Juniper Networks to share detailed opportunities on data centre solutions focusing on switching and security with partners at Reseller MEet.

Ericsson, Cisco sign strategic partnership
Ericsson has announced a next-generation strategic partnership with Cisco, which will combine the capabilities of both companies: routing, data centre networking, cloud, mobility, management and control, and global services capabilities.

Faster fabric
Although impressive, 10 gigabit Ethernet faces stiff competition. Network architects need to brace themselves for the impending arrival of 25G/50G Ethernet technology, which promises to redefine the data centre networking landscape in enterprises.

Rack by rack
Back once again for its third annual outing, CNME’s Data Centre Build roadshow reached Riyadh, Doha and Dubai, drawing in scores of IT decision-makers and industry figureheads to reflect on how to design and optimise the vital foundations of IT infrastructure. We report from the Dubai leg of the conferences.
Mobilising the ‘always-on’ business
Gregg Petersen, Regional Director, Middle East and SAARC, Veeam Software, explains why data centre availability is here to stay.
Dell enhances portfolio of VMware solutions
Dell has announced enhancements to its end-to-end solutions for VMware from the data centre to systems and device management to thin clients.
Fortinet unveils new SDNS framework and expands partner ecosystem
Fortinet has announced its new Software-Defined Network Security (SDNS) framework, which according to the company, was designed to provide advanced threat protection through the integration of security into the modern, agile data centre environment, and expanded its partner reach.
Dell unveils new line of business – DSS
Dell has launched a new line of business designed to cater to enterprise customers’ demands within the data centre solution sphere.

Back to layer one
Managing a network’s physical layer is a task that requires technical expertise and precision. With investments made to last the long haul, getting the basics right makes a fundamental difference for a well-managed data centre.
Pulse Secure unveils new line of Pulse Secure Appliances
Pulse Secure recently introduced a family of Pulse Secure Appliances built to power its Next Generation Secure Access framework that helps companies blend cloud services and data centre applications.
Cisco to implement ‘Security Everywhere’ strategy
Cisco has announced new offerings to embed security throughout the extended network – from the data centre out to endpoints, branch offices, and the cloud – for pervasive threat visibility and control.

Cisco to embed ‘Security Everywhere’ across the extended network
Cisco has announced new offerings to embed security throughout the extended network – from the data centre out to endpoints, branch offices, and the cloud – for pervasive threat visibility and control.
F5 launches cloud-based WAF service in EMEA
F5 Networks has launched a new cloud-delivered managed service in EMEA, to defend against web application attacks and ensure compliance across dynamic cloud and data centre environments.

F5 launches cloud-based WAF service in EMEA
During F5 EMEA’s Agility 2015 conference in Edinburgh, F5 Networks has launched a new cloud-delivered managed service in EMEA to defend against web application attacks and ensure compliance across dynamic cloud and data centre environments.

Dell broadens storage portfolio
Dell has recently rolled out a series of new storage offerings designed to help businesses and organisations cost-effectively adapt and scale their data centres to keep pace with ever-increasing IT demands.

The big upgrade
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.

Tech, travelled
With the organisation’s data centre archaic and inefficient, Saeed Al Ghailani, Head of Infrastructure and Telecoms, Department of Transport Abu Dhabi, knew change was a must. When the arm moved to a new office in Bain Al Jessrain, he took the opportunity to modernise and streamline IT operations.
DST joins Cumulus channel programme
StorIT Distribution subsidiary Data Science Technologies (DST) has announced that it has joined the Cumulus Networks channel partner programme and is now offering open networking solutions for a range of data centre networking architectures.

Perfect host
Looking to automate IT processes and consolidate its data centre, Jumeirah Group’s IT team embarked on a journey to implement a software-defined data centre.

Rack to the future
Data centre technology is rapidly changing. With the advent of virtualisation and increasing speed and agility may come a sense of impending doom for IT staff. However, more efficient centres do not necessarily mean the end of a robust technical department.


