Bogged down by legacy systems and stubborn employees, Petroserv’s IT was suffering. The Qatari firm’s Head of IT, Mubarik Hussain, shares his story of how he instigated a complete technology overhaul, and has since reaped the rewards.
Safety first
Mid-March saw Huawei’s return to technology showpiece CeBit in Germany, with a booth that engulfed most of Hannover Exhibition Centre’s Hall 2. There, they put an emphasis on ‘Safe Cities’, making it clear that the Middle East is in their sights for a range of new solutions.
DEWA signs MoU with SAP
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SAP.
Gartner: Middle East IT spending to reach $212.9B in 2016
Middle East IT spending is projected to reach $212.9 billion in 2016 a 3.7 percent increase from 2015, according to the latest forecast by Gartner.
Flipping the economics of attacks
How much does it cost technically proficient adversaries to conduct successful attacks, and how much do they earn? The research study from Ponemon Institute, commissioned by Palo Alto Networks, looks at the relationships between the time spend and compensation of today’s adversaries and how organisations can thwart attacks.
Cloud on the horizon
At its annual customer event SAP Select in Barcelona, the company laid out its strategy for growth, with HANA at the forefront.
Bottom line in mind
If network infrastructure is not your organisation’s core competency, a network infrastructure cost optimisation consultation can help you drive infrastructure costs down, capture the network environment processes, identify systemic issues and leverage best practices.
Eyeing top spot
Oracle is targeting the cloud market with a wide array of services, including Big Data and the IoT. Bob Evans, Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer, Oracle, talks about the company’s cloud game plan.
GE to develop cloud-based power plants
General Electric has recently announced that it will be leveraging the advantages of technologies like Big Data and the Internet of Things for developing its power systems.
Infor to Showcase Infor CloudSuite at GITEX 2015
Infor has announced that it will showcase Infor CloudSuite Solutions during their participation in the upcoming GITEX Technology Week.