VMware has announced several new appointments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, appointing new country managers for the UAE and North Africa, Levant, and Egypt, and naming a new head of MENA Partner Organisation.
IBM brings Google’s AI tools to its computers
IBM is merging Google’s artificial intelligence tools with its own cognitive computing technologies, allowing deep-learning systems to more accurately find answers to complex questions or recognise images or voices.
VMware MENA announces executive leadership appointments
VMware has announced several new appointments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, appointing new country managers for the UAE and North Africa, Levant, and Egypt, and naming a new head of MENA Partner Organisation.
Alibaba signs long-term deal with Olympics
Alibaba has signed a 12-year partnership with the organisers of the Olympics to provide cloud and e-commerce services to the games.
Oracle announces Dubai Digital Hub
Oracle has announced the opening of its 400-salesperson ‘Digital Hub’, as well as the expected mid-2017 go-live of its first Middle East data centre in Abu Dhabi.
Redington Value, Huawei partner to develop smart solutions
Redington Value and Huawei have recently signed a partnership deal that will see the two collaborate on the development of cloud and Internet of Things solutions to better support the growing needs of today’s businesses.
Ingram Micro, Trend Micro sign partnership in New Zealand
Ingram Micro Cloud has signed an exclusive partnership with Trend Micro to automate the vendor’s market delivery in New Zealand.
How VoLTE can benefit both operators and end users
Voice over LTE (VoLTE), which enables better quality voice calls on 4G networks, is a winning proposition for both operators and users.
Avaya files for bankruptcy
Communications company Avaya has announced that it filed for Chapter 11 protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Cybersecurity market outlook from RSA
Azeem Aleem, Director, Advanced Cyber Defence Practice EMEA, RSA, talks about the trends that will shape the cybersecurity landscape this year.
GSD GM shares plans to be top IBM VAD in GCC
Gulf Software Distribution’s General Manager, Philippe de Mazieres, outlines the company’s first year of operations and plans for 2017. Gulf …
IBM inventors received over 8,000 patents in 2016
The company’s 2016 patent output covers a diverse range of inventions in artificial intelligence and cognitive computing, cognitive health, cloud, cybersecurity and other strategic growth areas for the company.
How can log management solutions enhance data analysis?
Exponential growth of Big Data and analytics has sparked the need for businesses to collect, store and manage this data, as well as having the tools available to accurately analyse it in real-time. How can an efficient log management solution enhance this process?
Dubai Municipality becomes SDN-equipped
The Dubai Municipality is mandated to fulfill the ambitions of Smart Dubai. Determined to modernise the organisation’s IT environment, the government arm’s IT team has set about consolidating its infrastructure.
Mimecast, Bulwark Technologies host partner enablement event
Mimecast Limited along with Bulwark Technologies, has recently held a Partner Education and Enablement Day event for IT resellers in the Middle East region.
IoT vulnerabilities open up new possibilities to hackers
Vinod Vasudevan, Co-founder and CTO, Paladion. discusses the rise of a new era where organisations and individuals alike are exposed to security risks and vulnerabilities brought by connected technologies.
Emerson Network Power rebrands as Vertiv, appoints new CEO
Emerson Network Power, a global provider of mission-critical infrastructure technologies for data centres, communication networks, and commercial and industrial environments, has now officially been rebranded as Vertiv.
What makes a successful managed security service provider?
Tarek Jundi, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, Intel Security, elaborates on the factors required to be a successful managed security service provider.
King Abdulaziz University named a Red Hat Academy partner
Red Hat has announced that the King Abdulaziz University has been signed as a Red Hat Academy Partner in Saudi Arabia.
Sophos launches new partner initiatives for SMBs
Sophos has launched a special training and incentive initiative for channel partners is designed to enable them to address small and medium businesses as a focus for their go-to-market activities.