According to recent reports, Samsung is halting sales of its recently-launched flagship Note 7 smartphone and recalling phones of this model sold worldwide after reports of several units catching fire due to battery problems.
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UAE CIOs rank cloud as a top investment priority
With 85 percent of UAE CIOs ranking cloud as their top investment priority to 2020, managing multiple clouds will be the foundation for business success, industry experts revealed recently.0 3903
Oracle releases report on cloud adoption in EMEA region
Two in three business decision makers said IT funding is too traditional and is stifling innovation, while one in three IT-decision makers admit their organisations’ IT funding models are hindering them from IT innovation according to Oracle’s ‘Putting Cultural Transformation at the Heart of Cloud Success’ report.
Commvault, Huawei expand partnership
Commvault and Huawei have recently announced plans to create a joint lab in Chengdu, China that will be used to develop data backup, recovery, archive and cloud solutions based on both companies’ technologies.
Cisco Middle East names new MD for East region
Cisco Middle East has announced that Shukri Eid has been appointed Managing Director of its East Region effective immediately.
Dell-EMC deal set to close on 7th September
Dell has announced the EMC acquisition will finally be completed by 7th September ending nearly a year of approvals and decades of history for the two companies that will combine to become Dell Technologies.
Apple announced September keynote event
Apple has announced that it will host an event on 7th September in San Francisco, where it will unveil its latest iPhone.
Uber, Careem suspend services in Abu Dhabi
Online private car companies Uber and Careem have suspended their services in Abu Dhabi after some of its cars were stopped by the capital’s authorities.
Gartner names Pure Storage as ‘leader’ for SSAs
Pure Storage has announced that it has retained its position in the Leaders Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Solid …
EMC announces enhancements to XtremIO all-flash storage platform
EMC Corporation has announced the release of new application integration and management features in the EMC XtremIO all-flash storage platform for VMware and Microsoft virtualised environments.
Zain, Ericsson extend managed services deal
Zain Iraq and Ericsson have signed a three-year extension of their network and IT operation and optimisation managed services agreement.