Middle East and North Africa (MENA) IT spending is projected to reach $155 billion in 2018, a 3.4 percent increase …
8 essential roles for a successful digital transformation
CIOs scouring the earth to fill technical roles are likely ignoring the “medium digital” skills required to round out their digital transformations. Here are the lesser-known digital roles CIOs should target.
Omantel teams up with Huawei for Smart City initiatives
The launch of the Smart City initiative is in line with the ‘Omantel 3.0’ strategy, which aims to revolutionise smart living and working digital services by enhancing security and improving business efficiencies, as well as revamping end user experiences across the many facets of the community.
GCC firms to increase investments on digital transformation: study
Two in three large enterprises in the Arab Gulf region intend to devote at least five percent of its annual revenue to digitisation of operations, according to a Microsoft research.
Snap up $1 from its IPO price
Snap Inc has celebrated its first anniversary as a publicly traded company on Friday, however, things are not quite what they envisioned when they bought shares in the hottest tech IPO in years.
Ingram Micro becomes Palo Alto’s regional cloud services aggregator
Regional technology distributor Ingram Micro has signed a cloud services aggregation agreement with security firm Palo Alto Networks for the …
Industry incumbents strike back: c-suite report
CXOs believe incumbent organisations – rather than new entrants – are leading the disruption in their industry, according to a new global c-suite study by IBM.
Botnets shift focus to credential abuse: report
The State of the Internet/Security Report released by Akamai Technologies that analysed more than 7.3 trillion bot requests per month, found a sharp increase in the threat of credential abuse, with more than 40 percent of login attempts being malicious.
CIO change agents: the art of the IT turnaround
CIOs from energy, education, technology and sanitation enterprises discuss how they changed the culture of their IT departments to pave the way for digital transformations.
Abu Dhabi promotes culture with new digital platforms
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has launched a new digital initiative, which will …
STC seals 5G partnership with Cisco
The joint effort aims to facilitate STC’s transformation into a digital service provider and supports the pivotal role it plays in enabling Saudi Arabia’s 2030 Vision.
Vodafone sells major stake of Qatari operations
Vodafone has reportedly sold 51 percent stake in its Qatari operations to its existing partner, the Qatar Foundation, for a total sum of $348.2 million (EUR 301 million).
The Galaxy S9 is just the calm before the next big thing
The Galaxy S9 may be visually indistinguishable from the Galaxy S8, but there’s no reason to think the company has lost its innovation edge.
How Microsoft, GCC end users and AI experts are solving global issues
Microsoft is currently highlighting the ways that the Middle East’s end-users can tackle some of the world’s most pressing issues …
Converse in a foreign language with this handy device
Whatever you do, don’t compare Waverly Labs’ Pilot to the Babelfish from Douglas Adams’ novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: Although you stick both in your ear to follow what’s being said in a foreign language, that’s where the similarity ends.
UAE leads the world in fibre optic connectivity
The UAE has ranked first for having the highest Fiber to the Home (FTTH) penetration among all its global counterparts.
Dubai drivers will no longer have to worry about lost keys
Imagine walking towards your SUV in the car park of a Dubai shopping mall and hearing the welcome sound of it unlocking itself – without having to press a button.
Why smart glasses going mainstream cause IT headaches
As the use of smart glasses becomes more ubiquitous in the workplace, the challenges for IT departments and, indeed, for enterprises generally will grow.
UAE Ministry of Economy launches smart e-platform for SMEs
H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, has launched a new electronic platform to help serve …
ManageEngine’s ME user conference to focus on cybersecurity
ManageEngine will host its seventh Middle East User Conference in Dubai from February 27 to 28, 2017 at the Address …