Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council, has unveiled the Dubai Digital Cloud project aimed at establishing a dynamic and reliable digital infrastructure in the emirate. The project will be implemented by Digital Dubai, Microsoft and Moro Hub – a subsidiary of Digital DEWA, the digital arm of the Dubai Electricity and Water ...
Huawei is bringing forth new industry opportunities and technological advancements driven by the AI wave. During his keynote speech at Huawei’s Developer Conference, Zhang Ping‘an, Huawei Executive Director and CEO of HUAWEI CLOUD, unveiled the Pangu Model 3.0 and Ascend AI cloud services. These innovations aim to empower industry customers and partners and unlock the potential of arti...
Snowflake has announced an expanded partnership with Microsoft, enabling new product integrations across AI, low code/no code application development, data governance, and more. The two companies will also implement new programs to enhance joint go-to-market strategies and improve field collaboration, bringing joint solutions directly to customers. As part of the partnership, Snowflake will increa...
Redington Limited has announced a partnership in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region with Talend, a Qlik company and a global leader in data integration and management. The partnership between Redington and Talend will help organizations to take the work out of working with data and provide the shortest path to turn raw data into business outcomes. According to IDC, digital transformation spen...
In order to further diversify and strengthen the Middle East and North Africa’s technology ecosystem, Salesforce is hosting a Trailblazer Connect Career Fair on July 20th. Coming on the heels of the recent Salesforce World Tour Essentials Dubai event, the Trailblazer networking opportunity is targeted at developing a more inclusive and robust IT landscape in the Middle East, enabling professionals...
Housing Bank has achieved a significant milestone in its infrastructure upgrade and modernization journey, as well as adopting cutting-edge technology solutions. The bank announced the unprecedented launch of the first-ever Prefabricated Modular Data Center in the banking sector in Jordan. This state-of-the-art data center has met the requirements of Tier III certification from the Uptime Institut...
SAS can now provision SAS Viya AI and decisioning capabilities securely in the Snowflake Data Cloud with Snowpark Container Services. Snowpark Container Services will enable SAS to provision SAS Viya to hundreds of existing joint customers and to prospective customers looking to make the most out of their data. SAS, recently named a leader in AI decisioning platforms by Forrester for its comprehen...
The Semiannual Big Data and Analytics Software Tracker published by International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts a quite limited effect of the current economic developments on the growth of the European big data and analytics software market. Among other factors, emerging agendas that revolve around generative AI and ESG is expected to transform data utilization approaches in the coming years. Th...
Atos Group has announced that it has entered into exclusive negotiations with Schneider Electric for the sale of 100% of EcoAct SAS and its subsidiaries (“EcoAct”). With this potential transaction, Atos would secure its divestment program of non-core assets while engaging in a strategic partnership with Schneider Electric on decarbonization. EcoAct is an international leader in climate consulting ...
AIQ, a technology pioneer focused on driving artificial intelligence (AI)-powered transformation for the energy industry, has announced it has joined the NVIDIA Inception program, which provides technical guidance and support for cutting-edge enterprises. By joining Inception, AIQ will gain access to the latest AI technology and expertise from NVIDIA and will receive technical training thro...
Cisco published its 2023 Global Networking Trends Report that examines how IT organizations are evolving their network technology, talent and operations to drive digital transformation and multi-cloud initiatives. The report is based on a survey of more than 2,500 IT decision makers from 13 countries around the globe. It uncovers several key trends and priorities across business and technology tha...
By: Adrian Taylor, VP EMEA at A10 Networks For commercial data centre operators, business is good. Although the future of the industry is looking bright, there are some threats on the horizon. The cost of downtime continues to grow. The Uptime Institute found one in four data centre incidents of downtime exceed $1 million. As DDoS attack methods become more sophisticated, effective, and frequent, ...