According to analyst firm Gartner, in-memory computing is “racing towards mainstream adoption”. Gartner believes that the “rapid maturation of application …
Google releases Quickoffice for iPhone, Android
Google has launched its Microsoft Office substitute, Quickoffice, for the iPhone, Android smartphones and Android tablets, fulfilling a promise made …
New Dell tablets on the horizon
Dell will release Windows tablets later this year, and could potentially introduce devices with screen sizes larger than 10 inches. …
Simplifying security
Conventional wisdom says that simple security is an oxymoron. Good security is complex, while uncomplicated security is weak. Whenever security …
Three questions to ask about virtual server data protection
Allen Mitchell, Senior Technical Account Manager, MENA at CommVault Systems, advises CIOs on virtual server data protection. IT has reached …
Soft launch
The idea of software-defined networking (SDN) has taken off, though it has hardly seen a launch of epic proportions. We …
Whose job is it, anyway?
A growing number of Middle East CIOs are hiring specialised service providers to manage their organisation’s infrastructure. Is this the …
Asia-Pacific data centre industry poised for growth
Continued growth is expected for the Asia-Pacific data centre industry in 2013 and 2014, according to global data centre vendor …
Proper planning
As any CeBit visitor knows, it’s impossible to navigate the vast trade show without coming up with a decent plan. …
Former Microsoft manager takes on secretive role at Amazon
The former general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Phone developer platform started a new job at Amazon on Monday, leading a …
Seagate to hold Middle East Partner Conference
Seagate announced on Monday that it is set to host its annual Middle East Partner Conference on Wednesday, April 3, …
Dell eyes ARM supercomputers of the future
Not fazed by a takeover battle looming on the sidelines, members of Dell’s research division are putting together the pieces …
Massive DDoS overhyped by media, says website watcher
Much of the news reporting about the massive denial-of-service attack against anti-spam service Spamhaus over the past week or so …
Mobile virtualisation on the rise – Forrester
Forrester Research predicts that with the BYOD trend expected to increasingly include laptops as well as smartphones and tablets, the approach to …
Citrix: Enterprise market favours iOS
iOS continues to lead in the enterprise space as the mobile platform of choice, according to cloud computing vendor, Citrix. In …
Mega DDoS attacks on the rise – Kaspersky
DDoS attacks like the one that resulted from an altercation between a Dutch company and Spamhaus this week are on …
‘People are buying dumb storage’
At Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), Hu Yoshida is the CTO responsible for defining the company’s technical direction. For everybody else, …
BYOD on the rise at Intel
Intel says its rapidly expanding bring-your-own-device programme has been a resounding success that delivered about 5 million hours of productivity …
The new era of big data management: Analytics
Amr Refaat, General Manager, IBM Middle East and Pakistan, talks managing big data and what big data trends will mean …
The big solution
In a time when economic uncertainty still hangs over much of the world, technology resellers are struggling with declining margins …