Virtual experience developer Landvault has announced the appointment of Mohamed Khalifa as the Vice President of Metaverse, to further fuel the company’s Middle East expansion. Khalifa’s experience encompasses serving as CTO for blockchain and game studios, at the intersection of technology, gaming, and decentralized systems. His commitment to remaining at the forefront of technological advancements […]
SolarWinds has announced it will host its annual Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Partner Summit 2024 in person in Lisbon, Portugal, Feb. 19–23. The event is part of a series of SolarWinds Transform Partner Summits the company is hosting across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. The EMEA Partner Summit brings together partners from around the region […]
Samsung Electronics and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership to bring Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to Samsung smartphone users around the globe. Starting with the Samsung Galaxy S24 series announced today at Galaxy Unpacked in San Jose, California, Samsung will be the first Google Cloud partner to deploy Gemini Pro […]
Dell and AMD are coming together to unveil an expansion to the Dell Generative AI Solutions portfolio, continuing the work of accelerating advanced workloads and offering businesses more choice to continue their unique GenAI journeys. This new technology highlights a pivotal role played by open ecosystems and silicon diversity in empowering customers with simple, trusted […]
Lenovo announces the contract signing for the joint construction of a new High Performance Computing (HPC) cluster with the University of Paderborn. The integration of the new system will be carried out by the HPC partner pro-com DATENSYSTEME. The installation is scheduled to take place in the second half of the year and is expected […]
Equinix and renewable energy developer wpd have signed seven 20-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) that will provide over 100 MW in capacity, and more than 300GWh per year of green energy output in France. The Power Purchase Agreement, which is one of the largest of its kind signed in France, was facilitated by Schneider Electric […]
Lenovo has announced that the General Purpose Partition of the MareNostrum 5, a new pre-exascale supercomputer running on Lenovo’s HPC infrastructure, has been classified as the top x86 general-purpose cluster on the recently published TOP500 list of the most powerful supercomputers globally. Officially inaugurated at Barcelona Supercomputing Center on December 21st, MareNostrum 5 has been […]
McKinsey & Company has released a new report, The Middle East public cloud: A multi-billion dollar prize waiting to be captured. The report details the significant potential of public cloud integration in the Middle Eastern region and the steps companies in the Middle East could consider to quickly capture the value at stake. McKinsey conducted research […]
Nutanix has announced that IT industry veteran Reshma Naik has been appointed Director of Systems Engineering, Emerging Markets. Reshma will report directly to Paulo Pereira, VP, Systems Engineering, EMEA and will oversee the expanding team of systems engineers in emerging markets. The Systems Engineering team is dedicated to delivering pre-sales consulting, offering technical guidance, and […]
To meet the growing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services across Africa, and as part of its global cloud infrastructure, Oracle is planning to open a public cloud region in Nairobi, Kenya. An Oracle delegation led by Scott Twaddle, senior vice president responsible for OCI Product and Industries, has met with H.E William Ruto, President of […]
