals still don’t fully trust the nature of the cloud. Security correspondent Daniel Bardsley speaks to experts about the risk perception and privacy challenges of the cloud.
Gartner Reveals Seven Digital Disruptions CIOs May Not See Coming
Analysts to Explore Digital Disruption at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2019, March 4-6 in Dubai
NetApp seeks to increase footprint in the UAE
NetApp may open an office in Abu Dhabi as it focuses on growing its market share in the Gulf region after what it admits has been a mixed picture over the years.
“Completely automated, completely autonomous” – Oracle OpenWorld 2018
Cloud and infrastructure giant Oracle used its OpenWorld 2018 conference in San Francisco to spotlight the ways it will embed …
Cloud misconfigrations leave enterprises vulnerable to data loss: study
McAfee has released its Cloud Adoption and Risk Report, which analysed billions of events in anonymised customers production cloud use to assess the current state of cloud deployments and to uncover risks.
IBM acquires open source firm Red Hat in a “game-changing” deal
Deal accelerates IBM’s high-value business model, making IBM the #1 hybrid cloud provider in an emerging $1 trillion growth market
Oracle OpenWorld: Hurd sees AI as creating, not destroying, jobs
The growth of artificial intelligence is so central to digital technology that by 2025 AI will be included in all cloud applications, the CEO of Oracle has predicted.
Oracle OpenWorld: UAE to get stronger data capabilities
Oracle is strengthening its cloud data centre facilities in the UAE as it launches its new-generation cloud offering, the company’s executive chairman, Larry Ellison, has announced.
Emitac CEO on why data is king in the journey to the cloud
Emitac’s recently appointed CEO Gautham Raj on top priorities that take precedence for the firm over the next few quarters.
Veeam on ushering enterprise customers to the intelligent data era
With a planned global growth of $2.2 billion by 2022, senior executives at intelligent data management software vendor Veeam give …
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 enhances network capabilities
Red Hat has announced the general availability of Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6, the latest release of its agentless open …
The big picture: why cloud systems need a security boost
The cloud is getting bigger and bigger, as a glance at the revenue figures for some of the biggest providers demonstrates vividly.
How technology will tell you who’s who at the Royal Wedding
Guests will be identified in real time and tagged with biographical information through the GrayMeta data analysis platform and the Amazon Rekognition video and image analysis service.
Apple inches closer to becoming first $1 trillion company
Apple is reportedly on the verge of becoming the first $1 trillion publicly listed US firm, according to Reuters.