The Middle East’s technology leaders were celebrated last night at a glittering ceremony, the CNME ICT Achievement Awards, held at the Emirates Towers Godolphin Ballroom.
Commvault to plug Simpana 10 at GITEX
Data protection specialist Commvault will use the Gitex 2013 stage to market its Simpana 10 technology, which it claims can cut storage-related costs by up to 50 percent.
Business as usual for tech, but gov’t crisis casts shadows
The tech sector appears to be going about business as usual in the face of the US federal government shutdown, but some industry insiders are nervous about a long-term stoppage.
Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he’s in line to replace Ballmer
Ford President and CEO Alan Mulally, considered a front-runner among candidates to replace Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has reportedly tried to put the brakes on the accelerating rumours.
GITEX 2013 preview: Gemalto
What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? We have throughout the years positioned ourselves as …
Gitex Preview: Huawei
1) What is the main theme of your presence at GITEX this year? Huawei’s Enterprise Business Group will be the …
NSA spying fiasco sending customers overseas
The spectacle of National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden exposing the covert spying nature of US federal officials has sent ripple waves through the technology industry – especially in the outsourcing arena.
Infor's Phillips pins growth on user-friendly design revamp
Infor CEO Charles Phillips has made plenty of changes at the ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendor since taking the …
Ballmer strongly hints at Office for iPad and Android tablets
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer insinuated that the company is working on a version of Office for the iPad and for …
The dos and don’ts of OpenStack
In the space of a little over 20 years, Linux has grown from an open source ideal into an enterprise class OS used in every domain.
Microsoft lures nonprofits with Office 365 freebie
Nonprofit organizations will be able to sign up for Office 365 for free or at a reduced price as part of a new program Microsoft launched on Tuesday.
What do Edward Snowden and a data centre provider have in common?
The NSA leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden will go down in the history books as a heroic or reckless example of press freedom and the public’s right to know.
Blunders lead to Ballmer's demise
The heap of blunders that piled up at Microsoft under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to last month’s earthshaking announcement that Bill Gates’ former right-hand man and heir, as well as Microsoft’s fiercest cheerleader, will step down as CEO within a year.
Amazon hiring 'top secret' IT staff as it fights for CIA work
The U.S. isn’t doing a good job keeping secrets. Think Edward Snowden. But demand for trustworthy IT professionals is strong, especially if they want to work for Amazon Web Services.
Dark skies ahead
Can the big cloud vendors work around the allegations of NSA surveillance, or is there a gloomy outlook for cloud in the region?
Asia Pacific to account for 25% of global data centre infrastructure spending by 2016
The Asia Pacific (APAC) region will account for 25 percent of global data centre infrastructure spending by 2016, according to …
VMware's virtualization quest could help shake up storage, too
The jam-packed VMworld show this week in San Francisco has been VMware’s launchpad for flights deeper into storage, an area …
Step out of your comfort zone
Organisations that operate exclusively within their comfort zones will miss opportunities and often adopt everything in line with their enterprise personality, writes Hung LeHong, Research VP, Gartner.
Perceived missteps may have hit a tipping point for Ballmer
An accumulation of blunders under Steve Ballmer’s leadership may have hit a tipping point this year, leading to Friday’s groundshaking announcement …
Virtualization could save businesses $6b in costs by 2020: IDC
If Australian companies were to virtualize their severs and physical infrastructure, $6 billion in costs could be saved from now to 2020, according to a new whitepaper by research firm IDC.