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Blue Coat optimizes cloud computing security
With a growth in remote storage of information, shared resources, and software it is important that security measures associated with cloud computing are optimized. Kevin Biggs, Senior VP, Worldwide Sales, Blue Coat, talks to Phil Blizzard about the measures they take against malware and other threats and how they see cloud computing evolving.
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EMC targets fast growth as it expands Middle East services
EMC hopes to see net income rise from $1.1bn in 2009 to about $2bn in 2010. It believes it can achieve this through getting closer to customers and partners and targeting key growth industries. Mohammed Amin, GM, EMC Middle East, explains why the company is opening new offices in the region, its growth targets and about new services the company intends to launch. Plus he tells Rob Jones why EMC thinks cloud services will start to take off in the Middle East this year
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Security trends in virtual environments
Securing a virtualised business environment introduces new areas of thought, especially around the public cloud. Dave Rand, Chief Technology Officer, Internet Content Security, at Trend Micro, explains what security risks companies face, how the environment is changing and how to avoid them, such employing strong encryption. Rob Jones reports.
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Cloud computing growing, despite skepticism
The growth of cloud computing is expected to accelerate, as companies look to spread their IT spending further. But skepticism remains around public cloud services, says Frank Gens, Senior Vice President and Chief Analyst, IDC, with the private cloud expected to attract more Middle East attention.
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IT budgets rise as Middle East leads spending increases
IT budgets are expected to see modest increases this year, but emerging markets such as the Middle East are likely to experience double digit growth. Jyoti Lalchandani, VP & Regional MD META, IDC, explains which countries will see the biggest rises and why, and outlines the technologies he thinks companies will spend their money on.
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Move to virtualisation as Middle East IT spend edge upwards
Confidence is beginning to return to the IT sector and budgets are again on the rise. But, as delegates at IDC's CIO Summit in Dubai found out, levels are often still below budgets set in 2008, making the move to cloud computing and virtualisation more attractive.
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Aligning business and IT needs with managed services
IT managed services is a growing Middle East sector, and Yasser Zeineldin, CEO, eHosting Datafort looks at why customers are moving in this direction, but also the areas that customers are still shying away from. He also discusses pay-as-you-go managed services, virtualisation and cloud computing in this sector.
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Data centres push towards greater energy efficiency
There is greater urgency now for better energy efficiency in data centres. Zahl Limbuwala, Chair, Data Centre Specialist Group, BCS, outlines the major drivers behind this trend, current best practices for managing company data and looks into his crystal ball for future changes in this sector.
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Managing data centre costs and efficiencies
Managing data centre costs is crucial, but companies are not always on top of that expenditure. Peter Hannaford, VP, Datacenters & Alliances, APC, looks at the changes in data centre to help better manage those costs, such as power- and space-saving techniques, and improving efficiencies.
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Multi-tiered data centres cut customer costs
Ed Ansett, Director, EMEA Critical Facilities Services at HP, believes that companies should move to a multi-tiered environment within data centres, helping businesses to cut costs and save space. Speaking during the Datacentre Dynamics conference in Dubai, he tells Rob Jones why it is important that companies match their facility resilience to their application resilience.
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Panasonic imaging healthcare with HD video camera
Healthcare technology from Panasonic includes electronic queuing systems, durable tablet PCs for nursing staff and High Definition (HD) video cameras in the operating theatre relaying, perhaps not for the faint hearted, graphic imaging of a heart operation. Phil Blizzard has a guided tour from Anthony Peter, Associate Director, Customer Care Group, Panasonic.
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Criminals hitting easy targets as Middle East security threats rise
With security threats on the rise, Tarek Kuzbari, Managing Director for Kaspersky Lab Middle East, looks at trends in the enterprise, what businesses need to consider when trying protect their information, whether managed security is a viable option and discusses where the next wave of threats will come from. Rob Jones reports.
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Red Hat: We will use virtualisation to target enterprise desktops
The Linux operating system continues to grow in the server space, but has yet to make inroads on enterprise desktops. Franz Meyer, VP South Europe and MEA at Red Hat, talks about the developers plans, its presence in the Middle East, whether the company will target desktop PCs and gives his opinion on if Red Hat and the Linux community failed to exploit the weaknesses of Windows Vista.
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ICT solutions from Singapore at Gitex
The vibrant IT industry of Singapore led by the Infocomm Development Agency (IDA) of Singapore attended Gitex, Dubai for the fifth year. Shaik Umar, Director, IDA Middle East, talks to Phil Blizzard about their key projects with governments in the region and the technological advances expected during the next 12 months.
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Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority calls for greater IP protection
Dubai's own Silicon Valley, the direction for the IT industry in the emirate and the need for greater Intellectual Property protection are topics discussed by Ray Milhem, CTO, Technology Investment, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority with Phil Blizzard at Gitex 2009.
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