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IT organisations striving to reach financial maturity
The financial crisis not only affected what IT has to spend on projects and business-as-usual activities, but also increased the focus on the value that IT ultimately delivers to an organisation.
IT firms profit from banking sector's increasing demand for risk assessment
IT firms involved in the Middle East banking sector may have feared the worst for their business when the economic slump hit, but those inside the industry say in the long term, banks need their business more than ever.
Cisco announces business-ready iPad alternative
A new tablet from CISCO makes its mark amidst media hype and market expectations; provides a template for improving business mobility using tablet devices.
Targeted attacks increasing in Middle East IT sector
An increasing number of IT security threats in the Middle East are coming through targeted attacks rather than mass attempts to infect company and personal PCs, industry experts have revealed.
Middle East on cusp of rapid mobile broadband growth
The majority of mobile broadband services in the Middle East are of comparable prices to the fixed alternatives. Additionally, there are few bundled fixed and mobile broadband services available. In price-sensitive markets this leads to large-screen mobile broadband becoming a substitute for a fixed line.
What is cloud computing?
Cloud services account for 25% of the IT industry's year-on-year growth and if current trends continue, will generate about one third of the IT industry's net growth by 2013, according to a report by research firm IDC. Despite these figures, confusion remains over the concept of cloud computing and services and how they can benefit the sector.
Mobile IT threats increasing 'tremendously'
IT threats in the mobile industry are increasing at a rapid rate, according to experts within the sector. With the increase in employees using smart phones for work purposes, there has been a corresponding rise in the number of threats facing an IT network.
Middle East firms encouraged to employ disaster recovery
Firms in the Middle East are running the risk of losing vital data and revenue due to a lack of disaster recovery management, according to industry experts.
Cloud computing dividing opinion
IT experts are at odds over the deployment of cloud computing in the Middle East, with some believing the move is imminent and others arguing that the concept is simply unsuited to specific IT needs.
Middle East IT spending to increase
IT spending in the Middle East is set to increase by as much as 11% this year, following a contraction in outlay last year, IDC reveals. Last year saw IT spending in the region dip by around 2% overall, although in specific areas, the drop was a lot more severe.
Software piracy costing Middle East billions
A lack of respect for intellectual property (IPR) laws is costing the Middle East IT sector billions of dollars, according to experts on software piracy. A report from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) has revealed that in Saudi Arabia alone, the commercial value of unlicensed software stood at $304m in 2009 and although figures are improving in the region, software piracy remains a major issue.
Middle East may overtake Europe in LTE deployment
New research suggests that the Middle East will be a prime market for Long Term Evolution technology (LTE), and may even overtake Europe in its uptake. A report from Pyramid Research has suggested that due to the region's overall weakness in fixed broadband infrastructure, LTE will carry particular relevance to the market.
IT sector wary of FIFA World Cup threats
The IT sector has been put on alert as major security and network issues have been raised by the impending start of the FIFA World Cup. This year the tournament is to be more widely available via live streaming online than ever before, and analysts have said this could have an impact on office networks as employees attempt to watch games at the office, while security threats have been highlighted as an increased risk.
Middle East IT entrepreneurs need better environment to thrive
The Middle East needs to provide a better environment for IT entrepreneurs and start-up companies to thrive under, experts in the industry claim. The region, and Dubai in particular, is attempting to position itself as an IT technology hub, and questions have been raised about how much is being done to accommodate young talent in this field.
Middle East falling behind in data centre field
Businesses in the Middle East have been encouraged to adopt data centre models in order to save on IT spending. At the Data Centre Strategies Middle East event, held in Abu Dhabi, experts in the data centre and managed services fields have called on firms in the region to catch up with the standard set by European and North American countries on the issue of outsourcing IT services.
