While not a new method, DRaaS is becoming a hotly discussed topic once more as data availability and business continuity challenges peak C-suite interest By: Mohamad Rizk, Manager System Engineers, Middle East at Veeam Unpredictability is a fact of life, and nature brings plenty of it. Be it flooding, fire or even earthquakes and hurricanes, businesses worldwide can be susceptible to a whole range of natural disasters. Unfortunately, business leaders normally don’t think it will happen to them. They have insurance and believe that is the box ticked. However, just because you might get a financial return if your data … Continue reading Disaster Recovery 2.0: Protecting Businesses from Potential Catastrophic Risks

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Digital Transformation Checklist for Businesses in the Middle East

August 13, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Author: Terri Hiskey, vice president, global product marketing for manufacturing at Epicor Software Corp. Recent findings from the MIT Centre for Business[1]show that companies which have embraced digital transformation are 26% more profitable than their average industry competitors and enjoy a 12% higher market valuation.However, digital transformation can be an incredibly complex process. With that in mind, here are five key steps companies in the Middle East need to take to prepare for a successful digital transformation journey. Align your business transformation strategy to your business goals A massive 96% of companiessee digital transformation as important or critical to their … Continue reading Digital Transformation Checklist for Businesses in the Middle East

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Riverbed Survey Reveals Major Gap in Turning Digital Strategies into Digital Performance

August 7, 2018August 8, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

95% of global business decision makers face challenges when it comes to achieving a more successful digital strategy, including budget constraints, lack of visibility to manage the digital experience and legacy infrastructure 4 out of 5 report that critical digital services and applications are failing, diminishing productivity and customer experiences, at least a few times each month Nearly all –98% –agree that digital, including the delivery of digital services and apps, is a critical component to the future of their business; and 99% agree (50% strongly agree) that optimizing digital performance is essential to optimizing business performance Nearly all respondents … Continue reading Riverbed Survey Reveals Major Gap in Turning Digital Strategies into Digital Performance

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Safer Healthcare IoT Infrastructure in 7 Steps

August 4, 2018August 5, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

By: Gamal Emara, Country Manager, UAE at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company IoT devices may offer extraordinary benefits in healthcare. From improving patient outcomes, staff effectiveness and operational cost savings, it could also bring with them new security risks. Any type of connected device is a potential risk, even wireless lightbulbs, so it’s imperative that healthcare institutions do everything they can to stem the flow of malicious attackers. This calls for a multi-layered security approach to mitigate these threats. Step 1: Know your network, inside and out To secure the network that your IoT infrastructure connects into, it’s important … Continue reading Safer Healthcare IoT Infrastructure in 7 Steps