Cisco and IBM Security have announced a new collaboration to work together across products, services and threat intelligence to address the growing global threat of cybercrime.
Cisco: Three-quarters of IoT projects are failing
Despite the forward momentum, a new study conducted by Cisco shows that 60 percent of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and, even worse, a third of all completed projects were not considered a success.
Cisco programme urges female students to pursue tech careers
Cisco has recently hosted its annual Girls Power Tech event, where more than 60 female students from several schools had the opportunity to interact with tech professionals, Cisco execs, other women role models and peers.
Cisco to acquire SD-WAN firm Viptela for $160 million
Cisco has announced plans to acquire Viptela, a privately held software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) company.
Digitisation for business success tops Cisco Connect UAE agenda
Cisco has showcased its latest solutions and provided insights into the latest trends and thinking about digitisation during its flagship IT and thought leadership event – Cisco Connect 2017.
Cisco empowers UAE firms to thrive in the digital era
Cisco has opened its flagship IT and thought leadership event, Cisco Connect in the UAE, hosted by Cisco and its key strategic partners from 17th to 18th April at the Atlantis the Palm Hotel, in Dubai.
Cisco recognises Middle East channel partners
Cisco has recently presented awards to its top performing Tier-2 channel partners from the UAE, Oman, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen which form part of the Cisco Middle East’s – East region.
Dell EMC, Cisco and HPE lead in cloud infrastructure market
Dell EMC has joined Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) as a dominant player in the cloud infrastructure equipment market, with the three vendors now in the leading position.
Cisco introduces new virtualisation and security technologies
According to a newly released IDC study, organisations around the world are expected to triple the adoption of modern, automated networks over the next two years.
Cisco launches new NGFW series
Cisco has introduced the Firepower 2100 Series Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW), which according to the company, incorporates a scalable architecture and improvements of up to “200 percent greater throughput” to eliminate bottlenecks.
Cisco, ADSIC host security trends and strategies workshop
Cisco together with Abu Dhabi Systems and Information Centre (ADSIC) held a security workshop at the Ritz Carlton in Abu Dhabi to showcase the latest security innovations, global smart deployments and use cases to Abu Dhabi’s government departments and entities.
Cisco enhances Tetration Analytics offering
Cisco has announced that Cisco Tetration Analytics now automates policy enforcement, enabling organisations to build secure environments for their business applications and also expands Tetration with new deployment options.
Cisco report: Classic attack vectors re-emerge
According to the Cisco 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report (ACR), the security gaps in today’s organisations have led to a resurgence of “classic” attack vectors, such as adware and email spam, the latter at levels not seen since 2010.
Cisco: Global firms still not maximising cloud’s value
Cisco has released the findings of a global study, which revealed that while cloud adoption continues to accelerate, few organisations are maximising the value that cloud can offer.
Cisco: Retail sector lags in digital transformation
Retailers remain in the early phases of digital transformation and are missing a $187 billion opportunity by not prioritising investments in employee productivity, according to a report by Cisco.
Cisco appoints new country sales lead for Oman
Cisco Middle East announces the appointment of Waheed Al Hamaid as Country Sales Lead for Oman.
Cisco: Cloud data centre traffic to grow by 440% by 2020
The recently released sixth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2015-2020) reveals that global cloud traffic is expected to rise 3.7-fold, up from 3.9 zettabytes (ZB) per year in 2015 to 14.1 ZB per year by 2020.
Inside Cisco’s security operations centre
Cisco’s Security Operations Centre in Krakow is on the front line in the against security breaches. Security Advisor Middle East toured the facility for an overview how the services work and an insider look at some of the latest threats.
Cisco takes part at EGOV4 in Kuwait
Cisco has announced their participation in the 4th E-Government Forum (EGOV4) in Kuwait, which will be held from 27th to 29th November at Courtyard Marriott hotel.
Cisco honours top performing Middle East partners
Cisco has announced that sixteen partners from the Middle East region were recognised for their outstanding performance in 2016, receiving Cisco Partner Summit awards across several categories in the region.