IBM has introduced the new IBM Storage Scale System 6000, a cloud-scale global data platform designed to meet today’s data intensive and AI workload demands, and the latest offering in the IBM Storage for Data and AI portfolio. The new IBM Storage Scale System 6000 seeks to build on IBM’s leadership position with an enhanced high performance parallel file system designed for data inten...
IBM has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Equine Global, an Indonesian-based ERP specialist and cloud consulting services provider. The acquisition will extend IBM Consulting’s resources and capabilities to help clients in Indonesia modernize their core businesses while advancing the company’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy in the region. Organizations are increasing inv...
EDGNEX Data Centres by DAMAC, a global digital infrastructure provider, owned by DAMAC Group, has stepped in as the title sponsor of Data Center & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI) set for 29 – 30 November 2023. The atmosphere is charged with enthusiasm and the delegate community has shared insights on the involvement of the multi-tenant data centre provider at the DCCI. Having chosen t...
ZainTECH launched the ZainTECH Data Challenge on 28 October, in collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dubai, which follows the strategic partnership signed by the two entities earlier this month at GITEX Global 2023, aimed at advancing research and development, and fostering key business collaborations aligned with the UAE’s national agenda and talent development. The Za...
Equinix has announced the opening of its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Dubai, creating the company’s largest and most interconnected data center in the Middle East. To celebrate the opening of the new center, which will be known as DX3, Equinix hosted an event attended by His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama, for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Wor...
Hitachi Energy has acquired a controlling stake of eks Energy, a supplier of power electronics and energy management solutions for storage and renewables integration, based in Seville, Spain, from Powin LLC (Powin), a top global energy storage system provider. The investment also marks the establishment of a strategic partnership with Powin, who maintains a significant ownership stake in eks Energ...
Through 2027, 50% of critical enterprise applications will reside outside of centralized public cloud locations, according to Gartner, Inc. As cloud computing markets and data center infrastructure evolve, and interest in migrating workloads grows, many enterprises struggle to identify the right partners and solutions. “Enterprises are beginning to seek placement for workloads that have not migrat...
NetApp has announced several updates to the industry’s only unified data storage solution including new block storage products driving unmatched savings and sustainability, multiple improvements to public cloud storage services, and updates to NetApp Keystone Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) —all designed to drive simplicity, savings, security, and sustainability for customers. Over two decades ago, N...
Zero&One, the MENA region’s cloud-native services company, has announced its status as the first AWS Machine Learning Competency Partner in the MENA region. This remarkable achievement underscores Zero&One’s leadership in harnessing the transformative potential of cloud technology, empowering businesses to unlock new opportunities, enhance operational efficiency, and provide ex...
Industry cloud company Infor has announced a series of new platform technology innovations and enhancements to its industry-specific CloudSuites, which are designed to help organizations operate more quickly, efficiently and dynamically than ever before. The new product-release cycle will help organizations better plan for onboarding the new technologies that will help them transform their busines...
Western Digital has announced its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a plan to separate its HDD and Flash businesses. Creating two independent, public companies with market-specific, strategic focus, the company’s separation will better position each franchise to execute innovative technology and product development, capitalize on unique growth opportunities, extend respective leadership ...