David Postel, Partner and Alliances Leader, Red Hat MEA, discusses key aspects to building an open source technology practice in the region.
IoT: Invasive or invaluable?
The Internet of Things is forecast to be a pivotal and pervasive tech trend in the coming years. The power to connect almost any physical object to the Internet could bring huge benefits for the enterprise, but what are its pitfalls? How can Middle Eastern organisations overcome security and privacy concerns to realise the benefits of the IoT?
Calling the shots
Having taken over the Middle East business at the beginning of this year, Richard Noujaim, Managing Director, MEA, Arrow ECS, says partners can look forward to the distributor’s proprietary cloud platform, ArrowSphere among other things in 2015.
Open for business
IT is heading towards being something more akin to a utility service, transformed by OpenStack’s open standardised cloud architecture, which will improve interoperability and render vendor lock-in a thing of the past.
Dial D for digital
How can telecom operators offer a more integrated omnichannel experience and develop new products and services to meet the needs of their customers?
A brave, new, software-defined world
As the mobile-cloud era escalates, so do businesses’ expectations of IT. Today, there are millions of applications and billions of users expecting everything within the business to work without a hitch – but that’s not all. They also want to be able to work anywhere, on any device and with complete peace of mind that business data is secure.
ISIT, SNIA Europe announce success of first SNIA ME Academy
ISIT and the Storage Networking Industry Association of Europe (SNIA Europe), has announced that the pioneering edition of the ‘SNIA Middle East Academy,’ has concluded on a high-note.
Cisco to demonstrate ‘real life’ Smart City scenarios at GITEX 2015
Cisco has recently announced its participation at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week, with an expanded and focused presence this year.
Cisco to demonstrate IoE digital business transformation at GITEX
Cisco has recently announced its participation at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week, with an expanded and focused presence this year.
Ajman Bank to deploy EMC storage and virtualisation solutions
EMC Middle East, an affiliate of EMC Corporation, recently announced that Ajman Bank has selected EMC’s storage solutions to redefine its IT infrastructure.
BT Al Saudia partners with Vision Solutions
BT Al Saudia will distribute and provide technical support for Vision Solutions’ Double Take products in Saudi Arabia, as part of a recently announced reseller partnership between the two companies.
Apple and Cisco partner to optimise collaboration tools
Apple and Cisco announced a partnership to create a fast lane for iOS business users by optimising Cisco networks for iOS devices and apps, integrating iPhone with Cisco enterprise environments, and providing unique collaboration on iPhone and iPad.
F5 Networks appoints new Head of Worldwide Sales
F5 Networks has announced that John DiLullo has joined the company as the new Head of Worldwide sales, leading its global sales organisation.
Middle East digitisation in IoE era to take centre stage at GITEX 2015
GITEX Technology Week 2015 will mark its 35th anniversary by showcasing live demonstrations of next generation technology solutions that will drive Middle East business transformation in the Internet of Things (IoT) and emerging Internet of Everything (IoE) era.
EMC Federation expands partnership with SAP
The EMC Federation, including newly acquired Virtustream, has announced new innovations, partner programmes and customers across its Hybrid Cloud portfolio.
Cirpack to exhibit unified communications solution at GITEX Technology Week
Cirpack, a cloud telephony and core network software editor, will be presenting its unified communications solution and its IMS platform for telecom operators and cloud service providers at the 35th edition of GITEX Technology Week.
VMWare appoints Jean-Pierre Brulard as new SVP and GM for EMEA
VMware has announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Brulard as Senior Vice President and General Manager of EMEA.
ATA to present new solutions and products at GITEX 2015
ATA, a company specialised in the design and manufacturing of electronic and metrological devices for taxis, recently announced their participation at GITEX 2015 to introduce their innovative and design line of products.
OpenStack company Mirantis receives $100 million investment
Mirantis, a pure play OpenStack company, has acquired a $100 million investment from Goldman Sachs.
GWAVA to take part in GITEX 2015
GWAVA has announced its participation to GITEX Technology Week 2015, where it aims to feature its unified archiving solution for email, social and mobile digital communication.