If you want to tell someone to be more realistic you might say: “Get your head out of the clouds.” But in fact, you have to do the exact opposite if you’re an IT security professional charged with managing security in today’s increasingly cloud-based world.
Haider Salloum, Microsoft Gulf’s Director for its Small & Medium Enterprise (SME) segment, explains why cloud is a game changer for SMEs, and how the firm’s Azure services are geared towards this market segment.
Veritas Technologies has announced that it joined the Microsoft Enterprise Cloud Alliance. The company’s backup and recovery solutions NetBackup and Backup Exec will provide protection for a wide range of Microsoft platforms and applications, including Windows, Hyper-V, SQL Server, Exchange, and SharePoint.
Intel Security has recently released ‘Blue Skies Ahead? The State of Cloud Adoption,’ a global report advocating the need for technology vendors to help businesses, governments and consumers understand the implications surrounding the growing adoption of the cloud.
Misys has recently launched Misys FinCloud, a new range of cloud solutions and global cloud environment offering its clients of security in Cloud operations in the financial services industry.
On 28th March, representatives from Blue Coat Systems met with top CIOs of the region to discuss data protection, tokenisation and the cloud.
BIOS Middle East (BIOSME) has announced that it has achieved an advanced accreditation to provide CISCO Powered Services after completing a rigorous audit of CISCO’s Managed Services Programme (CMSP).
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Qualys has announced the availability of cloud agents for Linux and Mac OS, adding to the platform’s existing support for Windows. Support for these operating systems is key to securing elastic cloud environments and endpoints where these operating systems are predominant.
Veeam Software has announced Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure, available for preview as a free, pre-configured Azure appliance in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace that delivers cloud restore for Veeam Backup and Replication, and Veeam Endpoint Backup.
Qualys has announced an OEM partnership with HEAT Software to deliver a cloud-based patch management offering to its global customers.
The fifth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2014-2019), released recently, forecasts that Middle East and Africa cloud traffic will more than quadruple by the end of 2019.
BT and Palo Alto Networks have announced an agreement that will integrate the Palo Alto Networks Next-Generation Security Platform into BT’s global portfolio of security services.
Interactive Intelligence Group has recently announced a new customer engagement cloud service for businesses throughout the Middle East.
Ericsson showcased its latest media solutions that focuses on the evolution of the cloud and the use of multiscreens in the Middle East region during CABSAT 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
IBM has recently unveiled a new mainframe, bringing the security of data encryption without slowing down system performance to mid-sized organisations.
In line with Microsoft’s efforts to impart the latest cloud knowledge and empower IT professionals to achieve more, the company hosted the Cloud Roadshow 2016, held recently in Dubai.
Nokia is expanding its cloud wise services portfolio with the launch of three professional services, helping operators transform to the telco cloud and implement a data centre infrastructure to run their cloud-based enterprise and telco functions.
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