Microsoft will enable customers to build private clouds by integrating eight separate component products into one unified solution, they have …
A positive outlook
As we usher in 2012, it is important to reflect on the year gone by. I am sure most IT …
WAN optimisation gets cloud-ready
WAN optimisation is going to be critical in guaranteeing application performance in cloud environments. WAN optimisation has been typically deployed …
Outlook 2012, Application explosion
IT environments in the Middle East are becoming increasingly complicated and the number of applications to manage is exploding. Virtualisation, …
Outlook 2012, Nations and networks
Gulf markets are leapfrogging developed economies by embracing new business models and technologies to achieve their social and economic goals. …
Volume and value jostle
Josef Miskulnig worked in IBM from 1977 to 1996. In 1997 he decided to set up Fast Lane as both …
Aiming high
Oscar Rodrigues, CEO of Extreme Networks, who visited the region recently, talks about why his company is a force to …
Qtel launches high capacity network solution
Qtel Business Solutions (QBS) today launched an innovative new network solution that that will allow customers with high bandwidth requirements …
Qtel launches high capacity networking product
Qtel Business Solutions (QBS) today launched an innovative network solution that will allow customers with high bandwidth requirements to aggregate …
The future awaits
As organisations in the region prep their strategies for another tough year, Pallavi Sharma speaks to regional vendors to discuss …
Avaya beefs up switch architecture
Avaya has rolled out extensions to its 4000 series switches and said its year-old virtualised networking architecture is taking hold in campuses and …
Asia Pacific enterprises standardise on Ethernet fabrics
Enterprises across the Asia Pacific are standardising on Ethernet fabric technology, according to a new research report from Frost & …
HP aims high
HP aims high HP has rolled out an array of networking products for the enterprise campus, branch and data centre, including a switch …
Value powerhouse
Aptec Distribution is completing its transformation from a broadline to value added distributor and is expected to be the largest …
HDS to release converged computing platform for SAP
Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) announced a new converged platform alongside SAP that will help users manage and analyse massive amounts …
A solutions company
Michael Dell, CEO of Dell outlines the company’s aggressive plans to grow its portfolio of solutions by acquiring more intellectual …
Turning a new leaf
CIOs in the Middle East still struggle to give green ICT investments a business language, and this is hampering the …
Critical connections
KSA’s Jarir Bookstore battled the challenges associated with connecting disparate centres of business by deploying SonicWALL’s NSA Series and building …
VMware appoints new regional director for MENA
VMware, the virtualisation and cloud infrastructure solutions provider, announced the hiring of Sam Tayan as its new regional director for …
VMware and NVIDIA to deliver true, virtual workstation experience
NVIDIA and VMware, announced today at VMworld 2011 a strategic partnership to advance virtual 3D graphics technology and enable the …