SAP, in cooperation with the European Space Agency (ESA), has announced the Earth Observation Analysis service, a cloud service powered by the SAP HANA platform.
The power of one
Following its historic split from HP Inc., Hewlett Packard Enterprise is now playing its part in in delivering Dubai’s Smart City ambitions. Vice president for the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa region Chris Johnson is bullish about HPE’s prospects as an independent infrastructure partner for the GCC.
Gulftainer adopts in-memory database for ‘real-time’ insights
Aligning with the business’s digital transformation vision, Gulftainer’s IT department has recently rolled out SAP S4/HANA to provide ‘real-time’ insights into key business decisions. As one of the first Middle East customers to go live with the solution in September, Group IT Head Vinay Sharma reflects on the benefits that are expected to come.
SUSE to demo solutions for zero-downtime environments
SUSE has announced that it will showcase its four main product offerings for the Software Defined Data Centre (SDDC) and Zero Downtime Environments – mission critical Enterprise Linux, private cloud, storage and Linux management – during its participation at GITEX.
Fit for the task
With 63 local branches and 24 more spread across four continents, Lebanon’s Bank of Beirut was challenged with coping with the huge quantity of documents involved in its daily operations. As the bank sought to provide faster, more accurate and secure services, it opted for an enterprise content management solution that would streamline business processes.
Foot on the gas
Nakilat IT Manager Hamad Suwaid speaks about how the company modernised its hardware, software and applications that resided in its data centre.
SAP to showcase government innovations at GITEX
According to a report by consultancy firm Deloitte, the UAE government can save nearly $5 billion if the country undergoes full digital transformation.
Alibaba Cloud, SAP China announce new cloud-based solutions
Alibaba Cloud and SAP China have recently announced plans to make three SAP cloud-based solutions available to China customers by the end of this year.
Microsoft Azure named leader in Gartner’s IaaS Magic Quadrant
Gartner has identified Microsoft Azure as a leader in the analyst firm’s Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
Etisalat launches virtual telecom function
Etisalat has announced that it successfully on-boarded its first virtualised telecom function using Affirmed Networks’ virtualised Evolved Packet Core (vEPC) solution, which follows the launch of its first NFV telco cloud.
SUSE brings Live Patching to SAP applications
SUSE has recently introduced SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching to enable customers run workloads on the SAP HANA platform. The SAP NetWeaver technology platform and other SAP applications reduce the business disruption caused by planned downtime.
Data curators
On a recent visit to the UAE, SAP CEO Bill McDermott told James Dartnell about the company’s plans to build a data centre in Dubai, with the possibility of an additional site in Riyadh.
LuLu Group migrates SAP apps to SUSE Linux
In an effort to sustain the rapid growth and ensure optimal performance of their business systems, LuLu Group recently migrated its SAP for Retail landscape from Solaris to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications.
Huawei inks IoT and Big Data alliance with SAP and Seidor MENA
Huawei has announced a regional joint innovation partnership with global enterprise software provider SAP and Seidor MENA, a systems integrator that provides ICT consulting services.
IDC releases mobility spending forecast in META region
Annual spending on mobility across the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META) is expected to reach $185 billion by 2019, according to IDC’s new ‘Mobility Spending Guide’.
Canon Central and North Africa partners with Invest in Africa
Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) has signed a partnership agreement with Invest in Africa to launch Canon “Professional Print Excellence” programme.
HDS announces new solution for predictive analytics
From the 2016 Mobile World Congress, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) has announced a new Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) 6000 for Predictive Analytics solution.
du, SAP launch cloud services in the UAE
During the World Government Summit held recently, du and SAP signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable UAE government enterprises gain access to smart applications in 2016.
Seidor, Medica Group partner for SAP Business-One implementation
Medica Group has selected Seidor MENA as partner of choice for implementing SAP Business-One on the HANA platform, enterprise resource planning (ERP) application, to help to reach next level in beauty aesthetics supply and distribution industry.
Cloud on the horizon
At its annual customer event SAP Select in Barcelona, the company laid out its strategy for growth, with HANA at the forefront.