CNME held its annual Cloud Congress in Dubai, rallying together users and providers to discuss the best practices and technologies …
Alarm bells for hyped OpenStack project
A scathing report about OpenStack from research firm Gartner warns businesses to beware of considerable hype and says misconceptions about the open source cloud …
Make PaaS your own
Derek Singleton, ERP Analyst at Software Advice points out ‘Three Ways Channel Partners Can Adapt to Platform as a Service (PaaS)’
Casting the right hook
More and more companies are using external agencies in order to find new recruits for their IT departments. Outsourcing your …
Green data centre market to reach $45bn by 2016
Green data centres may have gone out of fashion as a topic of conversation, but rising energy costs, increasing demand …
“Total cost of ownership sets us apart”
Enterasys CEO Chris Crowell on battling Cisco and HP, and a not-so-secret weapon named Isaac What is the unique selling …
Clear skies ahead or a storm brewing?
In the month that CNME conducts Cloud Congress 2012, Ben Rossi brings together thoughts and perspectives from regional end-users and …
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 …
Infosys signs SAP consultant Lodestone
Infosys said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Lodestone Holding, a management consultancy firm in Zurich with skills …
Silicon Oasis TechForum to highlight latest trends
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), in collaboration with Optimus Technology and Telecommunications, yesterday announced that the second Silicon Oasis TechForum …
Microsoft to invest in growing Chinese market
Microsoft has said it is increasing its investment in China as it looks to take advantage of the growing market. …
Salesforce.com drops bid to trademark ‘social enterprise’
Salesforce.com has decided to withdraw its applications to trademark the term “social enterprise” following objections from social organisations who held …
EMC issues ‘business war cry’ for big data future
Said Akar, District Manager, EMC, declared a ‘business war cry’ at today’s EMC Day 2012 event, urging enterprises to prepare …
Red Hat to kick off Partner Road Tour
Red Hat announced that it will host a seven-city tour of two-day partner conferences, kicking off in Stockholm, Sweden.The agenda for this tour has been designed specifically for business leaders, sales, pre-sales and business development representatives from Red Hat’s channel ecosystem in EMEA
Red Hat and partners hit the road for conference tour
Red Hat announced today that it will host a seven-city tour of two-day partner conferences alongside IBM and Symantec, kicking …
Data across borders
Today’s digital economy is heavily driven by the ability to seamlessly transfer enormous volumes of data around the world. However, …
Dulsco anticipates higher demand for IT professionals in Q4 2012
A report by Dulsco HR Solutions found a 11.8% increase in the demand for skilled IT manpower in the new digital media field and expects that the demand will increase significantly in the fourth quarter
Digital media increases demand for IT specialists
The sudden increase in the number of digital media companies offering social media, internet marketing and cloud computing solutions in …
Out with old school
With the world of technology changing constantly, it is difficult for universities to keep producing IT graduates that are sufficiently …
BYOD doesn’t have to be a headache
The BYOD trend is fast gaining in the traction in the Middle East. Ramzi Itani, channel and alliance director – MENA believes this trend is making VARs sit up and take notice in order to effectively secure multiple devices across their own organisations as well as those of their customers.