StorIT Distribution unveiled its new social initiative, THOT (The Human-side Of Technology), at its annual technology summit, ‘CONVERGE’, held at The Atlantis Hotel, Dubai. The initiative aims to be a platform for getting the regional IT fraternity together in reaching out to people and communities lacking basic needs such as access to clean water or education.
Interview: Marco Landi, President, Polycom, EMEA
With 25 years of history under its belt, workspace and video collaboration firm Polycom is still expanding globally and in the region. A recent change of CEO has spelled change, but creating a seamless collaboration environment is still its top priority. Marco Landi, President, Polycom, EMEA, took time out to discuss telepresence, security, and how the face of the workplace has changed.
The digital future of the Middle East
With a mandate to create smart services, regional governments have their work cut out for them. CNME sat down with …
Dimension Data, NTT partner to move SAP apps to cloud
cloud_lenovaDimension Data and NTT Data, has recently launched a new set of services to help move clients SAP workloads to the Cloud.
Strength in numbers
It can be painful for an organisation to admit that their systems have been breached by a cyber-criminal. However, as cyber-attacks become more aggressive, it is essential that data on cyber-criminality is shared and analysed. It may be that sharing this data, even among competitors, will be the key to protecting our most sensitive information.
Actifio reveals new features for VDP technology
Actifio has recently announced a series of new features and functional enhancements aimed at better supporting the number of customers leveraging its patented Virtual Data Pipeline (VDP) technology in support of DevOps use cases.
Partner progression
Big things lie ahead for Hany Hussein. Huawei’s newly appointed Regional Vice President, Enterprise Business Group, talked strategy, targets and …
At the helm
Having gone private a year-and-a-half ago, Dell is pitching its end-to-end integrated solutions, and has chalked out a go-to-market strategy with partners playing a key role in it. We sat down with Driss Elougmani, the new GM for Dell’s recently formed Middle East Turkey and Africa business to understand the channel implications.
HID Global takes part in Cards and Payments ME 2015
HID Global, took part at the recently held Cards and Payments Middle East with the theme “Your Security Connected.” Their participation focused on employee and customer-centric secure access solutions in the Financial Services (Banking) industry.
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Reseller ME speaks to industry experts to explore the opportunities social media offers to partners.
Giada unveils F300 barebone mini PC
F300-1Giada Technology has introduced its F300 barebone mini PC in the Middle East. The F300 is tailor-made for deployment in digital signage applications in enterprises, government organisations, public institutions, and transportation departments.
Clearing out the pipes
Though organisational growth is a positive development, company expansion inevitably means more pressure on the IT department. With a dramatic growth path on the horizon, Saeed El Hala, Vice President of Business Systems, Future Pipe Industries knew that he would need a solution to manage and leverage the new data coming down the pipes.
EMC launches XtremIo 4.0
EMC has unveiled XtremIO version 4.0, a free software upgrade to XtremIO v3.X arrays, which now supports new larger all-flash array configurations and expands its on-demand capabilities.
How the IoT affects network administration
Cricket Liu, Chief DNS Architect, Infoblox, discusses how the Internet of Things will necessitate a change of processes affecting network administration.
Huawei launches solutions trio at Cloud Conference
Huawei today hosted its Cloud Conference 2015 under the slogan ‘Make IT Simple, Make Business Agile’ at the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai, UAE, and announced the regional launch of three of its enterprise solutions.
‘Trust no one’
The ‘paradigm’ in which data leaks can solely be branded accidental is long-gone. So says Tarique Mustafa, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GhangorCloud, who tells CNME why a new generation of Data Loss Prevention solutions is needed to combat the rise in malicious information theft.
Government enabled
Last month, Etisalat, in association with CNME, organised a conference targeted at both local and federal government entities, demonstrating its leadership in the digital services space.
Securing the future
The third edition of GISEC, the largest IT security knowledge event in the region, gathered top-notch experts in Dubai to …
Finesse announces participation at Cards and Payments ME
During this year’s Cards and Payments Middle East, which will be held in Dubai on May 12th-13th, Finesse will be showcasing their innovative business and technology solutions to the participating global banking, telco, retail and enterprise community.
Bring your own decision
As mobility becomes essential in business operations, enterprises need to decide how to handle their employee base when it comes to device usage in the workplace. Be it employer-provided devices or BYOD, enterprise mobility plans need to be both robust and adaptive.