DarkMatter has recently announced the appointment of Dr. Najwa Aaraj as the Senior Vice President – Special Projects, having previously served as the Vice President of the business unit.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3620
Ericsson outlines its 5G strategy at ‘5G World Series’
Ericsson has outlined its strategy to drive 5G in the industry during the 5G World Series, formerly LTE MENA, sharing its experiences from four generations of mobile networks and strong global 5G engagements.
Learning curve
At its annual conference Ellucian Live, the higher education software vendor previewed its new technology platform and announced its plans to move aggressively into the embryonic competency-based education market. Jeevan Thankappan caught up with John Kopcke, CTO of Ellucian, to talk about the company’s technology strategy.
Veeam puts spotlight on availability in the digital era
During the recently held VeeamOn Forum that took place at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, industry experts discussed how digital transformation is impacting businesses in the Middle East and the growing importance of availability for the ‘Always-on’ business.
Veritas joins Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance
Veritas Technologies has announced that it joined the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance. The company’s backup and recovery solutions NetBackup and Backup Exec will provide protection for a wide range of Microsoft platforms and applications, including Windows, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint.
IBM expands flash storage portfolio
IBM has announced an expansion of its flash storage portfolio to help clients more quickly extract value from data so it can be turned into a competitive advantage.
Commvault to support AWS Snowball
Commvault has announced support of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Snowball, a secure petabyte-scale data transport solution to migrate large amounts of data into and out of the AWS Cloud.
Gartner: Digital banking demands new technologies
According to a new report from Gartner, banks face intense pressure to increase efficiencies and reduce costs while delivering next-generation digital services; however, legacy application vendors have been slow to respond to new requirements.
Interactive Intelligence deploys Red Hat OpenStack and Ceph
Red Hat has announced that Interactive Intelligence has moved its all-in-one omnichannel customer engagement cloud service, Communications as a Service (CaaS), to an OpenStack and Ceph-based private cloud from Red Hat.
Ericsson, Trriple to provide mobile wallet solutions
Ericsson and Trriple have announced a strategic partnership to provide managed mobile wallet solutions for the United Arab Emirates’ banking and Smart City sectors.