In 2021, the unified customer experience management (Unified-CXM) platform for modern enterprises roughly doubled its presence in the MEA region, with the UAE at the forefront of the company’s growth Sprinklr has announced its expanded presence in the Middle East with a data hosting solution in the UAE, giving customers the option to host their data in the UAE through Sprinklr’s hosting services p...
A new Gartner survey revealed that 87% of business leaders expect to increase their organization’s investment in sustainability over the next two years. Customers are the primary stakeholder group creating pressure for organizations to invest or act on sustainability issues, selected by 80% of executives, followed by investors (60%) and regulators (55%). “Sustainability enables businesses to cope ...
ZainTech has selected Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer to introduce new technology services to create business advantages for its customers across the Middle East. With Exadata Cloud@Customer, ZainTech will now provide in-country cloud hosting services for an organisation’s Oracle Database across its operating countries, starting with Jordan. This will be a first for the kingdom and will help ZainTec...
Data centres will experience increased regulation and third-party oversight in 2023 as the world continues to grapple with the industry’s rising energy and water consumption against the backdrop of ongoing climate change. The intensified focus on the overall environmental and community impact of the data centre is one of five industry trends for 2023 identified by the global data centre experts at...
E-finance has partnered with IBM to expand its digital payment services and give clients access to hybrid cloud environments to make secure payments. Under this partnership, e-finance is leveraging the latest IBM Power servers to upgrade its current infrastructure as a service (IaaS). E-finance has partnered with IBM to expand its digital payment services and give clients access to hybrid cloud en...
By signing the ZEV Declaration at COP27, BEEAH Group has become the first organisation in the UAE that has pledged to transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) BEEAH Group has signed the ZEV Declaration at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt. Around 200 signatories to the declaration, initiated by the UK Presidency, are now setting a roadmap so that by 2040, all new...
On the sidelines of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Microsoft Egypt has announced two key sustainability management partnerships with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT). A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Eng. Raafat Hendy, information infrastructure director at MCIT, and Eng. Mirna Arif, General Manager of Microsoft Egyp...
Five global non-profit organizations have joined the IBM Sustainability Accelerator program focused on populations vulnerable to environmental threats IBM has announced at COP27 the new members of its global pro bono social impact program, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. This program applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and an ecosystem of experts to enha...
At the “together we advance_data centers” event, AMD announced the general availability of the 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors with unmatched performance for critical workloads across cloud, enterprise and high performance computing. The 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors bring next-generation architecture, technology, and features to the modern data center. Built on the “Zen 4” core, the highest performance...
A Huawei executive said on Thursday information and communications technologies, or ICT, will enable the digitalization of industry, spark innovation and make other industries green. The remarks were made at a session organized by the Global Innovation Hub (UGIH) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the ongoing 27th Conference of the Parties, or COP27, in Sharm ...
Port of Fujairah has implemented Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite for finance, human resources, and supply chain to improve insights, reduce costs, enhance employee engagement, and streamline its global procurement process. “The Port of Fujairah is a key global trade enabler and our strategic location and infrastructure help us provide an essential trade corridor between East and the West an...
Teraco, Africa’s largest provider of interconnected data centre platforms, is now an integral connectivity and interconnection point for Google’s Equiano subsea cable. Equiano starts in Europe and runs along the West Coast of Africa, between Lisbon in Portugal and Cape Town in South Africa, with branching units along the way that can be used to extend connectivity to additional African countries. ...