As more employees demand to use their personal devices for work, IT managers are struggling to both accommodate them and safeguard confidential company data.
The dilemma
When the Commercial Bank of Dubai’s storage capacity was running out, it faced a dilemma familiar to many — increase capacity and face the maintenance costs, or take on a complete technology refresh.
US inventor of DRAM tech honoured with Japan award
A U.S. researcher at IBM who invented the basic building block of the modern DRAM has been honoured with a prestigious Japanese award and a $500,000 prize.
Oracle’s Ellison spills beans on upcoming SAP HANA competitor and Database 12c plans
Oracle hasn’t even officially released its 12c database yet, but CEO Larry Ellison has already revealed plans for the version that will follow, 12.1c, which apparently will be Oracle’s most direct response yet to SAP’s HANA in-memory platform.
CIOs bemoan lock-in and the ‘false flexibility’ of the cloud
Despite the promise of portability from service providers, the reality of the cloud for big customers is a similar type …
Middle East in dire need of skilled IT pros, says CompTIA study
Middle Eastern businesses want to invest in IT during 2013, but they’re struggling to find skilled candidates to fill posts, according to new research released by CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry.
SMBs having problems with back-up, recovery: study
A recent study of small- and medium-sized businesses in the US and Europe revealed that many of them are facing challenges in implementing back-up and recovery solutions that can help protect their businesses.
Efficiency will hold down storage growth, IDC says
Lean storage techniques will keep a lid on storage investments over the next few years, though the world’s enterprises still are on track to buy 138 exabytes of storage system capacity in 2017, IDC said.
Imation unveils Nexsan Assureon next-gen object store
Imation this week unveiled its next-generation object store, the Nexsan Assureon secure automated archive solution, which, the vendor said, cost-effectively consolidates storage tiers, secures data and simplifies storage management.
Redington Gulf to distribute Nexans products in East Africa
Nexans this week announced that it had signed a distribution agreement with Redington Gulf that will see the value-added distributor offering Nexans’ full range of structured cabling solutions through its channel network in East Africa.