What is so new about Big Data, the tech buzzword that is attracting so much attention these days? Ahmed Auda, Business Unit Executive, IBM Middle East Software Group, demystifies this latest technology trend

Gartner: BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012
The BI (business intelligence) software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after “a few historic banner years” of spending …
Think Big
Big Data has morphed from silent, misunderstood elephant in the room into a huge opportunity for ambitious VARs, says Condo …

IT Transformation is Key to Business Growth, says Dell
Enterprises must innovate and adapt to the emerging trends, or be left behind. This was the message imparted by IT …
Comguard, HP hold training workshop in Riyadh
Comguard recently teamed with HP to conduct a special training workshop for channel partners in Saudi Arabia. The workshop was …

IBM preps SmartCloud for real-time analytics
Deploying an update of its DB2 database, IBM is pitching its SmartCloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) for use in …
Al Rostamani Communications and McAfee host security seminar
McAfee and Al Rostamani Communications last week hosted a seminar on data loss prevention (DLP), security incident and event management …

CNME delivers the region’s first ever dedicated big data event in Dubai
Attendees flooded the Habtoor Grand in Dubai today as CNME played host to the region’s first ever dedicated big …

SAP offers general availability of HANA Business Suite as a database
SAP today announced the general availability of Business Suite as a database on HANA, as well as revealing that all …

How retailers are benefiting from HANA
Several retailers, including two start-ups, took to the stage at Sapphire Now to present case studies demonstrating the impact of …