Less than a third of businesses think IT contributes to strategic business objectives, admit CIOs.
A lesson in VDI
As one of the oldest and most prestigious university campuses in Dubai, the University of Wollongong in Dubai has always …
Taming printer chaos
As more regional enterprises look for ways to reduce costs and move from a Capex to Opex model, many are looking at managed print services as a way to tame largely undocumented and unpredictable annual printing costs. It is estimated that managed print services can reduce printing costs by as much as 30 percent. It provides a flexible way for organisations to procure printing hardware, supplies, service and support in one bundled contract.
EMC storage business grows amid slight net profit shrink
EMC reported first-quarter revenue rose 6 percent to US$5.39 billion, while net income fell about 1 percent year-over-year to $580 …
The hidden costs of IT support
Brent Flint, Middle East and Africa Services Executive at Dimension Data, points out that the bulk of support-related expenses fall …
The virtual legacy
It took a long time for companies to come around to the idea of virtualising their environments. Virtualisation is a …
Enterprise networking and smart investments
Sufian Dweik, Regional Manager, MEMA, Brocade, details four opportunity areas that networking managers should focus on. Many enterprises in the …
BYOD saves VMware $2m
It seems counterintuitive, but last year, Aberdeen Group found that the costs for a company with 1,000 mobile devices go up …
Amazon makes it easier to track costs, usage in its cloud
Somewhat undercutting a budding ecosystem of vendors that provide similar services, Amazon Web Services today announced increased features for customers to track …
Seasons of change
A fundamental change in server architecture could be on tap as companies look to cut data centre costs and power consumption. …