Banking and securities companies in the Middle East and North Africa are on pace to spend approximately $13.1 billion on IT products and services in 2014, an increase of 2.4 percent over 2013 revenue of nearly $12.8 billion, according to Gartner.
News, Software
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 3621
Rigorous defence
Paladion Networks CEO Rajat Mahanty sits down with CNME to talk IT security and his company’s plans for the region.
New HP 3D printer targets manufacturers
HP has no plans to take its new industrial 3D printer into the desktop market for consumers, but it will likely scale the machine to take on large production parts.
AccessData announces company split
AccessData Group has announced the split of its businesses into two independent, global companies, AccessData and the newly formed Resolution1 Security, effective 1st January 2015.
Seagate announces Kinetic upgrade
Seagate has unveiled an upgrade to its Kinetic Open Storage platform, which has eliminated multiple layers of legacy software and hardware infrastructure.
Boom times
With organisations and companies out to improve and modernise their infrastructure in the near future, experts are predicting a huge increase in the Systems Integration market. However, this could mean big changes for the role of the modern SI professional.
Trust issues
Storing data in the public cloud can be both convenient and cost-effective. Vendors can do some things to ensure security, but is data stored on the public cloud ever truly safe? CNME investigates the benefits and pitfalls to storing data on the public cloud.
Driving change
Huawei has fast become one of the most important players in the IT industry in the Middle East. From hospitality to education, the company has projects in a variety of industries across the region. CNME’s Deputy Editor, Annie Bricker, sat down with the President of Huawei’s Middle East Enterprise Bussiness Unit, Dong Wu, at GITEX Technology Week to discuss the company’s role in changing the lives of customers in the Middle East.
Fortinet: CIOs under increasing board pressure
Ninety percent of CIOs and CTOs believe the job of keeping their enterprise protected is becoming more challenging according to new research from Fortinet.
Gartner identifies top strategic 2015 tech trends
Gartner has released its predictions for the top 10 technology trends that will be strategic for most organisations in 2015. …