In line with its strategy to add more value back to the channel and tap the SMB market, the regional …
Global IT spending to see 2013 boost
Businesses purchasing new devices and investing in security and storage management tools should boost overall IT spending during 2013, according …
Dropbox users face weekend frustration
The weekend saw Dropbox users frustrated by issues with syncing and uploading files, as well as creating shareable links. The …
Cloud, mobile and BI skills to lead technology hiring in 2013
IT hiring in 2013 will focus on jobs involving cloud computing, mobile technology and business intelligence, said staffing professionals. But …
The value of deconstructing roles into skills
I am constantly amazed at the “hit and miss” approach many organisations have in relation to recruiting IT staff. At …
Ditching restrictions
File sharing is a critical, sensitive and valuable task for companies in all verticals. It’s costly, involves patching, management, and …
A new world
The rise of virtualisation and cloud has revolutionised the data centre. With many touting 2013 as the year of cloud …
Cloud service partnerships to boom in 2013
Cloud service providers will seek out partnerships to offer a wider breadth of services that customers are increasingly demanding, a new report …
Lenovo and EMC target SMBs with LenovoEMC collaboration
Two major IT brands, Lenovo and EMC, have collaborated on storage products in the SMB market by creating joint …
Blue Coat outlines top 5 BYOD traffic disruptors
Blue Coat has identified its Top 5 bring your own device (BYOD) traffic disruptors – activities and content sites that …
EMC: Big Data will be key in 2013
Organisations that adopt Big Data in 2013 will create value and competitive differentiation, while those which do not will stagnate. …
Windows 8 shifts 60m licenses
Microsoft has sold more than 60 million Windows 8 licenses so far, a number that is “roughly” in line with …
AMD shows off Windows 8 tablet with upcoming Tamesh chip
Advanced Micro Devices showed off a Windows 8 tablet running the company’s upcoming tablet chip code-named Temash, which the company …
Meta Byte unveils new virtualisation solution
The regional solutions provider Meta Byte Technologies has unveiled its brand new solution to enhance virtualisation performance in desktop and …
Turnaround time
Following a year of tribulations, HP finished 2012 on a high at its Discover 2012 conference in Frankfurt with what …
Better together
Dubai Municipality is renowned as one of the government’s most innovative entities, particularly in its work transforming standard city services …
SaaS in 2013: Companies and trends to watch
As 2013 begins, the SaaS (software as a service) market is set to heat up even more, as well as …
2013 IT spending forecasts look upbeat
As the economy improves and at least some of the concerns about the so-called U.S. “fiscal cliff” are resolved, desire …
Twitter valued at $11bn based on 2014 IPO
Popular micro-blogging website Twitter could be valued at $11 billion if it goes public in 2014, according to a report …
Half of business networks breached by personal devices in 2012
Over half of the UK’s business IT networks (51 percent) were breached during 2012 due to employees using their personal …