CIOs scouring the earth to fill technical roles are likely ignoring the “medium digital” skills required to round out their digital transformations. Here are the lesser-known digital roles CIOs should target.
Snap up $1 from its IPO price
Snap Inc has celebrated its first anniversary as a publicly traded company on Friday, however, things are not quite what they envisioned when they bought shares in the hottest tech IPO in years.
Nomination call for Partner Excellence Awards 2018
Reseller Middle East’s Partner Excellence Awards returns once again for its ninth year to applaud and celebrate the accomplishments of …
Music streaming app to take its SPOT on NYSE
Music streaming service Spotify the world’s biggest music streaming service, has filed paperwork to start trading its shares publicly on the New York Stock Exchange.
Botnets shift focus to credential abuse: report
The State of the Internet/Security Report released by Akamai Technologies that analysed more than 7.3 trillion bot requests per month, found a sharp increase in the threat of credential abuse, with more than 40 percent of login attempts being malicious.
Nearly half of global CIOs plan to roll out AI projects soon: study
Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey shows that four percent of CIOs have implemented AI, while a further 46 percent have developed plans to do so.
Why LiFi could be the answer to all your bandwidth worries
pureLiFi, a pioneer in LiFi technology, has big plans to transform the future of wireless networks using LiFi integrated devices.
The Galaxy S9 is just the calm before the next big thing
The Galaxy S9 may be visually indistinguishable from the Galaxy S8, but there’s no reason to think the company has lost its innovation edge.
4 key lessons for early AI adopters to remember
As with most emerging or unfamiliar technologies, early adopters are facing many obstacles to the progress of AI in their organisations. Gartner analysts have identified the following four lessons that have emerged from these early AI projects.
Minister praises UAE students for space science efforts
The students who recently participated in the launch of the Emirati satellite, Al Yah 3, met with the Minister of …
UAE’s #PostWisely campaign shows dangers of sharing tragedies online
The videos illustrate and highlight the harmful and unethical nature of sharing pictures and videos of negative situations such as accidents, bullying, pranks, and other ill-fated incidents on social media.
Etisalat announced as telecoms partner of Abu Dhabi special Olympics
Etisalat has been confirmed as the official telecoms partner of both Special Olympics IX MENA Games Abu Dhabi 2018 and …
FBI, CIA, NSA Directors: don’t buy Huawei phones
The heads of all three US intelligence agencies have all said that the use of Huawei smartphones poses a risk …
Why organisations need to collaborate digitally for shared success
Huawei Enterprise’s Middle East vice president and managing director Alaa Elshimy explores why organisations need a forward-thinking and collaborative approach …
Technological developments must not leave the poor behind
Smart technologies are as important for the poor as they are for the hugely rich, according to a panel discussion held at the World Government Summit yesterday.
Final designs for UAE-built spacecraft unveiled at Dubai summit
The Hope Probe is three-metres tall with 600 KW solar panels, and will soon embark on its 55-million-kilometre journey to the Red Planet, with a view to sending the spaceship to Mars by 2021 to coincide with the country’s 50th anniversary.
Riverbed mints new channel programme to boost partner profits
Riverbed has rolled out a new global channel partner programme called Riverbed Rise that is in sync with customers’ evolving …
Culture vs technology: what should be the priority for the future of IT?
Part of what makes successful technical advancement succeed in the industry is the ability to adapt and change
Saudi Arabia IT spend to reach $40 billion
Saudi Arabia’s IT spend in 2018 will reach the value of $40 billion as the government increases its focus on innovation and cloud technology to drive forward digitalisation, said the president of Microsoft Middle East & Africa.
Global leaders converge in Abu Dhabi to discuss MENA opportunities
The two-day summit features notable world leaders including former US President George W Bush and will highlight discussions on the challenges and opportunities in the fields of healthcare, education, food security, technology, the arts, culture, women and more.