Huawei Enterprise’s Middle East vice president and managing director Alaa Elshimy explores why organisations need a forward-thinking and collaborative approach …
Citrix acquires Internet traffic management player Cedexis
Citrix has announced the acquisition of Cedexis, a real-time data-driven service for dynamically optimising the flow of traffic across public …
DXB bags a “world first” with modular data centre completion
The project was led by Dubai Airports and delivered by Huawei in just over 400 days, to coincide with UAE’s month of innovation being observed throughout February.
Technological developments must not leave the poor behind
Smart technologies are as important for the poor as they are for the hugely rich, according to a panel discussion held at the World Government Summit yesterday.
Ex-Samsung CTO joins Google to lead IoT business
Alphabet Inc’s Google has appointed Injong Rhee, former CTO of Samsung Electronics Co, to head its Internet of Things business. …
Oracle announces Saudi data centre plans
Oracle has announced plans to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, with a new data centre in Saudi Arabia. The company’s …
How a Google game console could take on Xbox, PlayStation, and Steam
It’s called “Yeti,” and it’s the code name attached to an intriguing rumour about Google’s gaming ambitions that emerged this week.
When to use blockchain for security purposes
Blockchain has the potential to improve encryption and authentication, and that could be good news for IoT security and DDoS protection.
Redington Value onboards cybersecurity vendor PhishRod
Cybersecurity vendor for phishing readiness and security awareness automation PhishRod has signed up with Redington Gulf to be its authorised …
Bitdefender inks distribution deal with Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro has signed a distribution agreement with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity technology company. Through this agreement, Ingram Micro is …
Software developers prefer learning over money: survey
Developers prefer education from a developer ecosystem over money, according to a recent survey from Accenture.
Five awesome Android features you should know about
It’s easy to become obsessed with the next big update to Android and what we want Google to add, but …
DIFC Courts launches region-first paperless trials
DIFC Courts has become the first court in the Middle East to introduce a new cloud-based technology to allow court …
What is a VPN and which are the best ones on the market?
Choosing the right virtual private network (VPN) service is no simple task. A VPN should keep your internet usage private and secure, …
ManageEngine strengthens endpoint security offering
ManageEngine has announced that it is strengthening its endpoint management offering by bringing Patch Manager Plus to the cloud.
Intel plans to replace hard drives
Intel plans to hit the hard drive harder with its one-two punch of Optane and NAND SSDs this year: The goal is to knock local storage entirely out of the PC, and into the cloud.
Saudi Arabia IT spend to reach $40 billion
Saudi Arabia’s IT spend in 2018 will reach the value of $40 billion as the government increases its focus on innovation and cloud technology to drive forward digitalisation, said the president of Microsoft Middle East & Africa.
Infoblox gets new chief information officer
Infoblox has announced that it has appointed Brad Bell as chief information officer (CIO) of Infoblox.
Gulf Software Distribution appoints new general manager
Gulf Software Distribution, the value-added distributor of IBM Software Solutions, has appointed Gareth Hansford as the new general manager across …
Emirates NBD announces executive appointment duo
Miguel Rio Tinto has been appointed chief information officer (CIO) to lead the Group’s IT division, and Evans Munyuki has been appointed as chief digital officer (CDO) to lead the Group’s newly established Digital Office.