Back once again for its third annual outing, CNME’s Data Centre Build roadshow reached Riyadh, Doha and Dubai, drawing in scores of IT decision-makers and industry figureheads to reflect on how to design and optimise the vital foundations of IT infrastructure. We report from the Dubai leg of the conferences.
Accenture has signed a three-year agreement with the Dubai World Trade Centre to become the exclusive digital transformation partner of GITEX Technology Week.
Vishal Hariprasad has seen two sides of IT security. Formerly a Cyberspace Operations Officer for the US Air Force and National Security Agency, ‘V8’ is now a Threat Intelligence Architect for startup research firm Unit 42, and a member of the Cyber Threat Alliance. He tells CNME about his experience of advanced malware.
Oracle is targeting the cloud market with a wide array of services, including Big Data and the IoT. Bob Evans, Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer, Oracle, talks about the company’s cloud game plan.
King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah has a vital new research tool. Not just any new system, its High Performance Computer has been rated as the 360th most powerful supercomputer in the world. Dr Iyad Katib, Director of the High Performance Computing Centre, discusses the current and future uses of the behemoth.
Adobe and Dropbox have entered into a partnership that aims to enable people and organisations with greater flexibility to work the way they want with documents at home, in the office or on-the-go.
Alaa Alshimy, VP, Enterprise Group and Managing Director for HP Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa (MEMA), shares insight on the potential of a hyper-connected world ahead of GITEX 2015.
Mobile payment services offer lucrative opportunities for regional telecom operators looking for new revenue streams.
In 1993, Apple launched what would be the beginning of a mobile era of computing for the company, the Apple Newton MessagePad.
EMC’s presence at this year’s GITEX will focus on its Smart City platforms and in demonstrating the power of the Federation, with an emphasis on Big Data, converged infrastructure and Flash solutions.
