Industry experts explore the Internet of Things (IoT) prospects in the channel community as the number of connected devices is expected to explode by the year 2020.
Why trust matters in the digital era
Megha Kumar, Senior Research Manager, Software and Enterprise Solutions, IDC Middle East, Turkey and Africa, explores the value of building a culture of confidence throughout the public and private sectors in the era of IoT and Blockchain.
Data management to be the most important skill in 2017
Data management will be the most important skill for Middle East organisations in 2017, with Chief Data Officers taking on the role of driving organisation-wide skills growth, according to recent studies.
How the Middle East can leverage fog computing capabilities
Fog computing provides the capability to derive real-time insights from the vast amounts of data generated by “things” at the edge of the network. Aligning with Dubai’s vision to be the world’s “smartest city” by 2017, how can fog computing contribute to this effort?
SonicWall announces spin out from Dell Software Group
Francisco Partners and Elliott Management have announced the completion of the acquisition of Dell Software Group and the spin out of SonicWall as an independent company.
Samsung’s smartphone share hit by Note7 debacle
Samsung Electronics continued on top of the smartphone market in the third quarter but was battered by the impact of the Galaxy Note7 recall and increased competition in India, China and the US, according to Strategy Analytics.
IBM reveals Watson Data Platform
IBM has unveiled the Watson Data Platform at the World of Watson conference in Las Vegas, to help companies gain more valuable insights from data.
Go mobile
Mohsin Shah, Channel Sales Manager at Aruba, discusses how adopting mobile technologies can hugely benefit SMBs in staying connected everywhere.
Breaking traditions
Described as a cost-effective, high-quality and unified network solution, Eddie Fox, vice president, Network Services, MetTel, summarises the main reasons why businesses need to move away from traditional, WAN and consider adopting SD-WAN solutions.
UAE banks drive adoption of digital security best practices
UAE banks are rapidly adopting global best practices in securing online bank accounts and digital payments, industry experts noted in a new IDC report.
UAE businesses urged to embrace data analytics
Condo Protego will give insights and demonstrate with leading global vendors the latest flash storage and cloud-based data management and cyber-security solutions to reduce costs, scale for growth, and drive revenue.
Centre of transformation
Legacy data centres may have been a blue chip company dominated space but today smaller organisations too are eyeing the space, thanks to evolving business models. Reseller ME puts the spotlight on the regional data centre market and the opportunities it presents for the channel community.
Block by block
With the modular data centre market set to triple by 2021, what is driving this change, and what part can the Middle East play in this growth?
MEA healthcare firms enter era of digital transformation
According to a recent research by IDC, ensuring high levels of security of data and systems, and guaranteeing business continuity are the top IT priorities among Middle East and Africa (MEA) decision-makers in the healthcare industry.
IT shifts to mobile-first perspective
Latif Sheik, Account Manager, Finesse, explains why mobile development approaches need to be tailored to each industry.
GITEX 2016 to put the spotlight on growing wearables market
A new report by Frost & Sullivan, which was prepared in collaboration with GITEX Technology Week, highlighted that the demand for seamless connection to the Internet of Things will drive wearable shipments to double by 2020.
Open prospects
Frank Basinski, Director, Partner Programs and Enablement, Red Hat EMEA, explains how open source can be an enabler in the digital era.
Google acquires Orbitera
Google has acquired Orbitera, a start-up that aims to make it easier for software vendors to sell cloud-based products to businesses.
The infrastructure of things
Are networks prepared for the era where tens of billions of connected devices dominate the enterprise?
Xiaomi enters the laptop market
China’s Xiaomi has entered the laptop market with the release of its new notebook, Mi Notebook Air, which runs Microsoft’s Windows 10.