With the TRA desperate to get more spectrum by 2020 for the 5G network to power the ‘Smart Future’ of Dubai, how can telecoms providers hope to deal with this surge in demand for mobile data, and what technologies are available to help combat network congestion?
Hozefa Saylawala, director, Middle East, Zebra Technologies, explores how a change in mobile operating system could make the difference in enabling the workforce of the future.
With an initial investment of $1 billion, Noon will launch in the UAE and KSA markets and will soon cover the entire Middle East region rapidly.
Facebook has announced the appointment of Atish Banerjea as its new CIO. Banerjea replaces Tim Campos, who earlier this year announced he was moving on from the social media giant to start a new company.
Data management will be the most important skill for Middle East organisations in 2017, with Chief Data Officers taking on the role of driving organisation-wide skills growth, according to recent studies.
Dubai Customs has announced a recent partnership with Nexthink that will see the government firm implement a solution that will enable it to have a real-time visibility on its IT infrastructure.
New offerings include the new VMAX 250F all-flash storage, Data Domain protection storage systems with Cloud Tier software and updates to the Dell EMC Unity family of storage systems.
Heading a group that was recently named IT Team of the Year at CNME’s ICT Achievement Awards, Anthony Tomai believes in bringing a human touch to the office. Since his move to the Middle East two years ago, the AECOM EMEIA CIO is already enthused with the opportunities the region can bring.
The Smart Dubai Office is traveling to Barcelona, Spain with partners from 14 government entities and the private sector to participate in the Smart Cities Expo and World Congress, the annual gathering of Smart City leaders, to showcase Dubai’s smart transformation achievements of the past year.
Fog computing provides the capability to derive real-time insights from the vast amounts of data generated by “things” at the edge of the network. Aligning with Dubai’s vision to be the world’s “smartest city” by 2017, how can fog computing contribute to this effort?
