Microsoft welcomed over 25,000 business customers to its annual IT event, Microsoft Ignite in Orlando, Florida., where the company showcased …
Huawei aims to be among top five global cloud players
Huawei has recently unveiled its latest innovations, including its vision of building one of five global clouds to power the future of business.
Huawei debuts Enterprise Intelligence cloud platform
The specific scenarios where Huawei touted EI as working well were in real-time video processing, ‘dumb’ device identification, and natural language and voice recognition.
Oracle to add 1000 employees in EMEA cloud push
Oracle has announced 1000 new jobs across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). According to the technology company, they are …
Nutanix unveils multi-cloud capabilities
Enterprise cloud computing provider Nutanix has announced that its Enterprise Cloud OS will be delivered as a full software stack …
Equinix, Alibaba Cloud partner to enhance cloud connectivity
Equinix has announced a collaboration with Alibaba Cloud to provide enterprises with direct, scalable access to Alibaba Cloud via the Equinix Cloud Exchange in a range of the company’s data centres.
NetApp, Microsoft alliance to include hybrid cloud services
NetApp has announced plans to expand its strategic alliance with Microsoft to help enterprises accelerate digital transformation for hybrid cloud. …
Tata Communications ties up with Alibaba Cloud
Tata Communications has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to enable customers from over 150 countries, including India, to connect to the Alibaba Cloud ExpressConnect via Tata Communications’ IZO Private Connect service.
How partners can differentiate in the cloud economy
Richard McLeod, global VP, Enterprise Software Channels, BlackBerry, explains how regional channel partners can thrive in the cloud-driven economy. There …
How Microsoft is betting its future on AI and edge computing
James Dartnell reports from Microsoft Build 2017 at Seattle’s Washington State Convention Centre, where the firm launched a whole host …
How to get effective data protection in the cloud
Despite the cloud’s presence, organisations are only recently starting to understand the level of cloud adoption that is appropriate for …
DEWA’s MORO signs storage, cloud MoU with SAP
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) subsidiary, Data Hub Integrated Solutions (MORO), has signed an MoU with SAP to build …
IBM buys Verizon’s cloud and managed hosting services unit
Verizon had shut down its public cloud service in early 2016, and is now unloading its virtual private cloud and managed hosting offerings to IBM.
Penta launches on-demand cloud
Geneva- and Dubai-based private cloud provider Penta has launched a new self-service cloud portal which simplifies the deployment and scalability …
‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ programme expands to four continents
Alibaba Cloud has announced that it will expand its global start-up programme ‘Create@Alibaba Cloud’ to more countries, applying its growing global coverage and increasing support to local small enterprises.
Teradata predicts mass cloud data storage adoption by 2019
According to the findings of a new study released by Teradata, eight out of ten executives cite security as a concern when storing data in the cloud, but that has not stopped a huge rise in the amount of critical data being sent there.
Microsoft: Skills gap main barrier to MEA cloud adoption
Microsoft has called for IT professionals across UAE and the wider Middle East to sharpen their cloud-related skills amidst a …
Security remains biggest hurdle in cloud storage adoption
Security is the number one concern amongst senior business executives when it comes to cloud data adoption, yet more than half of business-critical data is likely to reside there by 2019.
Cloud security a top priority for UAE firms
Palo Alto Networks has recently announced the results of its 2017 cloud security survey, coinciding with the Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Summit 2017 in Dubai.
What is serverless computing?
Network World explains some of the concepts of serverless computing, and how it represents the next phase of cloud computing for Internet of Things applications and products.