ADNOC Distribution has launched a home delivery service to bring everyday essentials direct to customers from select ADNOC Oasis convenience stores in Abu Dhabi. Delivered within 30 minutes through the Talabat app and website, customers can now order more than 1,100 products offered across daily… Read More
As Saudi Arabia continues to advance its 5G infrastructure, Huawei’s Chief Security Officer in the US recently joined the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming, and Drones (SAFCSP) in a webinar discussion about how 5G and cybersecurity assurance can help harness the value of digital transformation… Read More
Nutanix has announced several new capabilities in its hyper converged infrastructure (HCI) software and AHV hypervisor to protect business-critical applications and maintain continuous business operations in the face of a possible disaster. New capabilities include advanced automation for recovering applications and data, support for seamless… Read More
AI passes the Turing test. Software developers gain influence. CIOs bring in business revenue and guard corporate reputations. Here are my 10 CIO predictions for 2020-2025: 1. AI & the Turing Test Artificial intelligence (AI) will pass The Turing Test, meaning AI will match or… Read More
Automation is expected to eliminate many occupations in the coming few years. While it may replace some, it is also bound to lessen the workload as emerging technologies like virtual personal assistants and chatbots as well as Artificial intelligence (AI) is making its way into… Read More
PwC Middle East has introduced Digital Trust Manager to its bouquet of services. The intelligent, self-service, on demand digital platform, Digital Trust Manager offers a suite of tools aimed to improve an organization’s approach to digital risk. Digital Trust Manager is built on PwC’s proprietary… Read More
The Stevie Awards, organizer of the global business awards programs, has issued a call for entries for the 2020 (first annual) Middle East Stevie Awards; the first business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace throughout the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.… Read More
IT spending in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) is set to reach USD 83.7 billion in 2020, up 2.8 percent year-on-year. Enterprises will account for close to 56.8 percent of this figure. Sector such as telecommunications, finance, government, and manufacturing will continue to be… Read More
Telecom carriers must emphasize customer experience management (CEM) as a core component of their business, according to experts. During the CEM Elite Club meeting that was held at the recently concluded GITEX Technology Week, more than 30 representatives from Middle East carriers, executives and industry… Read More
Cashless transformations represent a game-changing opportunity to drive growth for GCC economies, with a potential to provide at least a 1 percent boost to non-oil GDP, equating to nearly USD 3 billion, to the region’s largest economies. Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG), recent study ‘How Cashless… Read More
