Manning the floodgates

The influx of data over the past decade has left organisations with more data to manage than ever. The ability to effectively obtain and strategically manage data has since become a competitive differentiator among enterprises.

On the move

As the BYOD trend becomes the norm in any office, fresh demands are placed on the enterprise. A range of challenges results for CIOs, chief among them the need to ensure a network is resilient and secure enough to cope with thousands more mobile devices accessing company data.

Riverbed announces new SVP and CSO

Riverbed Technology announced that Phil Harris has joined the Company as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, a newly created position reporting to Chairman and CEO Jerry M. Kennelly.

AMD launches Opteron A1100 SoC

AMD marks a major step towards delivering choice and innovation in the data centre with the launch of the AMD Opteron A1100 System-on-Chip (SoC), formerly codenamed ‘Seattle’.

Cash in a flash

When Kuwait Credit Bank introduced a new loan scheme for women in 2011, it received unprecedented and unmanageable demand in its branches. CIO Tariq Al-Usaimi was compelled to create an artificial intelligence solution that slashed the loan approval time to an astonishing 90 seconds.

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On the right rack

The transition from hardware to software and on-premise to as-a-service models puts unprecedented pressure on the network. What lies in store for the networking industry in 2016? Which technologies will see higher uptake, and which will be phased out?

Microsoft reports decline in revenues

Microsoft recently reported declines in revenue for Windows, its Surface line of hardware and its Smartphones, key components to the new More Personal Computing group that debuted its earnings with the September quarter.

New releases from Dell world forum

Though Dell’s stand at GITEX is seeing a great deal of foot fall this week, it is nothing in comparison to the annual Dell Word Forum currently being held in Austin, Texas.

EMC showcases Smart City platforms

EMC puts emphasis on its unique Smart City platforms that deliver the speed, performance and scalability needed to build hyper-connected and data-driven cities at GITEX

Dell-EMC merger creates tech behemoth

In what is being billed as the largest tech deal in history, Dell has acquired EMC for a record $67 billion last week. Under the terms of the deal, EMC shareholders will receive cash and shares in a VMware tracking stock, though the latter will continue to operate as an independent company.

Redington Value strengthens solutions offering

Redington Value, the value-added distribution arm of Redington Gulf, has focused on transforming itself into a solutions player over the last year. This continues to be the emphasis for the regional distributor at GITEX 2015.

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