Shadi Bakhour, General Manager, Canon Emirates, says the onus lies on channel partners to educate customers on the new trends and the possibilities digital printing technology can offer to businesses.
Green gadgets
Kenneth Neil, Director, UAskmE, discusses how we can securely and responsibly dispose of our old devices.
5 enterprise software predictions for 2016
Software is the backbone of IT in the digital age, touching almost every aspect of our lives. So what does the future hold for one of the hottest industries in the world? Here, experts from Skyport Systems, Ceridian, Tasktop and Travel Tripper share their opinions on what to expect in 2016.
Storage equilibrium
Most organisations who are looking to add Solid-State Drives (SSD) to their storage environment, are often mindful of finding ways to avoid under-provisioning and ensure performance and scalability. However, to meet cost goals and avoid unnecessary spending they should steer away from over-provisioning. Workload profiling can help orgnisations achieve the critical balance.
Diving into the data flood
Virtually every kind of company will eventually have to become a data-driven enterprise. It’s a matter of competition. Here, experts share strategies for making the most of IoT data.
Fresh, new talent
Peter Sondergaard, SVP, Research, Gartner, discusses how organisations can transform their IT teams while still meeting the digital demands of the business today.
Enabling digital transformation
Frank Basinski, Director, Partner Programmes and Enablement, Red Hat EMEA, discusses key channel trends for the year.
‘MAD’ for mobile
Cathal McGloin, Vice President, Mobile Platforms, Red Hat, speaks about the challenges brought by the mobile age when it comes to securely linking applications to core systems of record.
Building profits
Vibhu Kapoor, Director, Channel Recruitment and Enablement, Middle East and India, Infor, advises how channel partners can stay relevant to optimise market opportunities.
The evolution of the CIO
The term ‘chief information officer’ was coined in 1981, even then CIOs were always meant to be strategists. Here are three new roles CIOs are undertaking.
Future focused
Jerry Kenelly, CEO, Riverbed Technology, sat down with CNME on his most recent visit to Dubai to discuss his futurist strategy and how going private has impacted the company.
8 ways to avoid false positives
False positives could be considered the arch nemesis of your beloved build and CI pipeline, crying wolf and instilling doubt in your developers and raising questions about the value of your test automation.
The age of simplification
Simplifying an organisation’s IT infrastructure and running it more effectively, companies in the Middle East can make their IT easy to consume, govern and change, while driving cost efficiencies.
What’s in store?
Philippe Fosse, Vice President EMEA Channels, EMC, foresees how the regional IT channel is set to evolve in 2016.