Michel Nader, Regional Director, Data Protection Solutions, Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META Region), Dell EMC, shares insights on the critical strategies needed for protecting data.
SoftwareONE: So much more than a reseller
Gartner recently published its Market Guide for Software Resellers, and SoftwareONE was highlighted as one of the 13 vendors studied …
Alibaba injects extra $2 billion into Southeast Asian e-commerce firm
Alibaba Group Holding is reportedly investing an addition $2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm Lazada Group and replace its chief executive.
Oracle announces Saudi data centre plans
Oracle has announced plans to expand its cloud infrastructure footprint, with a new data centre in Saudi Arabia. The company’s …
Alibaba cracks top five global cloud market share
Alibaba has entered the top five cloud infrastructure services providers in terms of market share following 104 percent growth in …
Global public cloud spending set to skyrocket
Worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure is forecast to reach $160 billion in 2018, representing an increase of 23.2 percent over 2017.
What does 2018 hold for hardware in the Middle East?
Back in 2013, a Baird Equity Research Technology report stated, “Cloud services will drive a shrinking IT spending pie.” Now, in 2017, that statement holds true.
Dubai start-ups to increase spending on cloud
Seventy percent of startups in Dubai currently use cloud computing, and that 24 per cent even built their startups on the cloud. Meanwhile, 38 per cent of those not yet on the cloud plan to adopt the technology in the near future.
Oracle seals Aconex deal for $1.2 billion
Oracle has entered into an agreement with Australia’s Aconex Limited, a provider of cloud-based solution that manages team collaboration for …
Examining service providers’ challenges
As regional customers demand increased levels of efficiency, transparency and flexibility, service providers have their work cut out for them. …
A fine balance: Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital EMEA
With five years of experience under his belt at Oracle Digital EMEA, Neil Sholay is no stranger to the hype …
Masters of Tech: cloud computing firm of the year
With Tahawul Tech’s inaugural Masters of Tech Awards coming up on Monday 29th January 2018 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in …
Veeam Software unveils new Dubai office
Veeam Software is escalating its presence in the Middle East region with the launch of its latest office in Dubai …
BeyondTrust on regional uptake of Privileged Access Management
John Hathaway, regional sales director, Middle East and India, BeyondTrust, elaborates on the growing demand for Privileged Access Management (PAM) …
How partners can define customers’ digital transformation frameworks
Regional organisations are rapidly looking at transforming their daily operations and processes to be able to thrive in the digital …
Worldwide public cloud services market set to hit $260bn in 2017: Gartner
The highest revenue growth will come from cloud system infrastructure services (infrastructure as a service [IaaS]), which is projected to grow 36.6 percent in 2017 to reach $34.7 billion.
Worldwide IT spending set to hit $3.7 trillion in 2018: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.7 trillion in 2018, an increase of 4.3 percent from 2017 estimated spending …
Aljammaz introduces cloud platform
AlJammaz Distribution has unveiled a cloud platform, which enables channel partners to discover, purchase and manage cloud services via a …
Oracle unveils new cloud programmes to challenge AWS prices
Larry Ellison said Oracle is aiming to get to a point “where we can guarantee that if you move a workload from Amazon to Oracle, your bill will drop by 50 percent.”
Top technologies for security in 2017
Gartner has highlighted the top technologies for information security and their implications for security organisations in 2017. “In 2017, the …