On Solid Foundations: Reviewing the Building Industry in 2018 and Predicting the Year Ahead

By: Saeed Al Abbar, Managing Director at AESG   2018 was a momentous year for the built environment sector with an unprecedented level of change sweeping through the industry.  At the end of the previous year, I set out my thoughts for 2018 and a key theme in that piece was in fact ‘Change’.  I predicted that firms that would measure 2018 as a success would be those that best adapt to the rapid evolution taking place not only in the sector but also the regional and global economy.  For us at AESG, 2018 was a milestone year.  Despite challenges … Continue reading On Solid Foundations: Reviewing the Building Industry in 2018 and Predicting the Year Ahead

Fortinet Serves as a Founding Partner of World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity

As first cybersecurity founding partner of the Centre for Cybersecurity, partnership demonstrates Fortinet’s continued commitment to innovation and collaboration to combat global cybercrime  News Summary: Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cyber security solutions, today announced the company has been named the first cybersecurity founding partner of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for Cybersecurity and CEO Ken Xie will serve as a member of the Centre for Cybersecurity Advisory Board. A Global Response to a Global Threat WEF and Fortinet both believe that the global threat to our digital economy requires a global response. … Continue reading Fortinet Serves as a Founding Partner of World Economic Forum’s Centre for Cybersecurity

Fortinet’s Security-First Approach to SD-WAN Continues to Gain Momentum

Independent testing and new customers and use cases show the value of best-of-breed security and best-of-breed SD-WAN in a single integrated offering News Summary Fortinet® (NASDAQ: FTNT), a global leader in broad, integrated and automated cybersecurity solutions,today announced recent customer, partner and market momentum, as well as independent testing results, of its FortiGate Secure SD-WANsolution. Organizations Are Struggling to Secure their SD-WAN Deployments “In today’s threat landscape, security can never be an afterthought in any network deployment” said John Maddison, SVP of products and solutions at Fortinet.“Fortinet’s focused innovations and evolution of best-of-breed SD-WAN with in-built next-generation firewall provides the … Continue reading Fortinet’s Security-First Approach to SD-WAN Continues to Gain Momentum

Design Week with Kohler

By Shereen Shabnam During the Dubai Design Week, we had the pleasure to meet with Sandeep Singh, Commercial Director of Kohler Kitchen and Bath Middle East. According to Sandeep, d3 attracts designers and architects curious to know about Kohler products as trendsetters in the industry. “We bring fashion to the bathrooms and provide complete bathroom solutions,” he adds. Kohlerplayed an active role in the design week to celebrate design and innovation and hosted a series of thought-provoking events hosted by global kitchen and bath leader focus on the future of design and innovation. The Real Rain by Kohler was one … Continue reading Design Week with Kohler