The regional IT industry is being driven by the increasing digitalisation, but don’t expect purse strings to loosen this year, says research firm Gartner at its annual CIO event.
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Only 1% of global CIOs have deployed blockchain technology: study
Only one percent of CIOs indicated any kind of blockchain adoption within their organisations, according to Gartner's 2018 CIO Survey. The study also found that only eight percent of CIOs were in short-term planning or active experimentation with blockchain.0 2591
Food for thought
At the age of 11, Hatem Manawy, now Regional IT Director, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia at the food and hospitality giant Americana Group, fell in love with technology. More specifically, it was the unboxing of his first Atari game console that sparked what would become a life-long relationship with all things tech.
Modern defence
Zulfikar Ramzan, CTO, RSA Security, discusses how organisations should change their mind-sets to adapt to the evolving threat landscape and the value-add security can bring to businesses.
Dubai dream
After a long wait, Mario Foster has finally secured his long-desired move to the UAE. The Al Naboodah Group Enterprises …
CIO 100 Awards 2016 winners announced
Information technology innovation and transformation leaders, yesterday, gathered for the second annual CIO 100 Awards and Forum.
Man of the people
From improving his US house to revamping the IT department at Abu Dhabi University, Mazen Chilet is always looking to upgrade.
First in flight
Gulf Air, the flag carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has a history of flying high. The firm’s Director of IT, Dr. Jassim Haji, relished the opportunity to upgrade its data centre to a first-class package.
Tile tech
Keeping track of the finances of any business is no easy job. As Chief Financial Officer of RAK Ceramics, Pramod Kumar Chand, however, is tasked with this key function in an organisation that spans 160 countries, with a large product portfolio. He told CNME how his strong relationship with IT ensures things run smoothly.
Cisco expands ‘Security Everywhere’ strategy
Cisco has announced that it is advancing its Security Everywhere strategy deeper into the cloud, network, and endpoints with new security products and features, and threat awareness service, as organisations execute on their digital transformation.
Virgin Atlantic appoints new CIO
Don Langford has been appointed as the new Senior Vice President for Technology, the equivalent of a CIO, for Virgin Atlantic and will be responsible for leading the technology team at the UK-headquartered international airline