Destination Istanbul

By Shereen Shabnam Recently we had a sneak peak into the grand plans for expansion of the new Istanbul Airport as Turkish Airlines revealed its ambitious growth plans for the coming year. After exploring the city, a stop at the Turkish Airlines head office took us back to history when the Airline began its journey to becoming one of the fastest growing companies in terms of manpower, fleet and having one of the best lounges in the world. More travellers are flying with Turkish Airlines these days and Istanbul is often a stopover but instead of staying at the airport, … Continue reading Destination Istanbul

Successful Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Exciting action at the Curragh Racecourse The 11th Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby held at the Curragh Racecourse, Co. Kildare recently was blessed with glorious sunshine and exciting race action. The festival and day sponsored by Dubai Duty Free was a great success, filled with fantastic racing, fashion and fun. Brothers Joseph and Donnacha O’Brien combined for an historic Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby success when Latrobe came out on top of a terrific finish.  Joseph O’Brien, who won the race on Australia and Camelot as a jockey, was providing his younger brother with his first win in the race … Continue reading Successful Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby

Gearing Up for Growth—Critical Success Factors for Middle East Manufacturers

By: Terri Hiskey, Vice President of Product Marketing for Manufacturing at Epicor Software. It’s an exciting time, with manufacturers gearing up for growth, investing in equipment, new manufacturing modalities such as 3D printing, and software to support digital transformation and new collaborative, connected factory floor competencies. Expect cloud, the Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics to be key areas of technology investment for manufacturers across the region. While these have been topics of conversation and exploration for a while, manufacturers are now moving past the design and concept stage to full-on production execution and deployment of these technologies. Cloud – from … Continue reading Gearing Up for Growth—Critical Success Factors for Middle East Manufacturers

Keys to Fostering an Agile IT Organization

Author: Chris Bedi, CIO, ServiceNow Agility is a big deal. As companies embrace digital transformation, we have stopped defending the old ways of doing business. Instead, we focus on making sure appropriate change occurs. We reorganize people, processes and technology to empower change and drive tangible results. Organizational agility matters now and is part of the business DNA. In IT, we are used to thinking of agility in terms of the development team. Today, it means more. CIOs need to build and present an entire agile IT organization, which requires giving some serious thought to the way the organization works. … Continue reading Keys to Fostering an Agile IT Organization