The adoption of virtualisation in the past few years has undoubtedly changed the face of the data centre. No longer housed in sprawling warehouses, data centres are fast becoming slimmed down and agile.
Think green
Launched in 1992 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ‘Energy Star’ was the initiative that kick-started green IT. Since then, minimising the negative impact of information technology use on the environment has become increasingly pertinent in the age of sustainability.
Exploring greener pastures
Reseller ME speaks to new vendors on the block to explore the strategies that work the best in this region.
emt launches Australian uni courses
emt Distribution today announced that its education and training arm, emt Academy, has tied up with Australia’s Charles Sturt University (CSU) to offer free online courses on virtualisation.
VMware broadens partner offerings
VMware has announced new programmes and updated solution competencies its Partner Network.
F5 appoints new ME sales chief
F5 Networks has appointed Garth Braithwaite as its new Sales Director for the Middle East region.
VMware still chasing despite new cloud offerings
The newest feature added to VMware’s vCloud Air public cloud is the ability to spin virtual machines up and down with a few clicks and pay for them by the hour. This better positions VMware to go head-to-head with top public IaaS cloud vendors, but analysts say VMware still has lots of catching up to do.
Clued in
Reseller ME speaks to industry leaders to understand how partners can leverage market trends to sell storage solutions successfully.
Fuelling up
It takes more than just full tanks to keep the UAE up and running. Ali Abdul Aziz Al Ali, Vice President, Information Technology Division, ADNOC Distribution, lets us in on the company’s many projects, and what filling up will look like in the future.
MEA enterprise hardware market to shift in 2015
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) enterprise hardware market, comprising servers and external storage, remained in a passive growth state according to the latest figures released today by IDC.
Steve Lockie, Group MD, Westcon Group
Reseller Middle East speaks to experts from the industry on technologies and market scenarios that they believe will dominate 2015 and how regional channel partners can make the most of it to sustain a profitable business.
Sky is the limit
Mario Georgiou, Regional Partner Director, Middle East and Africa, Juniper Networks, explains the transforming role of the channel in a cloud-enabled environment.
The best laid plans
The pressure on CIOs to increase capacity and agility of their network infrastructures has been palpable this last year. The bad news is that this pressure is only going to increase for the next year. The good news is that businesses and organisations stand to benefit greatly – if they have a plan.
Expanding horizons
Taj ElKhayat, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey, North, West, and Central Africa at Riverbed Technology, explains how to overcome challenges in location-independent computing.
Healthy foundations
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi won’t see its first patient until 2015. However, the clinic is already redefining healthcare in the region. Michael Reagin, CIO, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi explains some of the revolutionary technology and techniques the clinic plans to offer.
Building blocks of the future
Last week, Schneider Electric discussed the importance of power consumption in Smart City development. We caught up with Thierry Chamayou, Vice President, IT Business, Middle East and Africa, and Philippe Arsonneau, SVP Global Sales, IT Business, for their take on the issue.
Virtual virtues
After years of false starts, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) has finally gone mainstream. If implemented correctly it can deliver substantial cost savings to enterprise IT shops. What are the risks and rewards involved in embarking on a VDI implementation for your organisation?
A mandate for growth
Dell is now a private company. And that’s good news for the channel, says Cheryl Cook, VP of Global Alliances and Channel at Dell. In an exclusive interview with Reseller Middle East, she reveals how the company plans to ramp up the partner eco-system.
Flash frenzy
Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager, Turkey, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Middle East, EMC, discusses the varied benefits of …
Successful cloud migration in eight steps
Sachin Bhardwaj, Director, Marketing & Business Development, eHosting DataFort, discusses the key factors that IT managers and CIOs must consider …