Middle East and North Africa (MENA) enterprise information security and risk management spending will total $1.7 billion in 2020, according to a recent forecast by Gartner.
Saudi Arabia gears up to host Global AI Summit next year
Saudi Arabia has officially announced the Global AI Summit, a new global-level platform to promote the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies.
UAE’s GEMS Education to bolster AI and space science education
GEMS Education has launched five Centres of Excellence designed to promote and create unique experiential learning around emerging technologies.
“5G and AI to bring wealth to future societies”: Huawei founder
The Middle East will become the “world’s highest grounds” for 5G, according Huawei’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei.
Dubai to get first-ever 5G-powered district
Etisalat Digital has partnered with DMCC to transform Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT) into a smart and sustainable 5G-powered district.
A unified approach: how Ivanti’s holistic offerings enable digital transformation
Husni Hammoud, general manager, Ivanti Middle East, discusses how the IT software firm’s holistic offerings on data management and security will enable regional customers’ digital transformation.
Saudi Arabia VC investments to reach $500M annually by 2025
The Saudi Technology Ventures report highlighted that venture capital (VC) investments in Saudi Arabia are growing rapidly, and yearly invested capital has the potential to expand tenfold to $500 million in 2025.
Hitachi Vantara outlines innovation vision through DataOps
Hitachi Vantara has outlined its innovation vision for the emerging practice of DataOps and what it means for customers and partners as they prepare for the world of edge-to-core-to-multicloud during NEXT 2019.
67% of customer engagement will be on smart machines: SAS and Futurum
Futurum Research, sponsored by SAS, the leader in analytics, shared new research called “Experience 2030: The Future of Customer Experience” …
Smart Grids take centre stage at Schneider Electric Mobile Innovation Hub
Schneider Electric has announced the return of its Mobile Innovation Hub at this year’s WETEX, which is currently being held in Dubai.
Riverbed names Rich McBee as new CEO
Riverbed has announced that Rich McBee has been appointed president and CEO to drive the company’s Digital Networking and Digital Experience Management businesses.
Mubadala unveils $250 million fund for Middle East tech startups
With a total of $250 million (AED 918 million), the Mubadala MENA tech funds will capitalise on the growing startup scene in the region while empowering tech talent in the Emirates and across the wider region.
Corent inks partnership with eHosting DataFort on Cloud migration services
Corent Technology has announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with eHosting Datafort (eHDF). eHosting DataFort is a provider of …
Linksys’ mesh routers can now detect motion using Wi-Fi
Linksys Aware detects activity via WiFi signals and sends ‘motion alerts’ to the user through the Linksys App.
SAS releases new product SAS Open Model Manager
SAS, the leading global player in analytics, announced the release of SAS® Open Model Manager at the Analytics Experience conference …
Hikvision Ecosystem Alliance event to enable collaborative technology development
Hikvision has recently hosted the Hikvision Ecosystem Alliance Event 2019, bringing together government end users, technology enterprises, AI technology professionals, system integrators and over 200 CXO level decision-makers.
How to enable cyber resilience within digital organisations
No organisation functions in a zero-risk environment and organisations need to implement strong risk assessment and continuity planning, explains Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting DataFort.
Emircom executive outlines its approach to cloud and strategy for 2020
Head of Transformative Technology Solutions at Emircom, Adnan Kordab, outlines the company’s approach to cloud and their plans for 2020 …
Ingram Micro Experience Zone to fuel UAE AI Strategy 2031
Ingram Micro has recently launched its Experience Zone, which showcases numerous Artificial Intelligence driven Computer Vision and IoT use cases.
UAE telco completes first 5G stand-alone call in MENA
Etisalat has successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G Standalone (SA) call in the UAE and has become the first operator in the MENA region to achieve the milestone.