IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.
Gartner: MEA infrastructure spend to hit $3.4 billion
IT infrastructure spending, comprising storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment, in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.47 billion, a 4.1 percent increase from 2013, according to Gartner.
Bringing it all together
Converged storage has transitioned from hype to market reality. Combining compute resources with storage delivery promises to drive efficiency and save money for enterprises reeling under the data deluge.
EES announces Dubai Gartner Symposium sponsorship
Systems integrator and solutions provider Emitac Enterprise Solutions today announced its participation in the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2014 in Dubai from April 1st-3rd.
Flash transforms storage technology
Elavarasu Shanmugam, Storage Sales Leader, Gulf Business Machines, highlights the less-known aspects of flash storage, in an age where increasing number of organisations are opting for analytics, and the requirement for low latency and quicker responses from storage is on the rise.
Change to expand
Reseller ME caught up with Sofocles Socratous, Senior Director, EMEA Channel & Emerging Markets, Seagate Technology, at the company’s annual partner conference last month, to learn about its business focus.
Cutting through the cloud hype
Cloud computing is no longer a new concept, and many organisations have been consuming cloud services for the past several years. The use of cloud computing is growing, and by 2016 will increase to become the bulk of new IT spending, according to Gartner.
Brave new world
Converged infrastructure has become a hot topic in recent months, with industry leaders putting forward bold new claims about the future of IT.
Dell, Red Hat team up on network virtualisation
Dell is teaming up with Red Hat to drive its effort to be a force in the burgeoning area of network function virtualization (NFV) technology, aimed at helping carriers reduce costs and quickly roll out new services.
Microsoft Azure continues enterprise push with private on-ramps
Microsoft continues to target the enterprise with the introduction of a private on-ramp for Windows Azure cloud services.
The ugly truth about virtualisation
According to Steve Duplessie, Founder and Senior Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, mobility has brought back I/O problems after two decades.
Ringing in changes
Can regional telecommunication providers go beyond vanilla services and offer more value to consumer and business markets alike?
Intel moves deeper into software with server KVM tool
Intel has released a new tool for remotely managing servers from multiple hardware vendors, though wary of upsetting partners as it looks to make more money from software.
Twin fairs to showcase tech trends
HKTDC Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Spring Edition) and the HKTDC International ICT Expo, one of Asia’s largest spring electronics fair, will showcase the latest electronics and technology trends in April this year.
Palo Alto launches PA-7050 firewall
Palo Alto Networks has announced its new firewall, the PA-7050, which contains full application enablement, IPS and AV.
Brocade names Yarob Sakhnini as MEMA Regional Director
Brocade has announced the appointment of Yarob Sakhnini as Regional Director for the Middle East, Mediterranean and Africa region.
5 things to consider when weighing public cloud against private cloud
Jesse Proudman, founder, Blue Box Group, gives five core tenets you should assess when weighing private cloud against public cloud options
Arbor Networks: 36% increase in advanced persistent threats
Arbor Networks has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report, which has found a 36 percent increase in organisations targeted by Advanced Persistent Threats.
Enterprise Systems to distribute Brocade solutions
One of Brocade’s main priorities and focus in 2014 will be on strengthening and enabling its regional channel ecosystem and signing this distribution partnership is a big step in this direction.
Analysing Smart City technology
Smart City technology to grow to USD 20.2 billion by 2020, but organisations need long-lasting IT plans in the next six months, says Condo Protego CEO Andrew Calthorpe