Vectra AI  has announced the appointment of Taj El-khayat as Vice President of EMEA Partner Sales and Alliances. In this role, El-Khayat will build on Vectra AI’s partner-first foundation, delivering increased resources, training, and support to channel partners, Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), technology and cloud alliances, and Global SystemsRead More…

The Qualys Threat Research Unit (TRU) has identified five Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities within the needrestart component, which is installed by default on Ubuntu Server. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by any unprivileged user to gain full root access without requiring user interaction. The identified flaws have been assigned the CVERead More…

Secure Domains has announced the launch of its operations in the Middle East and Africa. As a cloud-native cybersecurity vendor, Secure Domains helps organisations protect their users, data, and applications against advanced threats in a borderless infrastructure. The company is also the first vendor in the GCC to deliver unparalleledRead More…

The UAE’s data centre market is projected to grow significantly, reaching AED 9.7 billion ($2.64bln) by 2029, according to Blackridge, a global market research and consulting organisation. Underscoring this estimate, the UAE government’s strategy to expand its digital economy has borne fruit by persuading multinational technology companies such as AmazonRead More…

New Relic has announced the appointment of Charlie Thompson as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of EMEA to drive growth and market expansion across the region. In this role, Thompson will oversee sales initiatives and help enterprises use New Relic to drive innovation, improve reliability, and deliver exceptional customer experiences.Read More…

Following a year of impressive growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Endava has announced the establishment of a dedicated Google Cloud practice in the region. As a fully certified Google Cloud Partner, Endava is now strongly positioned to enable MENA enterprises — particularly those in SaudiRead More…

Dubai Racing Club (DRC) has named technology company Zoho Corporation as its exclusive technology partner for the next two years. This partnership will focus on digitising DRC’s operations, with the aim of enhancing the club’s high-profile events and ensuring a seamless, world-class experience for visitors, participants, and staff. The announcementRead More…

Cloudera has announced Cloudera Copilot for Cloudera AI, introducing secure and intelligent assistant capabilities that help to supercharge productivity and streamline data workflows. Built to meet the needs of data scientists, engineers, and developers, Cloudera Copilot improves reproducibility across projects, ultimately helping to enable enterprises to get trusted data, analytics,Read More…

Red Hat has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Neural Magic, a US based provider  in software and algorithms that accelerate generative AI (gen AI) inference workloads. Neural Magic’s expertise in inference performance engineering and commitment to open source aligns with Red Hat’s vision of high-performing AI workloads that directlyRead More…

The manufacturing industry faces a critical turning point as new research from IFS reveals a troubling trend: manufacturers know digital transformation is essential but are falling behind due to ‘option paralysis’ and are unable to capitalise on advancements in their industry. The study surveyed 815 global manufacturing leaders and found that whileRead More…