Microsoft is pulling the plug on a new model of deploying and hosting apps for SharePoint that relied on the company’s Azure platform.
IDC cuts 2014 IT spending forecast
A slowdown in the growth rate for tablet and mobile phone sales and economic uncertainty in emerging markets are putting a damper on global IT spending, according to IDC.
MoFA calling
With the security and reputation of the UAE at stake, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ IT department knew it had to implement a secure communications channel for its delegates. A project that began in 2012 now sees 69 UAE foreign embassies connected to a secure WAN, which has made huge operational savings, and ensures sleepless nights for MoFA’s IT team.
Virtual lock down
Virtualisation has made the data centre a more flexible and agile place. However, the trade-off in this software-defined shift is a measure of complexity when it comes to protecting our data. Enterprises must reconsider their protection strategy to reflect the new, virtualised world.
Cisco’s gloomy financials brighten in Q3
Cisco posted lower sales and profit in the third quarter but beat its own forecast, signalling that the company is continuing to work against economic and industry challenges following two earlier weak performances.
BlackBerry opens management of its smartphones to rivals
BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties.
GISEC turns the spotlight on crucial security tactics
In the wake of increasing global cybercrimes and cyber-attacks, the importance of information security as the top priority of governments, …
IBM to unveil software-defined storage product line
On Monday, IBM will take the wraps off a portfolio of products for software-defined storage, an area where established vendors and startups alike are already claiming the future has arrived.
Actifio extends copy data virtualisation platform
The copy data virtualisation vendor Actifio has expanded its product portfolio, increasing the scope and scale of its enterprise-class data virtualisation …
Oxygen and Fortinet conduct training for partners
Oxygen and Fortinet came together to conduct training for its key channel partners across Saudi Arabia. The training covered areas such as the evolution of threats, types of attacks, defense options as well as debuted the introduction of four new distributed FortiDDoS security appliances.
Etisalat Presents Digital Connect
The enterprise is changing as the Internet has revolutionised traditional infrastructures. The rise of trends such as cloud, big data and mobility has caused for a rethink on how a business approaches its ICT operations.
As a result, organisations are at an important tipping point and have decisions to make. Should they be in the cloud? Should they be outsourcing non-core business functions? Should they allow employees to bring their own devices to work? And where does security come into play?
Building profits
Philippe Ortodoro, Vice President EMEA, WatchGuard Technologies, elaborates on the 10-must-knows for the channel when selling network security.
Huawei Partner Summit: CONNICT
Channel partners came together at Huawei’s annual partner summit held last month to learn the latest on the company’s channel programme and initiatives.
Etisalat hosting 'Digital Connect' conference on 5th May
Etisalat is hosting its ‘Digital Connect’ event on the morning of 5th May at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Dubai.
Dimension Data acquires Nexus
Dimension Data today announced that it has acquired 100 percent of Nexus for an undisclosed sum.
Microsoft completes $7.2B Nokia acquisition
Microsoft has officially closed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s handset business, welcoming approximately 30,000 new employees to its rolls.
CommVault introduces PartnerAdvantage programme enhancements
CommVault has announced new enhancements to its PartnerAdvantage programme, including data protection, archiving, mobility and cloud services.
Huawei predicts eight billion smartphone users by 2025
Eight billion people will use smartphones and 100 billion terminals will be interconnected via the internet by 2025, according to Chinese ICT multinational Huawei.
Scaling up
Reseller ME chats with Matt Haynes, Director, WW Channel Strategy for Hosted Cloud Services, Microsoft and Karim Kalaawi, Hosting Lead, Middle East and Africa Headquarters, Microsoft on the company’s hosting services.
Dell launches virtual storage accelerator
Dell has released a new virtualised storage accelerator appliance called Fluid Cache for SAN, designed to help customers keep data-intensive applications working quickly under load.