Imation this week unveiled its next-generation object store, the Nexsan Assureon secure automated archive solution, which, the vendor said, cost-effectively consolidates storage tiers, secures data and simplifies storage management.

WWDC: iWork for iCloud highlights productivity suite update
iWork is getting down to business in the cloud. During an announcement-packed Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple CEO Tim Cook took …

Oracle releases Java EE 7 with eye on HTML5 development
Oracle has announced the availability of Java Platform Enterprise Edition 7, a release that brings new capabilities for HTML5-based application …

HP ties knot with Google, as Whitman talks up customers
Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday said it has begun to integrate its hardware and management systems with Google Apps. The announcement was …

Gartner: Start security monitoring in the public cloud
Security monitoring – the type involving traditional security information and event management (SIEM) – can be done in some public …
Reseller celebrates channel champions at Partner Excellence Awards
The channel community came together at Emirates Towers last night for the fourth annual Reseller Partner Excellence Awards, sponsored by Octagon.

By definition
There may have been a few people who spat out their coffee the morning they read that EMC had unveiled …

The spaghetti incident
In 2009, DP World in the UAE decided to set up its own IT department separate from the shared services …

Ticking time bomb
The last year has shown more than ever how careful businesses need to be with their data. However, recent reports …

Unstructured data: Can you crack the code?
A simple motive for code cracking has always been the benefits of what lies beneath the complexity. As with the universe-load …
Spectrami hosts TechCafe workshop with Fidelis in Riyadh
Spectrami recently held a TechCafe workshop with General Dynamics Fidelis Cybersecurity Solutions to address the concerns over IT security attacks …

Gartner: 7 major trends forcing IT security pros to change
Enterprises are under heavy pressure to change their approach to IT security because of a “nexus of forces” that include …

Red Hat’s OpenShift PaaS goes live
After two years of beta testing, the Red Hat OpenShift Online platform as a service (PaaS) has been pressed into commercial use, …

Cisco overtakes IBM as top cloud hardware provider, research firm says
Cisco has overtaken IBM as the leading provider of infrastructure for cloud computing, analysts at Synergy Research reported on Monday. Synergy …

Dell eyes up converged market with first SMB-targeted solution
Dell today announced the Middle East launch of its extended converged infrastructure portfolio, which includes the first converged solution specifically …

IBM to acquire SoftLayer Technologies
IBM has announced a definitive agreement to acquire SoftLayer Technologies, the world’s largest privately held cloud computing infrastructure provider. The acquisition …
StorIT signs distribution deal with Supermicro
StorIT has signed a distribution agreement with Supermicro Computer, a server, storage technology and green computing company. According to the …

Spectrum group facilitates channel partners
Spectrum group, the holding company for Comguard, Spectrum Network Solutions, Spectrum Training, ComGuard Infosol (India) and Psilog International facilitated its …
How to make real-world use of Big Data
What is so new about Big Data, the tech buzzword that is attracting so much attention these days? Ahmed Auda, Business Unit Executive, IBM Middle East Software Group, demystifies this latest technology trend

SAP to acquire e-commerce player hybris to target ‘consumer economy’
Enterprise software giant SAP has announced plans to acquire e-commerce player hybris in an attempt to further expand its reach …