The main challenge is designing a dynamic roadmap
“The importance of cloud computing solutions for us came from the e-Government initiative we need to align with. But cloud computing is definitely the key to the future of the Kingdom’s IT modernisation plan – and the biggest benefit of cloud-based infrastructure is IT resource sharing,” indicated Dr Ayman Fayoumi, Vice Dean for IT at [...]
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Cloud Services Brokerage: A Must-Have for Most Organizations
If your company is moving parts of its business to the cloud, you’re probably realizing that it’s not all that simple. Working with many cloud service providers means managing multiple relationships. In fact, if you’re trying to save money or gain efficiency, you’ll have more success if you have a little help ensuring that you [...]
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Saudi Arabia Information Technology Report Q1 2012
Saudi Arabia has the biggest IT market in the Gulf region, with a forecast value of US$3.8bn in 2011 expected to rise to US$5.7bn by 2016. The country will continue to be a lucrative market for technology products and services over the forecast period as it invests to upgrade its IT and communications infrastructure. The [...]
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Huawei eyes major enterprise growth in ME
Chinese telecoms vendor Huawei expects to grow its enterprise business in the Middle East by between 80-90% in 2012 to reach revenues of up to $600 million, according to Dong Wu, vice president, enterprise business, ME region. For the complete article visit: http://www.commsmea.com/12072-huawei-eyes-major-enterprise-growth-in-me/
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Dell in talks over cloud computing
Dell has opened talks with customers in Saudi Arabia about offering private cloud computing services for the first time in the Middle East by the end of 2010. The move is part of the company’s global virtual era strategy. Dell has allocated US$200 million (Dh734.5 million) towards creating its own intellectual property by creating modular [...]
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Cloud computing may disrupt your workplace — in a good way
Cloud computing has the power to break down office walls by allowing teleworkers to be just as productive as their office-bound peers, advocates say. Others predict it will break the tyranny of the email inbox, replacing it with more collaborative communications and tear down procurement barriers that have kept federal technology stuck behind the private [...]
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What is cloud computing?
The reality is, cloud computing is nothing more than a different way to deliver data to the masses; the masses being a public forum or an internal organisation forum. People have this concept that cloud is the ultimate answer, but it is not. It is just one of the many answers. Again, it is just [...]
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85% of Saudi firms eyeing cloud computing solutions
Saudi Arabia is one of the most promising markets for cloud computing products and services being the biggest information technology (IT) market in the Gulf region, according to the latest report of Saudi Communications and Information Technology Commission. For the complete article visit: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=20111204113143
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