Simplifying an organisation’s IT infrastructure and running it more effectively, companies in the Middle East can make their IT easy to consume, govern and change, while driving cost efficiencies.
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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 3615
Netflix now available in the GCC
Netflix launched its service globally, simultaneously bringing its Internet TV network to more than 130 new countries around the world. The company made the announcement – and the service went live – during a keynote by Co-founder and Chief Executive Reed Hastings at CES 2016.
Careem to highlight innovation at Ericsson Change-Makers Forum
Ericsson has announced that Magnus Olsson, Co-founder and CEO, Careem, will deliver a keynote speech about the ideas that changed the world at the Ericsson Change-Makers Forum.
Dubai launches ‘smart’ document processing centre
ID Card Center, Dubai’s ‘smart’ document processing centre, recently opened at Deira to support the Dubai Government’s efforts to digitise public services.
Facebook founder to venture into AI in 2016
In a recent Facebook post by the social media site founder Mark Zuckerberg, he announced his intention to work on an Artificial Intelligence system to help him manage his work and home.
NetApp to acquire SolidFire
NetApp has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SolidFire for $870 million in cash.
WD launches My Cloud OS 3
WD has introduced enhancements to its family of My Cloud® personal storage devices, including a new, redesigned My Cloud OS 3 operating system, software developer kit (SDK) enabling enhanced app integration and a dual-drive My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage offering faster processing performance.
Malware strikes Hyatt Hotels’ payment systems
Hyatt Hotels has asked customers to review their payment card account statements closely, after it detected malware on the computers that run its payment-processing systems at locations it manages.
Keep it in sync
While cloud computing has proven to be beneficial for many organisations, IT departments have been slow to trust the cloud for business-critical Microsoft SQL Server workloads.
Fujitsu to spin off PC and phone businesses
Representatives from Fujitsu announced plans on Thursday to spin off its PC and phone businesses this coming February, evidence that both markets are simply becoming too cutthroat to be palatable to the parent company.