Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf’s Director for its Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, explains why cloud is a game changer for SMEs, and how the firm’s Azure services are geared towards this market segment.
Cutting security budget corners
Security pros provide advice on where to focus your efforts when money is unexpectedly short on supply
Spatial intelligence, soccer and security monitoring
Vinod Vasudevan, Co-founder and CTO, Paladion, explains why, to improve security monitoring, we need to enhance SOCs with spatial intelligence.
Learning curve
At its annual conference Ellucian Live, the higher education software vendor previewed its new technology platform and announced its plans to move aggressively into the embryonic competency-based education market. Jeevan Thankappan caught up with John Kopcke, CTO of Ellucian, to talk about the company’s technology strategy.
Channel centric
Having joined Juniper Networks as Director Partner Sales, Middle East and Africa, earlier this year, Claire Jones shares company updates and the way forward for channel partners.
Veeam puts spotlight on availability in the digital era
During the recently held VeeamOn Forum that took place at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, industry experts discussed how digital transformation is impacting businesses in the Middle East and the growing importance of availability for the ‘Always-on’ business.
IDC calls for increased proactivity around security
A recent IT security survey of Middle East organisations conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) identified the top three threats to enterprise security.
Cisco to showcase solutions at Kuwait information security event
Cisco has announced its participation at Kuwait Info Security Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at Radisson Blue Hotel, under the patronage of the Central Agency for Information Technology on 11th to 12th May.
Kodak Alaris appoints new president
Kodak Alaris has appointed Rick Costanzo as the new President and General Manager of the company’s Information Management (IM) division.
A10 Networks inks distribution deal with Ingram Micro
A10 Networks has announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro in the Middle East.
Migration Made easy
Six years after implementing an Oracle ERP solution, Oasis Investment Company knew it was time for a change. However, for …
IBM expands flash storage portfolio
IBM has announced an expansion of its flash storage portfolio to help clients more quickly extract value from data so it can be turned into a competitive advantage.
Productive alliances
Formed in 2007, Easy Solutions is a security company providing end-to-end multi-channel fraud prevention for enterprises. With a strong presence in emerging markets such as Latin America, Middle East and Africa, the vendor prides itself of having a 100 percent channel-focused approach.
Interactive Intelligence deploys Red Hat OpenStack and Ceph
Red Hat has announced that Interactive Intelligence has moved its all-in-one omnichannel customer engagement cloud service, Communications as a Service (CaaS), to an OpenStack and Ceph-based private cloud from Red Hat.
Qualys highlights new technologies at annual conference
Qualys has showcased the latest technologies at the Qualys Security Conference (QSC) that recently took place at the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai.
Intel Security report reveals need to improve cloud security
Intel Security has recently released ‘Blue Skies Ahead? The State of Cloud Adoption,’ a global report advocating the need for technology vendors to help businesses, governments and consumers understand the implications surrounding the growing adoption of the cloud.
Reseller ME names Partner Excellence Awards’ judging panel
Reseller Middle East has announced the panel of judges for its upcoming Partner Excellence Awards, which will be held on 25th May 2016 at Jumeirah Emirates Towers. Now in its seventh edition, the awards programme has, over the years, been one of the most anticipated event in the regional channel community.
‘Dell Technologies’ to emerge from Dell-EMC merger
Michael Dell today announced at EMC World 2016 that once its $67 billion merger with EMC has closed, the new company will be called ‘Dell Technologies’.
Huawei solidifies commitment to partner ecosystem
Huawei has announced the latest channel developments in its ‘Transforming Together 2.0’ strategy for the Middle East during its Partner Summit 2016.
StorIT, Commvault ink distribution deal
According to the agreement, StorIT will promote and distribute Commvault’s range of solutions for data protection, backup and recovery; cloud and infrastructure management; and retention and compliance through its extensive channel network of value-added resellers and systems integrators across the region.