The infinite monkey theorem states that if enough monkeys were to type on typewriters for long enough, they would eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. To some, that may seem incomprehensible.
Proactive Customer Contact technologies: getting closer to customers
If you still wait for your customers to call you, your contact centre strategy is about to become outdated.
The differences between SDN, network virtualisation and Network Functions Virtualisation
Steve Garrison, VP, Marketing, Pica8 examines how NV, NFV and SDN differ and how each moves us down the path toward programmable networks.
Visualising business in the Cloud
Mohamed Sayed, SGI Cloud Computing Leader – MEA at IBM gives Computer News Middle East his insider tips for ways that the cloud is most likely to impact businesses in 2014.
5 things to consider when weighing public cloud against private cloud
Jesse Proudman, founder, Blue Box Group, gives five core tenets you should assess when weighing private cloud against public cloud options
Approaching ERP
ERP has come a long way in recent years—like much of the rest of the IT arena, it’s become about delivering a competitive business edge, says Tom Paye, Editor, CNME
History lesson: Mobile malware
2014 marks the 10th anniversary of Cabir, the world’s first mobile phone malware. To mark this occasion, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs is taking a stroll down memory lane to examine the evolution and significance of mobile threats during the last 10 years.
iPhones change the business landscape
It is difficult to remember the revolution the iPhone caused, says Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director, Sourcefire
Enabling with technology
Hicham Abdessamad, Executive Vice President, Global Services, Hitachi Data Systems
Software Defined Networks – the future of networking?
SDN is a technology that promises to be the next big thing not only for IT organisations and networking vendors, but also for service providers, says Muhammad Rehan Sami, Senior Solution Architect, Business, Etisalat
Ethernet fabrics – a network evolution paving the way for Middle East data centres
To a large number of organisations, Ethernet fabrics remain a poorly understood concept rather than a platform for innovation, says Samer Ismair, MEMA Network Consultant, Brocade Communications
Spotlight to be on VARs
Taj El Khayat, General Manager MENA, Riverbed Technology offers his thoughts on the emerging trends in the IT landscape and the company’s business focus this year.
For cybersecurity professionals, is the concept of 'control' a pipe dream?
Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director, Sourcefire asks: Is it realistic to expect you can gain control over threats and outbreaks?
Copper Cabling – Still a Viable, Cost-Effective Solution for 10 GbE Networks
Higher performance networks and 10 Gigabit ethernet is rapidly becoming a standard across the Middle East region, says Shibu Vahid, Head of Technical Operations, R&M Middle East, Turkey & Africa