Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, in association with its value added distributors recently organised the first edition of its Channel Sales Academy, a sales workshop for its SMB partners.

An eye to the future
No one has the ability to alter history or tell what’s going to happen in the future. But, for businesses who want to succeed and stay ahead of market competition, there is a way to predict the future using data from the past.

Fuel efficient
Recognising the need for less paper-based processes in its operations, Emirates National Oil Company embarked on a journey to implement a new document management system.

Get your head in the cloud
If you want to tell someone to be more realistic you might say: “Get your head out of the clouds.” But in fact, you have to do the exact opposite if you’re an IT security professional charged with managing security in today’s increasingly cloud-based world.

Two-way street
Huawei recently hosted its Partner Summit 2016 at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah, where it announced the latest developments in its ‘Transforming together’ strategy for its Middle East partners.

MDS ap urges businesses to embrace EPM
MDS ap, in a bid to support businesses through a potentially challenging period in the Middle East, has partnered with EPM International (EPMi), an international network specialising in EPM consulting, in a collaboration aimed at supporting regional business through irregular market conditions.

Cloud on your terms
Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf’s Director for its Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, explains why cloud is a game changer for SMEs, and how the firm’s Azure services are geared towards this market segment.

Cutting security budget corners
Security pros provide advice on where to focus your efforts when money is unexpectedly short on supply
Spatial intelligence, soccer and security monitoring
Vinod Vasudevan, Co-founder and CTO, Paladion, explains why, to improve security monitoring, we need to enhance SOCs with spatial intelligence.

Learning curve
At its annual conference Ellucian Live, the higher education software vendor previewed its new technology platform and announced its plans to move aggressively into the embryonic competency-based education market. Jeevan Thankappan caught up with John Kopcke, CTO of Ellucian, to talk about the company’s technology strategy.

Channel centric
Having joined Juniper Networks as Director Partner Sales, Middle East and Africa, earlier this year, Claire Jones shares company updates and the way forward for channel partners.

Veeam puts spotlight on availability in the digital era
During the recently held VeeamOn Forum that took place at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel, industry experts discussed how digital transformation is impacting businesses in the Middle East and the growing importance of availability for the ‘Always-on’ business.

IDC calls for increased proactivity around security
A recent IT security survey of Middle East organisations conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC) identified the top three threats to enterprise security.

Cisco to showcase solutions at Kuwait information security event
Cisco has announced its participation at Kuwait Info Security Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at Radisson Blue Hotel, under the patronage of the Central Agency for Information Technology on 11th to 12th May.
Kodak Alaris appoints new president
Kodak Alaris has appointed Rick Costanzo as the new President and General Manager of the company’s Information Management (IM) division.
A10 Networks inks distribution deal with Ingram Micro
A10 Networks has announced that the company has entered into a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro in the Middle East.

Migration Made easy
Six years after implementing an Oracle ERP solution, Oasis Investment Company knew it was time for a change. However, for …

IBM expands flash storage portfolio
IBM has announced an expansion of its flash storage portfolio to help clients more quickly extract value from data so it can be turned into a competitive advantage.

Productive alliances
Formed in 2007, Easy Solutions is a security company providing end-to-end multi-channel fraud prevention for enterprises. With a strong presence in emerging markets such as Latin America, Middle East and Africa, the vendor prides itself of having a 100 percent channel-focused approach.

Interactive Intelligence deploys Red Hat OpenStack and Ceph
Red Hat has announced that Interactive Intelligence has moved its all-in-one omnichannel customer engagement cloud service, Communications as a Service (CaaS), to an OpenStack and Ceph-based private cloud from Red Hat.