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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Blockchain Security—Moving Beyond the Hype

August 6, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Author: Morey Haber, Chief Technology Officer, BeyondTrust I am simply amazed at all the buzz around Bitcoin, Blockchain, and cryptocurrency. However, the truth is that blockchain has a limited place in business and needs to be secured just like any other application; with some twists. The Why Blockchains are not a database replacement, nor will future applications that utilize them. They are a multi-node distributed ledger system that secures entries based on volume and verification. Natively, blockchain can only process a limited number of transactions per second and cannot store complex records or blobs—only ledger-style information that has a finite … Continue reading Blockchain Security—Moving Beyond the Hype

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Top Tips for Businesses in the Middle East to Prevent Data Downtime as Employees are on Holid

August 5, 2018 Business & Lifestyle Publishing

Veeam® Software, the leader in Intelligent Data Management for the Hyper-Available Enterprise™, today announces its top tips to help business stay always on during the summer break. Over the next two months, the workforce will be reduced, but the same can’t be said for data usage. Banking, shopping and healthcare requirements won’t slow down, so businesses must be equipped to deliver digital services, ensure business continuity and reduce risk while managing customer expectations. Below, Claude Schuck, Regional Manager for Middle East and Central Africa at Veeam Software, offers some advice to help businesses in the Middle East maintain their availability … Continue reading Top Tips for Businesses in the Middle East to Prevent Data Downtime as Employees are on Holid