An exclusive interview with Mario Georgiou, Regional Partner Director, Juniper Middle East, to learn about the Juniper Partner Advantage (JPA) enhancements, announced last month.

Storage stories
Sofocles Socratous, Vice President, EMEA Sales and Marketing, and Christian V. Assaf, Snr. Sales Manager METAG, from Seagate discuss the recent rebranding along with 2015 roadmap and channel strategy.
Paladion to host Saudi SOC conference
Information risk management firm Paladion Networks will hold its SOC Conference at InterContinental Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 9th February 2015 in association with HP Enterprise Security.

Brocade offers one-year Vyatta trial
Brocade is currently offering a free one-year licence on its Vyatta Controller, with 60 days of free access to 24×7 technical support.

Seagate NAS Pro 4-Bay
With space for four hard disks, the 16TB NAS Pro 4-Bay storage unit is ideal for small businesses. However, Seagate has added a couple of neat features that make the device accessible to the average file hoarder.

Strategising future goals
Partners need to prepare for new opportunities created by Internet of Everything era, as organisations look for strategic support, says Meghan McCarthy, Regional Sales Manager, Partner Organisation and Commercial Segment, Cisco UAE.

Microsoft Q4 buoyed by cloud as profit drops
Cloud services like Azure and Office 365 were once again the stalwarts in Microsoft’s quarterly earnings report, with revenue from those products more than doubling from a year earlier.
Axis, Solink partner for analytics solutions
Network video surveillance firm Axis Communications and Solink are partnering to deliver a fully integrated contextual analytics solution.

Oracle announces updated X5 hardware
Larry Ellison has opened a new front in his battle with Cisco Systems and EMC, launching new Oracle hardware on Wednesday that he claims will be the cheapest on the market.
Clued in
Reseller ME speaks to industry leaders to understand how partners can leverage market trends to sell storage solutions successfully.

Turkish government threatens renewed Twitter ban
Turkey’s government has threatened to block access to Twitter after the company failed to suspend the account of a newspaper who published details of a secret government investigation.

US and UK to step up cyber defence plans
The U.S. and Great Britain are stepping up their collaboration to fight digital threats by planning to launch more attacks against each other to test their defences and deter potential enemies.
WD to highlight ‘Purple’ drives at Intersec
WD will showcase its range of Purple hard drives – which are designed for HD surveillance applications – at Intersec 2015.

Fuelling up
It takes more than just full tanks to keep the UAE up and running. Ali Abdul Aziz Al Ali, Vice President, Information Technology Division, ADNOC Distribution, lets us in on the company’s many projects, and what filling up will look like in the future.

Samsung’s first Tizen phone arrives in India
Samsung Electronics started selling its first Tizen smartphone in India on Wednesday, priced at $92.

The road to 5G
Is 5G a long way away? A lack of unifying standards, complex technology and spectrum auctions, alongside a lack of necessity will only see 5G go mainstream by 2023, but there is already a lot of hype around the technology.

New connections
M2M communications are already being implemented across industries. As we move forward into creating a more connected world, early adopters are looking to streamline the adoption process.

‘Fire drills’ essential in IT security
IT security ‘fire drills’ should be conducted regularly in organisations, in order to understand the appropriate course of action in advance of a breach, says Neil Campbell Group General Manager, Security Business Unit, Dimension Data.
‘Fire drills’ essential in IT security
IT security ‘fire drills’ should be conducted regularly in organisations, in order to understand the appropriate course of action in advance of a breach, says Neil Campbell Group General Manager, Security Business Unit, Dimension Data.

ASUS Fonepad 7 is now available
ASUS Fonepad FE375CXG launches a new addition to the ASUS’s tablet lineup, the new-generation ASUS Fonepad 7 features the intuitive ASUS ZenUI, a 64-bit Intel Atom Z3530 1.33 GHz quad-core CPU and Android 4.4 KitKat operating system with 3G phone functions.