HP held its financial analyst meeting this week in San Francisco, opening with the two most important folks in any …
EMC names former Huawei exec as new CTO
EMC has named former Huawei Technologies executive John Roese as chief technology officer. Roese, also a former Nortel Networks CTO, will play …
Microsoft officially launches the Windows Server 2012, builds on cloud strategy
Microsoft officially launched Windows Server 2012 in Dubai, describing it as a cornerstone of the Cloud OS that provides customers with a modern platform for the world’s applications.
9 key career issues for the software developer
The path from birth to death is filled with choices about where to work and what kind of work to …
Building from the cloud up, Windows Server 2012 launch
Microsoft officially launched Windows Server 2012 today in Dubai, describing it as a cornerstone of the Cloud OS that …
5 ways to kick that IT outsourcing addiction
You hear it time and again, outsourcing strategies that backfire or hinder a company’s ability to remain competitive in a …
VMware vSphere 5.1 employees EMC's Avamar backup, deduplication
VMware has announced that its vSphere cloud operating system will now come natively with EMC’s Avamar backup and recovery software, …
Out with old school
With the world of technology changing constantly, it is difficult for universities to keep producing IT graduates that are sufficiently …
SAS dominates global advanced analytics market, says IDC
Leading analytics provider SAS is the worldwide ‘go to’ brand according to the International Data Corporation (IDC). The Business Analytics …
IBM opens first research centre in Africa
IBM is opening its first research centre in Africa, following years of international marketing by the Kenyan government and visits …
EMC's Mohammed Amin set to play larger role
EMC has announced that Mohammed Amin, EMC Senior Vice President and Regional Manager currently responsible for EMC’s sales efforts in …
What's on the agenda at Oracle's OpenWorld conference?
With Oracle now in a self-imposed “quiet period” prior to its next quarterly earnings release, it’s not likely the company will make …
EMC expands Mohammed Amin’s role to include Eastern Europe
EMC Corporation today announced that Mohammed Amin, EMC senior VP and regional manager currently responsible for EMC’s sales efforts in Turkey, Emerging Africa and the Middle East (TEAM), will now also oversee the fast-growing area of Eastern Europe
Inside the IT challenges of sports and entertainment
At the same time sports and entertainment organisations are being inundated with data, they’re trying to figure out how to …
Still going strong
As storage technologies go through massive changes, some analysts have begun to doubt the role and relevance of storage area …
India sees large IT investment increase
The Indian SME segment has seen its IT spending largely increase in the last two years, contributing towards 38% of …
Dell expands open source, cloud initiatives
Dell today announced the expansion of three open source software and cloud computing initiatives: the formalisation of Project Sputnik resulting …
EMC confirms CEO change at VMware
Paul Maritz will step down from his role as CEO of VMware, to be replaced by EMC Chief Operating Officer …
Informed management
There is nothing really new about information lifecycle management (ILM). In the simplest terms, it is the work of organisations …
Technology leadership is crucial, says SAP
According to a survey conducted at the recent SAP User Group Middle East and North Africa (SUG-MENA) Executive Exchange held …