Some CIOs are not given enough time to fully take control of their role when they start a new job, research has found.
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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 3718
IBM to consolidate communication and collaboration wares into Connections suite
IBM will house its email, communication and collaboration products in its Connections suite, whose scope until now has been limited to enterprise social networking software.
Symantec Q3 decline shows firm battling changing security market
With Gartner predicting the rise of sales of security software, one of the top security software houses, Symantec, appears to be struggling in the market it should be dominating.
EMC updates SRM suite
Storage giant EMC has released a new version of its Storage Resource management Suite as well as improvements to it software-defined-storage platform.
Bloomberg: Satya Nadella to be named Microsoft CEO; Gates out, too
Microsoft’s cloud chief, Satya Nadella, will lead the company as its next chief executive officer, according to a report from Bloomberg.
iPhones change the business landscape
It is difficult to remember the revolution the iPhone caused, says Anthony Perridge, EMEA Channel Director, Sourcefire
TRA launches UAE government Twitter verification campaign
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced the launch of a new campaign designed to verify the official Twitter accounts of all UAE Government entities.
EMC & IDC report on EMEA healthcare future
EMC and IDC have today issued research on the future of healthcare provision in EMEA which indicates that hospitals will need to look beyond their borders to deliver improved and cost effective patient care, in an environment where long term chronic illness is on the increase.
Inside the minds of CIOs and CMOs
Tired of waiting for lengthy approval processes, CMOs have been doing end-runs around the IT department for years. In turn, scorned CIOs would rip out the marketing department’s rogue tech.
Accenture: Large firms enjoy 'digital power shift' from start-ups
The days of technology-focused start-ups being the only market disrupters and growing faster than their larger more established competitors, may be coming to an end, according to consulting firm Accenture.