Developing Skills of The Future Today

By aggressively investing in education of digital skills, the region is preparing its youth for future employment and technology led economic development, explains Paul Potgieter, Managing Director – UAE, Dimension Data Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Blockchain are two significant technologies that are expected to change the regional landscape in terms of demand for specialized skills. A computing system that uses AI can sense its working environment and can think about it, learn about it, and take action within it. In general, AI helps better business decision-making through faster human responses, automation of manual tasks, and creation of automated decision-making. The … Continue reading Developing Skills of The Future Today

“Industry Demand for Intelligent Data Management Continues at Pace”

By: Peter McKay, Co-CEO and President at Veeam There’s an adage that ‘time flies when you are having fun’ and that could not be more accurate as during the summer, I celebrated my two-year anniversary at Veeam.  I cannot believe how fast the past 24 months have flown by. When Ratmir (Timashev) and Andrei (Baranov) first approached me to join Veeam, I was excited. However, nothing could have prepared me for what I have experienced, and I am loving everyone second of it. As Co-CEO and President, I am always looking ahead. How can we improve? Are we delivering the … Continue reading “Industry Demand for Intelligent Data Management Continues at Pace”

Huawei brings the king of smartphones Huawei Mate 20 Series to the Middle East and Africa

HUAWEI Mate 20 Series packs extraordinary features including the world’s first Leica triple camera with ultra-wide-angle lens, reverse charging and more exciting features in collaboration with DTCM. Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG) unveiled the much-anticipated HUAWEI Mate 20 Series to users in the Middle East and Africa region during a launch event that took place at Burj Park where the audience was treated to a Huawei lightshow projected on the city’s most prominent landmark, the Burj Khalifa. “Huawei takes pride in being a pioneer in On-Device Artificial Intelligence, shaping the evolution of smartphones into intelligent tools that understand users in … Continue reading Huawei brings the king of smartphones Huawei Mate 20 Series to the Middle East and Africa

Fortinet Acquires Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Company ZoneFox

Adds Machine Learning-Based Threat Detection and Response Capabilities to Protect Enterprises From Insider Threats “Enterprise organizations are experiencing a dramatic increase in the number of endpoints and users accessing data and cloud resources, which is also increasing the need to defend against insider threats”, said Ken Xie, founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Fortinet.“In fact, 30 percent of breaches involved insiders acting negligently or maliciously according to the 2018 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. By combining ZoneFox’s cloud-based threat-hunting technology with Fortinet’s existing endpoint and SIEM security offerings, we are well positioned to provide our customers with … Continue reading Fortinet Acquires Cloud-Based Threat Analytics Company ZoneFox