VMware has announced that Amadeus IT Group has deployed an enterprise private cloud based on VMware Integrated OpenStack to support digital transformation initiatives.
Microsoft’s Necip Ozyucel: MENA cloud training essential
Necip Ozyucel, cloud and enterprise business group lead, Microsoft Gulf, tells CNME why he believes cloud training is now more …
Riverbed partner programme to increase focus on cloud and DX
Riverbed Technology has announced updates to its partner programme, which increases the focus on the growing opportunities in cloud, digital transformation and evolving channel dynamics.
Dell EMC reveals new cloud platform for Microsoft Azure
Dell EMC has announced the Dell EMC Cloud for Microsoft Azure Stack – a new platform that offers a “simple and fast path for implementing and sustaining a hybrid cloud.”
City Network, Equinix deploy public cloud service in MENA
Equinix has announced that City Network, a provider of IT infrastructure services built on OpenStack, has deployed in Equinix’s Dubai International Business Exchange (IBX).
SAP announces Saudi public cloud data centre
SAP has announced a plan to build a public cloud data centre in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Ministry …
IBM buys Verizon’s cloud and managed hosting services unit
Verizon had shut down its public cloud service in early 2016, and is now unloading its virtual private cloud and managed hosting offerings to IBM.
Penta launches on-demand cloud
Geneva- and Dubai-based private cloud provider Penta has launched a new self-service cloud portal which simplifies the deployment and scalability …
Cloud4C announces participation at Seamless Middle East
Cloud4C has announced its participation at the Seamless Payments Expo in Dubai on 1st to 2nd May 2017.
Injazat launches InCloud portfolio amidst company rebrand
Injazat Data Systems has announced the availability of ‘InCloud’, its fully integrated cloud solution, with hybrid, public and private model …
‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ programme expands to four continents
Alibaba Cloud has announced that it will expand its global start-up programme ‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ to more countries, applying its growing global coverage and increasing support to local small enterprises.
How to sell the value of cloud-powered data protection
Explaining Why Cloud Protection Makes Sense in 2017, and Understanding the Four Clear-cut Ways It Can Solve Subscribers’ Challenges
Veeam Cloud Connect Backup with NetApp E-Series: Design and Deployment Guide
Today’s IT organizations are increasingly adopting cloud services. According to various industry surveys, Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and DR-as-a-Service (DRaaS) are the …
Riverbed enters cloud Wi-Fi market, acquires Xirrus
Riverbed Technology has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Xirrus, a provider of next generation Wi-Fi networks.
Teradata predicts mass cloud data storage adoption by 2019
According to the findings of a new study released by Teradata, eight out of ten executives cite security as a concern when storing data in the cloud, but that has not stopped a huge rise in the amount of critical data being sent there.
Microsoft: Skills gap main barrier to MEA cloud adoption
Microsoft has called for IT professionals across UAE and the wider Middle East to sharpen their cloud-related skills amidst a …
Security remains biggest hurdle in cloud storage adoption
Security is the number one concern amongst senior business executives when it comes to cloud data adoption, yet more than half of business-critical data is likely to reside there by 2019.
Jordan Electric Power Company selects IBM Cloud
IBM has announced that Jordan Electric Power Company (JEPCO) has selected IBM Cloud to transform and modernise its IT infrastructure.
Cloud security a top priority for UAE firms
Palo Alto Networks has recently announced the results of its 2017 cloud security survey, coinciding with the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Summit 2017 in Dubai.
Microsoft addresses cyber threats with cloud solutions
Microsoft has brought together industry experts and prominent technology decision-makers to demonstrate how Gulf-based organisations can use cloud services to protect themselves against cyber-threats.