Smart machines will enter mainstream adoption by 2021, with 30 percent adoption by large companies, according to Gartner, Inc. Technologies including cognitive computing, artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent automation, machine learning and deep learning fall under the umbrella term for smart machines. “The use of smart… Read More
Siemens has appointed Musab Alkateeb as Chief Executive Officer of the company’s operations in Iraq, effective January 1, 2017. Mr Alkateeb, who will take over from Nael Ghali, has more than 15 years’ experience working across various sectors in Iraq including oil and gas, finance,… Read More
The rapid pace of technological and societal change has given government CIOs a new sense of urgency and a willingness to experiment with smart city and open data initiatives, according to Gartner. If managed effectively, this shift will position governments at the core of technological… Read More
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, has appointed Dell EMC’s data domain and data protection suite solutions to create a scalable protection and availability foundation for supporting rapid data growth. Gulf Air aims to leverage the backup and recovery capabilities offered… Read More
Businesses in the GCC stand to gain many benefits from digitalization, if they can undertake a fully holistic approach to embarking on a digital transformation. The point was reiterated in a joint study conducted by Siemens and the Ideation Center at the management consultancy Strategy&… Read More
Global cloud traffic is expected to rise 3.7-fold, up from 3.9 zettabytes (ZB) per year in 2015 to 14.1 ZB per year by 2020. The recently released sixth annual Cisco Global Cloud Index (2015-2020) reveals that in Middle East and Africa (MEA), data center traffic… Read More
After posting annual declines for six quarters in succession, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) PC market finally exited the third quarter of 2016 close to flat, with year-on-year growth of 0.4% based on shipments of 3 million units, according to global technology research and… Read More
Driverless cars are officially here. The newest in smart cars is currently being tested in Dubai, along with some of the other markets, and a key question is how are driverless cars perceived by UAE Residents. A recent study using YouGov’s Omnibus Service, has found… Read More
Juniper Networks, a US based player in automated, scalable and secure networks, has appointed Hatem Hariri as General Manager, Middle East and Africa. In this role, Mr Hariri is responsible for all aspects of sales strategy, planning and operations across Juniper’s entire MEA business. Mr… Read More
Mobile device adoption in the workplace is not yet mature, states a recent survey from Gartner. Although 80 percent of workers surveyed received one or more corporate-issued devices, desktops are still the most popular corporate device among businesses, with more than half of workers receiving… Read More
