Over the past year, it’s been impossible to ignore what research firms IDC and Gartner describe as the four forces …
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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 3587
WatchGuard to release new XTM models
WatchGuard Technologies has announced the upcoming availability of seven new models in its line of extensible threat management (XTM) products. …
Gartner: Cloud services market will hit $US131bn
Research firm, Gartner, forecasts the public cloud services market to reach $US131 billion this year, an 18.5 per cent year-on-year (YoY) …
Smartphones, tablets set to spark Asia-Pacific telecoms growth, says Ovum
The telecoms industry is set for huge growth over coming years, thanks to the protracted maturation in the smartphone and …
ARM server maker offers cloud service to port x86 code
ARM processors are used mostly in smartphones, but Boston Limited is offering a service through which developers can port existing …
Microsoft struck with $731 million fine – but it could have been higher
Europe’s antitrust chief on Wednesday announced a substantial €561 million (US$731 million) fine on Microsoft, but it could have been …
HP announces extended converged infrastructure innovations
HP today announced new innovations aiming to strengthen its HP Converged Infrastructure portfolio. At its yearly Global Partner Conference in …
Middle East IT spending to reach $192.9bn in 2013: Gartner
Middle East IT spending is projected to total $192.9 billion in 2013, a 5.5 percent increase from 2012, according to …
CRM is top priority for IT spending in 2013-14, says Gartner
CRM (customer relationship management) software will be the top priority for additional spending on enterprise applications around the world this …
The Pirate Bay owns up to North Korean hosting hoax
You’ve got to hand it to the IT wizards at The Pirate Bay–they certainly know how to have fun with their …