The Middle East’s telcos need to adopt fibre-optic technology to prepare for future demands, says Shibu Vahid, Head of Technical Operations, R&M Middle East and Africa.
Security-as-a-Service: IT's Dark Knight?
As hackers and attackers wreak havoc on the industry, businesses have been looking for a watchful protector to secure their assets. Is security-as-a-service the IT industry’s Dark Knight?
How to test the waters when it comes to cloud computing
After a period of reluctance, organisations are beginning to trust the cloud, but the decision far from ends at acceptance. Do you go public or private? Or do you go for a combination of both — otherwise known as a hybrid. The latter is allowing to dip before diving in.
Riverbed's OPNET receives Dr. Dobb's Jolt Productivity Award
Riverbed Technology has announced its OPNET AppInternals Xpert, part of its Riverbed Performance Management (RPM) product family, has received the Dr. …
Cisco and NetApp tackle Hadoop
Cisco and NetApp this week expanded their FlexPod storage and switching portfolio with a new design for Big Data workloads.
Flash breakthrough promises faster storage, terabytes of memory
In the ongoing quest for faster access to data, Diablo Technologies has taken what could be a significant next step.
First look: Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V shines on
A number of new capabilities, plus enhancements to existing ones, promise to make Windows Server 2012 R2 an even stronger candidate for the majority of virtualisation tasks most organisations need to support.
It's a new (virtual) world with Windows Server 2012 R2
The update for Microsoft’s flagship server OS includes a number of features to improve and enhance managing virtual servers with Windows Server 2012.
Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs
The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.
Throwing down the gauntlet
At the Airheads Conference 2013, Aruba’s CEO and CTO promised to “fire back” at Cisco, which they accused of unfair and underhand tactics.
Intel will offer 'Broadwell' SOC to battle Calxeda, AMD
Intel has updated its road map with a new, low-power server chip to help it ward off competition from Calxeda and other makers of low-power chips.
Issues and opportunities
Given the record number of attendees at this year’s Reseller Middle East Partner Excellence Conference, it was clear that the region’s channel players wanted to hear how to tackle new challenges.
Apple looks to pick off engineers from Amazon, OpenStack to build out iCloud
Apple is on the hunt for cloud infrastructure engineers familiar with building large-scale deployments like those at Amazon Web Services and OpenStack companies, according to a job posting.
Cisco building an Internet of Everything router: Chambers
Cisco is building a router for the Internet of Everything, the company’s initiative to connect the billions of devices – or 99 percent of the world – that it claims isn’t already connected.
R&M warns Middle East against investing in under-developed tech
Swiss structured cabling specialist R&M has warned Middle East organisations against premature investments as long as standards are not defined and components are not fully developed.
Red Hat reveals new VP for global strategic alliances
Red Hat today announced that it has named a new vice president of Global Strategic Alliances. Scott Musson, previously of VMware, will be responsible for Red Hat’s global alliance, system integrator and independent software vendor (ISV) relationships, and will manage Red Hat’s strategic relationships with HP, IBM, Dell and Cisco.
Red Hat announces details for EMEA Partner Conference
Red Hat has announced dates and details for the fifth annual Red Hat Europe, Middle East and Africa Partner Conference scheduled to take place in Madrid, from Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2013.
Building for the future
CNME racked up the air miles last month following its inaugural data centre roadshow, Data Centre Build, which saw it …
Gartner downgrades 2013 global IT spending forecast on currency shifts
Gartner has lowered its expectations for growth this year in global IT spending, saying it will rise 2 percent to $3.7 trillion. Earlier this year, the analyst firm predicted 2013 growth of 4.1 percent.
The balancing act
Does the business truly understand the complications of balancing new trends with less glamorous legacy applications? Joe Lipscombe investigates the balancing act.