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 …
Microsoft confirms reorganisation and mass layoffs
Microsoft is cutting around ten percent of its global sales force as part of a broad reorganisation to focus on selling its cloud services under the Azure brand.
Gartner: Top technologies for security in 2017
Gartner today highlighted the top technologies for information security and their implications for security organisations in 2017. Analysts presented their …
Pure Storage presents software updates at Pure Accelerate
Pure Storage has announced its premier all-flash data platform for the cloud era at its second annual customer and partner …
How partners can differentiate in the cloud economy
Richard McLeod, global VP, Enterprise Software Channels, BlackBerry, explains how regional channel partners can thrive in the cloud-driven economy. There …
City Network, Equinix deploy public cloud service in MENA
Equinix has announced that City Network, a provider of IT infrastructure services built on OpenStack, has deployed in Equinix’s Dubai International Business Exchange (IBX).
Pegasus, Huawei sign MoU for safe city solutions
Pegasus, a DarkMatter company, has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Huawei to develop and deploy joint smart and safe city Big Data solutions tailored to customer requirements.
Injazat launches InCloud portfolio amidst company rebrand
Injazat Data Systems has announced the availability of ‘InCloud’, its fully integrated cloud solution, with hybrid, public and private model …
Centrify names new EMEA Channel Director
Centrify has appointed John Andrews as its new EMEA Channel Director. Andrews, who reports to Vice President and Managing Director …
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.
Alpha Data brings Global Village ticketing to the cloud
Alpha Data has recently completed work on hosting the E-Commerce portal of Global Village, the region’s multicultural festival park, at its ‘Alpha Cloud’ public cloud service.
AlJammaz Distribution, STC Business launch reseller programme
This partnership, according to both companies, will enable STC Business to establish reseller community and expand the IT channel in Saudi to market and sell STC Business products and services.
SUSE acquires OpenStack technology assets from HPE
SUSE has entered into an agreement with HPE to acquire technology and talent that will expand its OpenStack IaaS solution and accelerate its entry into the growing Cloud Foundry PaaS market.
NetSuite set to go global under Oracle’s flag
As part of Oracle, NetSuite plans to localise its products for many more countries while expanding its data centre capacity, sales operations, partner channel and other assets to reach customers in those new areas.
Oracle announces plans to acquire Dyn
Oracle has announced plans to acquire Internet performance and DNS provider Dyn in an effort to pump up its cloud-based offerings.
Oracle study reveals need for increased collaboration within organisations
A recent study conducted by Oracle revealed that 72 percent of Gulf state respondents said lines of business and IT teams must collaborate for the enterprise cloud model to succeed.