Storage systems can prove to be challenging to deploy and use within organisations. Vendors suggest choosing the latest in technologies …
Beyond the hype
Nobody can seem to stop talking about virtualisation and all the supposedly wonderful benefits it gives enterprises. It has gradually …
Microsoft slates Windows 8 ‘release preview’ for early June
Microsoft’s top Windows executive today said that the company will ship an almost-complete version of Windows 8 the first week …
Centrica implements new data analytics warehouse
Energy company Centrica has rolled out a new data analytics warehouse to consolidate and integrate its growing data volumes. The …
Stay afloat with big data
When the Oracle team asked me to join them in Italy to watch Oracle Racing sail in the Americas Cup …
CommVault collaborates with Microsoft to offer cloud storage capability
CommVault today announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft to offer a cloud storage capability that combines Simpana software with the …
From IT to ET: Cloud, consumerisation, and the next wave of IT transformation
That’s hardly a new observation. It was most notably made in 2003, in a now-famous Harvard Business Review article by …
Setting the stage
Huawei Enterprise recently held its first regional partner summit in Dubai welcoming various members of its Middle East and Pakistan …
Facebook pays Microsoft $550m for AOL patents
Microsoft and Facebook, which have struck a variety of business, technology and advertising agreements in recent years, announced yesterday a deal …
How cloud computing will impact the channel
The channel and reseller community will need to enhance existing skillsets and service offerings to master the cloud
Infor prepares to roll out ‘Mongoose’ development platform
Infor is moving into the PaaS (platform as a service) market with an offering called Mongoose that is based on …
Citrix Systems appoints new channel development manager for MEA
Citrix Systems has announced the appointment of Sarah Mews Sultani for the role of channel development manager, Middle East and …
SACO selects SAP for management software suite
SAP has been selected by home improvement superstore SACO to implement a complete suite of enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer …
CommVault honours partners at first Worldwide PartnerAdvantage Awards
CommVault recently honoured several valuable partners in a variety of categories at its first annual worldwide PartnerAdvantage Awards program. The …
Asus ships quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet for $379
Asustek started shipping its Transformer Pad 300 tablet in the U.S. yesterday, with the company pitching the tablet as a …
Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android
Microsoft can perform a type of network access control on Windows RT devices as a way to protect corporate networks from harm these …
UAE will be hub of innovation: Kesavan, UniPropitia
The UAE will soon become a nation of enterprising innovators as home to one of the richest talent pool in …
Orange Business Services launches new local company in KSA to drive regional growth
Orange Business Services, the business services arm of France Telecom-Orange and one of the Middle East’s major ICT employers, …
BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints
EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their …
Dell’s Wyse buy a hedge against slowing PC sales
Dell’s plan to buy Wyse Technology is an effort to boost its client hardware portfolio and protect the company from …