Kevin Pickford, hyperconverged sales specialist, Lenovo Data Centre Group (DCG) UAE, looks into the data explosion in the Middle East and shares insights into how enterprises can cope.
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Excessive technology use to blame for child obesity in UAE, Saudi Arabia
Nine in 10 children across UAE and KSA have access to tablets, smartphones or other handheld electronic devices with screens.1 3731
Saudi Arabia’s Mobily teams up with Ericsson to accelerate digital services
Saudi Arabia’s Mobily has signed an agreement with Ericsson to leverage the latter’s products and solutions to support its drive to empower the kingdom’s government and private sectors towards digital transformation.
Emirates NBD boosts AED 1 billion digital transformation
Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the region, has completed the third phase of its international core banking system …
Takween taps SAP to boost KSA’s manufacturing sector to US $450B by 2030
Takween Advanced Industries Company, a leading global supplier of plastic conversion technologies, has digitally transformed on SAP cloud data centre …
McDonald’s leverages Snapchat Lens for MENA recruitment campaign
McDonald’s has become the first company in the MENA region to use a Snapchat Lens for a recruitment campaign. Launching …
How Saudi insurance firm Najm is leveraging technology to fight fraud
Deputy editor Giorgia Guantario sat down with Dr Mohammad Alsuliman, CEO of Najm for Insurance Services to understand how the …
Mobile technologies added $191 billion to MENA economy: report
Mobile technologies and services have added $191 billion to the region’s economy in 2018 – equivalent to about 4.5 percent of regional GDP, according to the latest reports by GSMA Intelligence.
Uber founder receives $400m in investment from Saudi Arabia
Uber founder Travis Kalanick has received investment of $400m from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund according to reports in The Wall …
Honeywell unveils Genetron application in Saudi Arabia
Honeywell has launched its Genetron application to combat counterfeit refrigerants in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
SAP, Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team accelerate technology partnership
SAP SE has announced that the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team is using the SAP HANA platform and the SAP Sports One solution for season six of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.