Saudi Arabia’s IT spend in 2018 will reach the value of $40 billion as the government increases its focus on innovation and cloud technology to drive forward digitalisation, said the president of Microsoft Middle East & Africa.
Infoblox gets new chief information officer
Infoblox has announced that it has appointed Brad Bell as chief information officer (CIO) of Infoblox.
Gulf Software Distribution appoints new general manager
Gulf Software Distribution, the value-added distributor of IBM Software Solutions, has appointed Gareth Hansford as the new general manager across …
Emirates NBD announces executive appointment duo
Miguel Rio Tinto has been appointed chief information officer (CIO) to lead the Group’s IT division, and Evans Munyuki has been appointed as chief digital officer (CDO) to lead the Group’s newly established Digital Office.
Top 5 access control challenges security professionals need to know
Any organisation whose employees connect to the Internet—in other words, every business today—needs some level of access control in place.
$870m UAE outsourcing industry “pivotal”: DIC chief
Dubai Internet City’s executive director Ammar Al Malik has lauded the importance of IT outsourcing services in the UAE. The …
Cisco announces new general manager for Oman
Cisco has appointed Ali Al Lawati as general manager for Oman. In his new role, Ali Al Lawati will work …
How managed detection services can save your business
Sachin Varghese, EVP Americas & CMO, Paladion, delves into the significance of deploying Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services during …
Open-source turns 20: here’s how the movement influenced PCs
It’s been 20 years since the term open source was coined by the Open Source Initiative, and computers haven’t been the same since.
Top data trends that will transform businesses in 2018
Together with social, mobile and cloud, analytics and associated data technologies have emerged as core business disruptors in the digital …
Amazon shares on the rise, nearing record high
Online giant Amazon’s shares rose on Friday, driving its stock market value over $700 billion and threatening to eclipse Microsoft …
DP World pens Oracle digital transformation deal
DP World has launched a programme to drive digital transformation across its business operations worldwide using Oracle Cloud Applications (SaaS). …
StarLink aims to close 2018 with ambitious targets
StarLink, a value-added distributor (VAD) in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region, revealed that it successfully closed its …
Amazon beats Google as world’s most valuable brand
Amazon has claimed the top spot as the world’s most valuable brand ahead of Apple and Google in the Brand Finance Global 500.
Riverbed CEO: We are the new Cisco
Riverbed co-founder and CEO Jerry Kennelly was in Dubai recently to announce a key partnership with Dubai Police, and spoke …
For whom the bell tolls
After a tumultuous 11 months, Avaya exited Chapter 11 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in January, marking …
Citrix appoints new area vice president for emerging markets
Citrix has appointed Andy MacDonald as area vice president for its business in recently introduced Emerging Markets. MacDonald brings three …
What technology channel partners can expect in 2018
Industry stalwarts share the latest trends and technologies expected to shape the regional channel industry over the course of 2018. …
“Vendors promise the moon, but don’t always deliver,” analyst says
Technology vendors mislead CIOs when they claim to be complete solutions providers, and systems integrators are the true unsung heroes of enterprise IT, a leading industry analyst has claimed.
GBM appoints new general manager for Kuwait business
IT solutions provider Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has appointed Wassim Seliman as general manager of the company’s Kuwait business, effective …