CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke to Isabelle Meyer, CEO and Co-Founder of Zendata, to find out how she thinks businesses …
“Business leaders must shift from managing devices to managing identities.” – Abdullah Altaifi, Palo Alto Networks
CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down with Abdullah Altaifi, Regional Vice President, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, and Bahrain, at Palo Alto …
NTT DATA CEO rejects the idea that AI is existential threat to IT services and reinforces the need for ‘responsible innovation’
Abhijit Dubey, President, CEO, and Chief AI Officer at NTT DATA, has rejected the assertion from some analysts within the …
“To ensure business continuity, leadership must shift mindset from prevention to structural resilience.” – Ivan Milenkovic, Qualys
Ivan Milenkovic, Vice President, Cyber Risk Technology, EMEA at Qualys, sat down with CNME Editor Mark Forker, to tackle some …
“Resilience now depends on identity-centric security, not location-based security” – Mortada Ayad, Delinea
CNME Editor Mark Forker, spoke to Mortada Ayad, VP of Sales – META at Delinea, to find out what measures …
Ensuring continuity remains critical amid data sovereignty challenges, says expert
Recent events have shown that even the largest cloud data centers can fail. Recently, a major cloud region in the …
Powering the modern data centre in the UAE
Organisations in the UAE have a clear path to building agile, secure, and future-ready data centres.
“Foreign investment continues to surge into the UAE despite geopolitical uncertainty.” – Nigel Green, deVere Group
The conflict with Iran has done little to dent Dubai’s growing reputation as a dynamic global trade and finance powerhouse …
Tech leaders praise UAE for their response to missile attacks
Tech billionaires Elon Musk and Pavel Durov have praised the UAE leadership for its response to missile and drone attacks …
If AI isn’t paying off, look to the boardroom first, says Magna AI chief executive officer
A few months ago, a senior executive in the Gulf summed up their organisation’s AI journey with refreshing honesty. “We’ve …
“I honestly believe we are one of the best kept secrets in the entire ICT industry.” – Burcak Soydan, NTT DATA
CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down for an exclusive interview with Burcak Soydan, Managing Director for the Middle East at …
“Education systems of the future need to focus on employability.” – Professor John Lee Chi-Kin, EdUHK
CNME Editor Mark Forker sat down with Professor John Lee Chi-Kin, President of The Education University of Hong Kong, (EdUHK) …
“Developing nations can’t be left behind in terms of what AI can bring for tax administration.” – Mary O’Leary, DataTorque
CNME Editor Mark Forker spoke with Mary O’Leary, Tax Policy and Technology Expert at DataTorque, to find out how a …
Intent-based security is key to modern cyber defence, says Cequence CTO
Legacy tools are struggling to keep pace with LLM-powered exploits, leaving enterprises and SMEs exposed to adaptive, real-time threats. Artificial …
Connected BIM: The digital backbone powering the Kingdom’s giga-projects
The cities of tomorrow are rising across the Kingdom, shaped by the hands and minds of people committed to excellence, supported by data, and brought to life through connected digital ecosystems.
Exotel’s Harmony signals next phase of AI-driven customer experience in Middle East
Sachin Bhatia outlines how unified memory layers, AI-human orchestration, and data-sovereign infrastructure are redefining customer experience across the region. Enterprises …
e& drives AI transformation for their global workforce with Oracle
To address data sovereignty requirements, e& accesses Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications through its OCI Dedicated Region.
Celebrating strong thought-leadership with the CIO Leadership Awards 2026
The 2026 iteration of the awards ceremony celebrates the thought-leaders, who constantly seek out new innovative practices that can aid in pioneering change within their organisations.
The Agentic Leap: GCC becomes new frontier for autonomous enterprises
While much of the global tech landscape remains mired in the ‘trough of disillusionment’ regarding Generative AI, the GCC is …
Splunk executive outlines strategic goals for 2026
Splunk’s ongoing integration into the Cisco ecosphere, as a Cisco company, has driven numerous benefits to our customers.