As data is generated by the minute through various mediums, Reseller ME explores the channel’s role in optimising storage solutions.
HP Spectre 13 review: a welcome return to the basics
HP’s Spectre 13 runs Windows 8, but it doesn’t contort, flip, swivel, or do any of the other impractical tricks that look so fun in advertisements. It’s not a tablet strapped to a dock, or a tablet with a keyboard cover, either. It’s just a regular ol’ Ultrabook. A very, very good Ultrabook.
Why are so many IT projects failing?
Fifty percent of businesses had an IT project fail during the last year, according to a survey by cloud portfolio management provider Innotas. The primary reason, according to 74 percent of respondents, was a lack of resources to meet project demands.
EU goes a step closer to standardising mobile phone chargers
Europe inched a step closer towards enforcing a single, universal mobile phone charger yesterday when a provisional deal was made between members of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union.
Kaspersky Lab: global internet threat up 6.9 percent in 2013
The overall global Internet threat level grew by 6.9 percentage points in 2013, with 41.6 percent of user computers being attacked at least once, according to Kaspersky Lab.
Citrix predicts five technology trends in ME for 2014
These trends highlight potential technological development opportunities for businesses across the region.
NetApp highlights cloud bridging strategy
NetApp has outlined its strategy to deliver “seamless” cloud data management, bridging public and private clouds.
CFO panel: relationship with CIOs often ‘confrontational’
CIOs need to get their house in order before they get a seat at the top table, a panel of financial executives said at a briefing by the Financial Times in England.
Gartner: future data centres will have more flexibility
Tomorrow’s data centre will be mobile, flexible, highly efficient and secure, says David Cappuccio, Managing Vice President and Chief of Research for Gartner’s infrastructure teams.
The Way Forward
When it comes to security, it seems everyone’s in a state of perpetual panic. Whether it’s mobile malware, BYOD or hacktivism, over the course of 2013 the issue of protecting valuable information and resisting attack has inspired a dizzying and persistent challenge.
Empowering the Crowd
As Powering The Cloud hosted its 10th anniversary show in Frankfurt, few would question that cloud computing uptake is on the rise. The same few would question that it is a trend that is here to stay, and one that businesses will have to adapt to.
OKI Europe wins VISCOM ‘Best of 2013’ Award
The award recognises OKI’s strategy to diversify through innovation, as ES9541 wins the Textile Finishing category due to its versatility, print quality and competitive pricing.
Ten times the power
The tenth edition of the Powering the Cloud conference held in Frankfurt, Germany, suggested a bigger-than-ever drive to adopt cloud computing, despite continuing security concerns.
Nokia targets low-end Android competitors with two new Asha smartphones
Nokia has started shipping two new low-end touch-screen phones running its own Asha software platform. It hopes they will allow it to compete more effectively with cheap Android-based products.
Europe’s biggest software clusters no match for Silicon Valley heavyweights
The EU has built a core of world class software zones but remains some way from emulating Silicon Valley’s ability to fuse technological innovation with economic success, a Fraunhofer Institute study has found.
Price of one bitcoin surpasses $1,000 on Mt. Gox
The price of a single bitcoin reached US$1,000 Wednesday, demonstrating a new level of interest for the digital currency that earlier this year was trading for just $30.
FCC’s in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage
Anyone who dreads hearing one end of a loud phone call all the way from Anchorage to Miami, take heart: the plan to allow cellphones on planes could fail in more ways than an overbooked flight at a snowbound airport on Christmas Eve.
Sage advice: the easy way to say ‘No’ as a CIO
“Having the courage to say no is important. People will wonder who you really are if you’re always saying yes to everything.”
Beware: data centres advertising spurious reliability credentials
How reliable is your data centre service provider? Perhaps not as reliable as you think.
Huawei collaborates with Enterprise Systems
With the enterprise market being an important area for Huawei, Enterprise Systems will now distribute the company’s portfolio of vertical solutions focusing on the hospitality and public sectors in the UAE market.