Cisco Systems’s third annual Global Cloud Index forecasts that global cloud traffic will more than quadruple, from 1.2 zettabytes in 2012 to 5.3 ZB in 2017. That works out to about 443 exabytes a month, or about 476 billion GB.
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“Don’t mess with our elections”: hackers warn Iran
The attack has disrupted data centres in Iran and has reportedly been launched in multiple countries as well. The hackers have left the image of a US flag on screens along with a warning: “Don’t mess with our elections”, the Iranian IT ministry said on Saturday. 0 2680
IDC highlights Middle Eastern potential for Application-Centric Infrastructure
IT market research and advisory firm IDC has highlighted the potential for Cisco’s Application-Centric Infrastructure to benefit businesses and organisations in the Middle East.
GITEX PREVIEW: Cisco
This year, Cisco has adopted the principal theme of ‘Where Technology Means Business’, where we will discuss current ICT trends …
Facebook offers ‘free’ Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins
More hotels, shops and other businesses will soon be offering free Wi-Fi to customers if they agree in return to “check in” at the business from their Facebook account.
Cisco, Ubiquiti access points top out at nearly 400Mbps
Earlier this year we tested several consumer-level 802.11ac routers. Here, we take a look at two enterprise-level access points. They’re a …
Dimension Data expands relationship with Citrix
In a move to broaden its scope across solutions surrounding client computing, cloud, networking, data centre and enterprise mobility, Dimension Data has expanded its global collaboration with Citrix.
The open-source network
A brand new network built using free tools sounds great on the face of it, but what are the pitfalls? CNME investigates.
Don't waste your time (or money) on open-source networking, says Cisco
Despite a desire to create open and flexible networks, network managers shouldn’t be fooled into thinking that the best way to achieve this is through building an open-source network from scratch, according to Cisco’s Den Sullivan.
Unified communications: chances for channel?
The opportunities in unified communications for vendors and end-users are obvious, but how can the channel cash in on this snowballing technology?
Rise of the machines
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications could open up a new world of technological opportunity, both for consumers and for businesses. So why, despite the big buzz, hasn’t M2M taken off, and what interest should the Middle East take?