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Convergence of multimedia onto the cloud
Voice and video, generated and consumed by enterprises, require storage and processing of big data. Ronald Raffensperger, Director Cloud Computing Marketing, Huawei Technologies talks to Phil Blizzard about the explosion in the quantity of data and the impact of this on the use of the cloud and the need for CIO's to take adopt a broader role in the life cycle of their enterprise.
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IDC overview of ITC transformational technologies - Pt 1
As the ITC industry embraces a 3rd wave of development Steven Frantzen, Senior VP, EMEA Region, IDC talks to Phil Blizzard about the transformational technologies required for this new ITC platform. He talks about 'The Gig 4' - mobility, Big Data, social technologies and cloud services and then looks at what CIO's need to do to embrace the transformation efficiently and economically.
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IDC overview of ITC transformational technologies - Pt 2
Steven Frantzen, Senior VP, EMEA Region, IDC continues his look at the transformational technologies being introduced into enterprises and in this part he focuses on mobility and social networking. He also talks about the changing role of the Chief Information Officer.
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Optimization of Big Data the next challenge for CIOs
The utilization of data from the huge volumes being generated on a daily basis will be one of the biggest challenges for CIO's. Eyad Shihabi, MD, HP Middle East talks to Phil Blizzard on how data management needs to be implemented and the sources of data, including 97,000 Tweets per second, which is 'invading' enterprises - from SMEs to large government and corporate organisations.
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IDC Middle East information technology market review 2011
The impact of the Arab Spring was a key factor in the growth of the information technology sector in the MENA region. Jyoti Lalchandani, Regional VP & MD, IDC talks to Phil Blizzard about market conditions in 2011 and gives his views on the trends which can be expected in 2012 and key topics of discussion in the IT sector.
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HP acquisition of Autonomy will enable Middle East CIOs to advance their data optimization
An explosion of data is one of many challenges facing Chief Information Officers across the region, with some reports saying only 5% of that data is being leveraged. Phil Blizzard talks to Eyad Shihabi, MD, HP Middle East about utilization of data and how HP's recent $10.3billion acquisition of the UK based information management software company Autonomy will assist.
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Schneider Electric wins prestigious Zayed Future Energy Prize
Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has won the Zayed Future Energy Prize in the category of 'Large Corporations' for their efforts and innovations in renewable energy and sustainability. At the WFES, Abu Dhabi Phil Blizzard spoke with Isabelle Malinconi, VP Campaign Management, Schneider Electric about their initiatives and what it means to win such a prestigious award.
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Dubai launches the Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum Solar Park
Dubai is to set up the largest solar park in the region with the aim of producing 1000 megawatts of electricity from the rays of the sun. The Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum Solar Park will be the focus of a new solar energy programme launched in Dubai. In this report Phil Blizzard talks to H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman, Supreme Council of Energy, Dubai. The Dubai Integrated Energy Strategy 2030 aims to produce 5% of Dubai's energy requirement from solar power by 2030.
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BP Solar on the regional evolution of solar energy
The use of sunlight to produce solar power is steadily growing as organisations in both Abu Dhabi and Dubai set targets for sustainable energy. Phil Blizzard talks to Vahid Fotuni, Director, BP Solar about their heritage, expertise in photo-voltaic solar power and the lead being shown by China with their U$50 billion investment in green energy.
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AMEinfo tablet review - from the Apple iPad to various Android OS devices
Tablet devices in the Middle East have grown hugely in popularity over the last year. AMEinfo rounds up the major devices which have entered this market in 2011.
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Dr Michio Kaku: Hi-tech will always lose out to Hi-touch
In part 2 of his interview, Dr Michio Kaku talks about how technology is leading us to 'perfect capitalism', why emerging markets need to look at switching to intellectual-industry economies, and why, sometimes, predictions fail.
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Dr Michio Kaku: By 2020 technology will have transformed the way we live
Theoretical Physicist Dr Michio Kaku explains to Edward Poultney why Moore's Law means that by 2020 computer chips will only cost a penny, and be totally integrated into all aspects of daily life (including our contact lenses!), allowing instant access to personal data, Augmented Reality, real-time translation - and what this means for privacy and data protection.
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EMC - the IT industry has to change
Statistics show that the only 27% of IT budgets is spent on new projects. Chuck Hollis, VP, Global Marketing & CTO, EMC, talks to Peter Ward about how the IT industry can change for the better, and how the sector is evolving through cloud computing.
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Open source IT allows zero cost start-ups
While open source as a concept and philosophy is not new, it's not well publicised either. Peter Ward talks to Jan Wildeboer, open source evangelist at Red Hat about how open source can be used by small businesses and start ups to dramatically lower costs.
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Cloud optimised networks gain traction in Middle East region
Cloud optimised networks are said to be able to save a company both time and money. Peter Ward talks to Yarob Sakhnini, Systems Engineering Manager - CEMA, Brocade, about the popularity of these type of networks and general trends in the region.
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