Big Data can be extremely useful, or equally as tedious. With the world generating more and more data, businesses need the tools to tame this beast.
Chasing shadow
Online Editor James Dartnell says shadow IT is something CIOs should use to their advantage, and should not be feared.
Seeing through the haze
Petra Heinrich, VP Partners & Alliances, Red Hat, EMEA, explains how partners can lead the discussions around cloud.
Path to success
Anand Choudha, MD, Spectrami, discusses what is involved to implement and build an effective channel strategy.
Taking charge
In today’s channel environment, we see vendors and distributors leading the market discussion. Though that is the general practice, but …
Paving the way
Fayez Eweidat, Regional Sales Manager, MENA, Brocade, says SDN is a tremendous growth opportunity for the Middle East IT channel organisations.
Fresh blue Apple
James Dartnell takes a look at what the recent Apple-IBM enterprise deal could mean for the two corporate giants.
ME bank thefts linked to $6 billion cyber launderers
Online currency exchange firm Liberty Reserve was last week found guilty of laundering $6 billion and it has now emerged that the organisation is linked to last year’s $45 million Bank of Muscat and RAKBANK frauds.
5 things you no longer need to do for mobile security
Subbu Iyer, Director of Product Management, Bluebox Security, gives his take on how mobile progress has rendered certain security measures redundant.
Four ways to consolidate a data centre
Bharani Kumar Kulasekaran, Product Marketing Manager, ManageEngine discusses how an enterprise can consolidate its data centre and the rewards it can bring.
Five trends that will shape the future of ERP
Businesses today are required to deal with technological advancements occurring at a pace never experienced before. What’s more, trends like …
People-centric experiences
User experience in mobile devices should be dynamic and business-oriented, writes Nick Jones, Vice President and Analyst, Gartner.
Seven pass 100 percent mobile penetration mark
Wireless broadband subscriptions now outnumber people in seven countries as consumers continue to snap up smartphones and tablets, according to a new report.
Should EMC sell off 80% stake in VMware?
Talk has intensified in the past week that changes could be afoot in the strategic relationship between EMC and VMware.