The recently released sixth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2015-2020) reveals that global cloud traffic is expected to rise 3.7-fold, up from 3.9 zettabytes (ZB) per year in 2015 to 14.1 ZB per year by 2020.


The recently released sixth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2015-2020) reveals that global cloud traffic is expected to rise 3.7-fold, up from 3.9 zettabytes (ZB) per year in 2015 to 14.1 ZB per year by 2020.

Equinix has entered a definitive agreement to purchase a portfolio of 24 data centre sites and their operations from Verizon for $3.6 billion.
Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.

Alibaba Cloud has announced the launch of a new data centre in Dubai that will be operated by YVOLV, a joint venture between Alibaba Cloud and Meraas Holdings.

Buzinessware has announced that the deployed NetApp’s SolidFire all-flash scale-out storage to help further reinforce its hosting and cloud services.

Huawei and the Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) have jointly announced that ADMA-OPCO’s Cloud Ready Data Centre is now fully operational.

Rittal, a manufacturer of IT racks and data centre solutions, is showcasing its ‘New generation smart systems for IT infrastructure …

Huawei and Dubai Airports have today signed a partnership that will see the vendor deploy a data centre solution to support the increasing ICT needs of the ‘world’s fastest growing’ airport.
Under the extended partnership, IBM will supply Rittal with IT infrastructure components for its data centre projects across the globe.

In line with GITEX Technology Week’s theme of ‘re-imagining realities,’ Juniper will demonstrate how organisations in the region can transform network infrastructure with the help of its innovative product portfolios across security, data centers and cloud solutions.

Brocade has recently announced the launch of Brocade SLX 9850, an open and extensible data centre routing solution featuring pervasive network visibility and DevOps-style automation.

The annual Data Centre Build roadshow visited Riyadh, Dubai and Doha for the fourth year running last month. Reporting from Dubai, the event saw a host of IT-decision makers turn out to reflect on what the future holds for data centres.

Kaspersky Lab has announced it has extended the company’s collaboration with VMware to help enhance security capabilities of today’s software-defined data centres.

Cisco has announced data centre technology innovations in three key areas: networking, hyperconverged infrastructure, and hybrid cloud orchestration, which aim to enable application-centric hybrid cloud deployments.

Fujitsu has announced that it was recognised as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Centre Outsourcing (DCO) and Infrastructure Utility Services (IUS), Europe for the fourth year in a row.

Nokia has announced that it will be collaborating with Intel to make its carrier-grade AirFrame Data Centere Solution hardware available for an Open Platform Network Functions Virtualisation (OPNFV) Lab.

SAP chief executive officer Bill McDermott has said that plans are underway to launch a data centre in the Middle East by “early 2017”.
Reichle & De-Massari (R&M) and FNT Software has unveiled their joint solution for data centre cable management.
STME has recently implemented the Symantec Data Centre Security (Server Advanced) Solution at the Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC).

Nexans unveiled its latest data centre innovations under the name of “Smart Choices for Digital Infrastructure” in the Middle East.