Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) subsidiary, Data Hub Integrated Solutions (MORO), has signed an MoU with SAP to build …
IBM buys Verizon’s cloud and managed hosting services unit
Verizon had shut down its public cloud service in early 2016, and is now unloading its virtual private cloud and managed hosting offerings to IBM.
Penta launches on-demand cloud
Geneva- and Dubai-based private cloud provider Penta has launched a new self-service cloud portal which simplifies the deployment and scalability …
‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ programme expands to four continents
Alibaba Cloud has announced that it will expand its global start-up programme ‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ to more countries, applying its growing global coverage and increasing support to local small enterprises.
Teradata predicts mass cloud data storage adoption by 2019
According to the findings of a new study released by Teradata, eight out of ten executives cite security as a concern when storing data in the cloud, but that has not stopped a huge rise in the amount of critical data being sent there.
Microsoft: Skills gap main barrier to MEA cloud adoption
Microsoft has called for IT professionals across UAE and the wider Middle East to sharpen their cloud-related skills amidst a …
Security remains biggest hurdle in cloud storage adoption
Security is the number one concern amongst senior business executives when it comes to cloud data adoption, yet more than half of business-critical data is likely to reside there by 2019.
Cloud security a top priority for UAE firms
Palo Alto Networks has recently announced the results of its 2017 cloud security survey, coinciding with the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Summit 2017 in Dubai.
What is serverless computing?
Network World explains some of the concepts of serverless computing, and how it represents the next phase of cloud computing for Internet of Things applications and products.
Jaleel Holdings, BIOS sign managed cloud services agreement
Jaleel Holdings, a UAE based investment company, has entered into an agreement for managed cloud services with BIOS. The company has interests in multiple sectors, including, education, metal fabrication, logistics, and fast-moving consumer goods.
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.
Cloud: There’s more to it than you know
Bharati Suresh, Marketing Manager, Emitac Enterprise Solutions, elaborates why regional customers should look at moving to cloud-based solutions and services.
Oracle’s shares surge as cloud services take off
Oracle’s shares jumped more than five per cent, beating analysts’ expectations, after the company signaled growing demands from its cloud-based services.
The great cloud dispora
It has been 10 years since Amazon set the digital world on fire with the introduction of Amazon Web Services, or as most of us today call it, public cloud.
Alibaba Cloud expands HK data centre
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, t has expanded its data centre in Hong Kong by more …
Red Hat releases latest version of CloudForms 4.2
Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat CloudForms 4.2, the latest version of its open hybrid cloud management solution.
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.
Alibaba Cloud unveils new data centre in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.
Alibaba cloud launches data centre in Dubai
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.
How the Middle East can leverage fog computing capabilities
Fog computing provides the capability to derive real-time insights from the vast amounts of data generated by “things” at the edge of the network. Aligning with Dubai’s vision to be the world’s “smartest city” by 2017, how can fog computing contribute to this effort?