Alaa Elshimy, managing director and senior vice president, Huawei Enterprise Group, discusses the tremendous benefits and opportunities cloud, Big Data and 5G will bring to GCC businesses.
Saudi Arabia Mobily signs new deal to modernise IP networks
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), a mobile and data service provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has awarded Nokia a contract to modernise and optimise its IP and optical networks.0 12464Cisco to acquire SD-WAN firm Viptela for $160 million
Cisco has announced plans to acquire Viptela, a privately held software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) company.
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.
VMware signs up StarLink as SDN specialised distributor
VMware has announced a new partnership with StarLink to help Middle East organisations drive new digital business models. StarLink becomes …
Infor announces acquisition of Birst
Infor has announced it has reached an agreement to acquire Birst – a pioneer of cloud-native, business intelligence (BI), analytics, and data visualisation.
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.
Quest signs up Ingram Micro for META
Ingram Micro has signed a distribution agreement with Quest, a global leader in new generation data protection solutions for physical, …
Digitisation for business success tops Cisco Connect UAE agenda
Cisco has showcased its latest solutions and provided insights into the latest trends and thinking about digitisation during its flagship IT and thought leadership event – Cisco Connect 2017.
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 …
Ingram Micro to present cybersecurity services at GISEC
Aptec, an Ingram Micro company, has announced its inaugural participation at the upcoming 2017 Gulf Information Security Expo and Conference …