With Expo 2020 coming to Dubai, a huge opportunity lies in wait for the Middle East’s CIOs to leave a legacy of first-class mega projects. What will it take for these projects to succeed and what timeframes and budgets will IT leaders need to do them fair justice?
The pressure is mounting on regional enterprises to ensure their disaster recovery plan is ready to protect their networks and critical infrastructure from the worst.
Machine-to-machine (M2M) communications could open up a new world of technological opportunity, both for consumers and for businesses. So why, despite the big buzz, hasn’t M2M taken off, and what interest should the Middle East take?
Now, more than ever, it’s advisable to test the waters before diving straight into a big contract.
With Saudia Arabia’s telecoms regulator, the CITC, set to award the country’s first three mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) licences in the coming quarter, Ben Rossi examines why — contrary to other regions — they are yet to play a major part in the Middle East’s telecoms industry.
The Middle East is a strong growth market with a knack to leap-frogging technology and delivering impressive implementations. CIOs have been deploying solutions and applications which are keeping the region relevant, and though most global brands have a presence here, the landscape owes much to locality.
There’s an expanding need for data over voice, and network traffic is feeling the strain. Optimising your network is a …
The increasing dominance of IP and Ethernet is enabling a convergence of networks, and allowing for a wide range of …
It’s a time of transformation for information technology. Are solution providers experiencing a shift from a product-based model to a …
The idea of software-defined networking (SDN) has taken off, though it has hardly seen a launch of epic proportions. We …
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
When an integrations contract is being discussed, every element is absolutely crucial. The finer details of an agreement play a …
Forty for you, sixty for me and equal partners we shall be. A witty quote to be taken with caution …
The burgeoning mid-market is offers a plethora of opportunities for the channel willing to invest in services and solutions, and …
The IT market has witnessed a change in direction recently and the increased need for systems integrators to sweep in …
The rise of virtualisation and cloud has revolutionised the data centre. With many touting 2013 as the year of cloud …
In such a competitive market, choosing the right integrator partners and extracting maximum benefit from them can be a difficult …
Deduplication is seen as an important strategy for data recovery, with the idea being if data is reduced, not only …
LG Electronics will launch a beta of its LG Cloud service today, that will allow users to access content across …
Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, received two distinctions at the recently held Data Centre Middle East Awards. Schneider …
