Orange Business Services has signed an agreement with Careem, to provide the Dubai-based ride-hailing service with network and contact centre services.
Clicks of the trade: Criteo’s push for omnichannel success
Criteo called upon journalists from across the EMEA region to meet at its HQ in Paris to explore the power …
How Averda is using hybrid cloud to help the environment
With more than 35 years of experience in waste management across pedestrian, residential, commercial and industrial areas, Averda is one …
Orixcom doubles port capacity on UAE-IX
The managed IT, cloud and international connectivity services provider Orixcom has signed a deal to double Orixcom’s port capacity on the …
Ashith Piriyattiath’s diverse & transformative GCC career
Despite claiming to have “accidentally fallen into the technology industry,” Ashith Piriyattiath’s extensive CV has empowered him with a broad …
Sheikh Hamdan launches Smart Dubai 2021, Dubai Pulse
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive …
Google revamps ad policies after YouTube content fiasco
Google has announced plans to give marketers more control over their online ads specifically those that appear on YouTube.
Surendra Shetty drives UAE Exchange’s digital transformation
Throughout his career, ‘startup specialist’ Surendra Shetty has had a knack for building technology from the ground up. The UAE Exchange CIO cut his teeth at a range of financial organisations across India, and is now relishing the challenge of sitting in the company’s IT hotseat.
Deloitte ME CIO Akshay Lamba’s journey across business and tech
Determined to combine business and technology acumen in his role, Akshay Lamba took on the position of CIO at Deloitte Middle East in May last year, and now oversees the firm’s IT operations across 16 countries in the region.
Bibop Gresta: Hyperloop the safest mode of transport
CNME spoke with the chairman and co-founder of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Bibop Gresta, and heard what HTT’s arrival will mean for enterprise technology.
Facebook names new CIO
Facebook has announced the appointment of Atish Banerjea as its new CIO. Banerjea replaces Tim Campos, who earlier this year announced he was moving on from the social media giant to start a new company.
AECOM’s Anthony Tomai on the importance of people – and patience
Heading a group that was recently named IT Team of the Year at CNME’s ICT Achievement Awards, Anthony Tomai believes in bringing a human touch to the office. Since his move to the Middle East two years ago, the AECOM EMEIA CIO is already enthused with the opportunities the region can bring.
Huawei, ADMA OPCO launches new cloud-ready data centre
Huawei and the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) have jointly announced that ADMA-OPCO’s Cloud Ready Data Centre is now fully operational.
How can CISOs combat retail theft
Mark Gentle, Vice President – Merchandise Availability Solutions Asia Pacific, Checkpoint Systems, talks about shrinkage and crime in the retail industry.
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.
Centre of transformation
Legacy data centres may have been a blue chip company dominated space but today smaller organisations too are eyeing the space, thanks to evolving business models. Reseller ME puts the spotlight on the regional data centre market and the opportunities it presents for the channel community.
Veeam announces executive leadership changes
Veeam Software has recently announced the appointment of Peter McKay, most recently Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas at VMware, as its President and Chief Operating Officer and the promotion of William Largent, currently Executive Vice President, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Veeam announces executive leadership changes
Veeam Software has recently announced the appointment of Peter McKay as its President and Chief Operating Officer and the promotion of William Largent as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Ransomware: The great white shark of malware
Right now, ransomware is the great white shark of cyber-attacks, the most feared malware of all, and both corporate and home users are running scared.
AVIVO Group’s NSN Murthy relishes the chance to team-build
After moving to Dubai in 2013, NSN Murthy is thriving in his new role. Armed with a passion for compliance and watertight IT security, AVIVO Group’s IT head is now relishing the opportunity to build a formidable tech team.