Together with social, mobile and cloud, analytics and associated data technologies have emerged as core business disruptors in the digital …
Abu Dhabi Global Market boosts data protection drive
Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, has announced that will sign a MoU with The National Commission for the Control of the Protection of Personal Data, CNDP, Morocco.
Dubai PCFC to protect Gulf firms against data loss
IBM and Dubai’s Port, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), and its technical arm, DUTECH, have announced an agreement to launch a cloud-based disaster recovery service in Dubai.
WEF 2018: technologists and futurists take centre stage
The theme for this year’s meeting of business, political and academic elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, is ‘Creating a Shared Future …
ADGM sets up data protection body
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) Registration Authority has established an Office of Data Protection to carry out the administration of …
Etisalat launches Innovation Centre to showcase smart solutions, drive digital transformation
Etisalat has announced the opening of its ultramodern Open Innovation Center in Dubai, which aims to be a hub to showcase the innovative solutions and that help drive digital transformation by enabling the use of latest technologies.
Dubai Electronic Security Centre develops Dubai IoT security standard
The Dubai Electronic Security Center (DESC) presented the Dubai IoT security standard to representatives from government and semi-government entities in …
The new age of RFID: Transforming retail and data inventory
Vic Bageria, CEO, Xpandretail on how the latest RFID technologies are enabling organisations with access to more accurate inventory data.
eHosting DataFort attains Level 4 accreditation for CDC
eHosting DataFort (eHDF) has announced the certificate of achievement (CREST Maturity Model) for its Cyber Defence Centre (CDC)/ Security Operation …
DEWA receives global patent for One-Way Data System
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received an international patent for its One-Way Data System, which was designed and …
RTA launches ‘MENA first’ BIM Centre
RTA director-general HE Mattar Al Tayer has opened the organisation’s Building Information Modelling Centre at its head office. The move …
Saudi security centre foils ‘advanced’ cyber-attack on Middle East
The Saudi government’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a statement that the kingdom had been hit by a hacking campaign bearing the technical hallmarks of an attack group dubbed “MuddyWater” by US cyber firm Palo Alto Networks.
Lenovo Data Center Group announces artificial intelligence initiatives
At Supercomputing 2017 (SC17), Lenovo Data Center Group has announced new initiatives designed to empower customers to embrace Artificial Intelligence …
ADNOC sets up AI platform, digital command centre
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE …
Dubai Internet City chief lauds 10th innovation centre
Dubai Internet City’s executive director Ammar Al Malik has praised the arrival of Cisco’s Innovation and Experience Centre – the …
Canon opens its first Innovation Centre in the Middle East
As part of Canon’s strategy of working closely with its customers, it provides businesses and other entities with a live demonstration of all of Canon’s latest hardware and software technologies.
Private data exchange to outpace public internet: study
The latest figures are recorded in the Global Interconnection Index, a new market study published by Equinix that analysed the adoption profile of thousands of carrier-neutral colocation data centre providers and ecosystem participants globally.
Why UAE CIOs value data more than employees
Pure Storage’s Evolution: The Data Economy 2017 report shows that two thirds of UAE CIOs now consider data to be a more valuable asset than their employees. Are the country’s IT leaders well-advised to set store in cloud, and what they can realistically expect from their IT roadmaps in the next two years?
ADSIC and TRA sign agreement on government data exchange
The agreement covers exchange of data on government services in the UAE capital through the Abu Dhabi Enterprise Service Bus platform.
Dubai Data agrees MoU to endorse data science master’s degree
The MoU promotes scientific research and strengthens cooperation frameworks with leading scientific and academic centres