IBM and Red Hat have recently expanded their long-standing relationship, which to enable customers benefit from the combined power of both companies’ technologies in private and public clouds.
F5 Networks announces new multi-cloud service offerings
F5 Networks has announced the launch of BIG-IP Cloud Edition, enabling customers to “quickly deploy critical application services for every app and any environment.”
Redington Value partners with Nutanix to deliver enterprise cloud solutions
Value-added distributor Redington Value has signed a regional distribution contract with Nutanix, an enterprise cloud computing vendor, for the Middle …
Unify unveils cloud services platform in the UAE
Asif Khan, distribution manager, Middle East and Africa (MEA), Unify, shares details about the firm’s recently launched cloud services platform …
SAP’s public cloud data centre goes live in Saudi Arabia
The landmark launch of the SAP public cloud data centre, the centerpiece of SAP’s 4-year SAR 285 million Saudi investment plan, was announced at SAP NOW, a signature event in Riyadh.
Amazon to double credit line as cloud revenue jumps 49%
Amazon.com is more than doubling its line of credit to $7 billion as it takes steps to fuel revenue growth, including …
UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.
V2 Public Cloud offering goes live in Saudi Arabia
Virtual Vision (V2), has officially opened services for V2 Public Cloud – a public cloud offering based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) initiated in partnership with CloudSigma and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
StarLink urges partners to bet on hybrid cloud prospects
At regional value-added distributor StarLink’s annual partner event, the firm urged its channel community to take advantage of its latest …
Omani firms believe cloud can help to displace competitors: study
C-level executives and business leaders in Oman overwhelmingly agree on cloud computing’s positive and transformative impact, according to new findings released today.
Ingram Micro becomes Palo Alto’s regional cloud services aggregator
Regional technology distributor Ingram Micro has signed a cloud services aggregation agreement with security firm Palo Alto Networks for the …
Etisalat pushes to “cloudify the network” with new consortium
Etisalat has announced its plans to work with a consortium of global technology leaders to introduce a new vendor agnostic platform that will aim to provide cloud telecom infrastructure to host emerging futuristic technologies and services.
Saudi Arabia leads GCC’s concern for data security in cloud
A recent study commissioned by F5 Networks, and conducted by research agency Think Positive, revealed that the biggest cloud concern …
SonicWall unveils new capture cloud engine
SonicWall has revealed that a new Capture Cloud engine has discovered hundreds of new malware variants not seen before by …
Alibaba cracks top five global cloud market share
Alibaba has entered the top five cloud infrastructure services providers in terms of market share following 104 percent growth in …
How iSolutions is making its mark in the UAE cloud industry
Ahmed Eid, CEO of iSolutions, looks back on a successful debut year for the firm in the UAE, following its …
SAP America to snap up cloud-focused firm
German business software group SAP SE has announced on Monday that its unit SAP America Inc will purchase cloud-based firm …
Multi-cloud environments, automation fuel digital shift: study
EMEA organisations are now more than ever heavily focused on building the foundation necessary for application-driven digital transformation, according to …
Global public cloud spending set to skyrocket
Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is forecast to reach $160 billion in 2018, representing an increase of 23.2 percent over 2017.
Exclusive Networks director on driving cloud solutions
Patrick van Arendonk, director, Cloud First, Exclusive Networks Group, elaborates on how the firm aims to assist partners on their …