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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 3577
Prudent plans
The handling of IT projects is of paramount importance to the IT department and the business as a whole. How should CIOs engage other stakeholders and what KPIs need to be monitored to ensure a project reaches its full potential?
Under the radar
Content Delivery Network specialist Akamai has arrived in the UAE. CNME visited the firm’s Dubai Marina office upon its opening, and sat down with company CEO Dr. Tom Leighton, who says the firm’s services are used on a vast scale but are relatively unknown.
Upgraded opportunity
Fady Sleiman, CIO, Waha Capital, does not see areas of weakness. Instead, he prefers to see opportunities. When he had the opportunity to streamline the technology infrastructure in the office, he and his team went all in.
On the ball
SAP recently announced a deal to become the chief technology provider for City Football Group, the quartet of soccer clubs owned by Abu Dhabi United Group. The partnership aims to build on the success of English club Manchester City, and bring enhanced footballing operations, fan experiences and business administration to CFG.
Microsoft to let shareholders nominate board members
Microsoft recently added a provision to its bylaws that allowed shareholders with a significant stake in the company to directly nominate up to two candidates to its board of directors.
Red Hat readies OpenStack for enterprise
Red Hat has recently reported that it has made the necessary adjustments to the open source OpenStack cloud hosting software for easier deployment within enterprises.
IBM’s $1B acquisition aims to enhance its Watson Health platform
IBM has announced plans to buy Merge Healthcare in a $1 billion deal that promises to bring new image-focused capabilities to its Watson Health platform.
IBM to deploy Mac-friendly cloud services for enterprise IT
IBM and Apple’s year-long partnership has reached another level with the PC company’s announcement of new cloud services designed to help large companies incorporate Macs into their IT infrastructures.
Red Hat survey reveals enterprise mobility hiring priorities
Red Hat today released findings from its recent mobile survey revealing trends in enterprise mobility hiring priorities for 2015.