When the Amman Stock Exchange’s IT team found problems with high availability last year, they came up with an elegant …
Soft launch
The idea of software-defined networking (SDN) has taken off, though it has hardly seen a launch of epic proportions. We …
Big Switch hopes to drive OpenFlow adoption
In an effort to accelerate the adoption of OpenFlow for software-defined networking, Big Switch Networks this week unveiled an open source-based “thin” virtual switch for …
Enterprise networking and smart investments
Sufian Dweik, Regional Manager, MEMA, Brocade, details four opportunity areas that networking managers should focus on. Many enterprises in the …
Is VMware in trouble?
It would be hard to disagree with the opinion that VMware has had a tough couple of weeks. In the …
Predictions for 2013
Mervyn Kelly, EMEA Marketing Director, Ciena, predicts network make-overs, 4G mobile, connected TV and more for the Middle East in …
Beyond ICT: Digital citizenship in 2013
Shi Yaohong, Middle East President, Huawei, previews the innovations that are set to usher in a new age of digital …
A new world
The rise of virtualisation and cloud has revolutionised the data centre. With many touting 2013 as the year of cloud …
Microsoft mulls Internet Explorer information disclosure leak
Microsoft refuted claims on Thursday that an information disclosure leak in its Internet Explorer browser poses a privacy risk, arguing …
Vint Cerf: The Internet doesn’t need the ITU’s help
Work under way to draft new regulations at the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai this week could …
Forecast: The top 5 trends of Middle East IT
Technology has filtered down to infiltrate every part of our routine life and society at large. The Year 2012 …
Brocade appoints new EMEA channel head
Brocade has announced the appointment of Thomas Langkjaer as Channel Sales Director for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Alain …
Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft
Steven Sinofsky, the executive in charge of Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and the driving force behind the new OS, …
Brocade snaps up Vyatta
Brocade today has announced that it will acquire privately held Vyatta in an all-cash transaction. Vyatta provides software-based network operating …
Brocade acquires Vyatta
Brocade yesterday announced that it will acquire privately held Vyatta in an all-cash transaction. Vyatta is based in Belmont, Calif. …
10 critical IT trends for the next five years
Trying to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to IT issues is not a job for the faint …
HP advances software-defined networks
HP has rolled out, what it claims is, the industry’s first open-standards-based software-defined network (SDN) technologies to span infrastructure, control …
SAP NetWeaver Cloud PaaS close to general release?
SAP could be close to announcing the general availability of its foray into the PaaS (platform-as-a-service) market, NetWeaver Cloud, which …
Windows Store for apps opens globally
The Windows Store, a new online marketplace for applications for Windows 8 and Windows RT computers, is now open to …
Brocade offers networking support for Windows Server
Brocade today announced support for Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Server 2012 server operating system across all product lines, including the company’s …