Confluent has announced it has acquired WarpStream, an Apache Kafka®-compatible data streaming platform. WarpStream’s Bring Your Own Cloud (“BYOC”) data streaming architecture is designed for organizations running large scale workloads with relaxed latency requirements in their own cloud environment, perfect for logging, observability, and feeding data lakes. With the acquisition ofRead More…

Crescent Petroleum, the Middle East’s largest privately held upstream Oil & Gas company, has successfully deployed an Oil & Gas industry-specific solution for its operations from global technology company SAP. The implementation is an extension of Crescent Petroleum’s solutions roadmap, which commenced in 2020 with Phase 1 implementation, representing theRead More…

Forty percent of generative AI (GenAI) solutions will be multimodal (text, image, audio and video) by 2027, up from 1% in 2023, according to Gartner, Inc. This shift from individual to multimodal models provides an enhanced human-AI interaction and an opportunity for GenAI-enabled offerings to be differentiated. Speaking at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo on the Gold CoastRead More…

MicroStrategy Incorporated empowers Middle Eastern enterprises to enhance their data-driven strategies and establish a competitive edge by harnessing the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI). MicroStrategy AI transforms the way organizations analyze data and interact with data insights. Making the entire process simpler, faster, and more accessible for everyone, MicroStrategyRead More…

Proofpoint has announced the general availability of its Digital Communications Governance (DCG) offering, bolstering its existing offerings in pace with the evolving modern data governance and enterprise archiving market. The new offering helps organisations simplify governance of communication data and provides security insights across all major digital channels for conductRead More…

Tenable has announced new risk prioritization and compliance features for Tenable Nessus, the #1 vulnerability assessment solution in accuracy, coverage and adoption. Nessus supports new and updated vulnerability scoring systems—Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) and Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v4—to help customers implement more effective prioritization for risk reduction andRead More…

SANS Institute is set to bring world-class cybersecurity education to professionals in Bahrain with SANS Manama (7-12 September) at InterContinental Bahrain. The event is designed with two specialized courses, complemented by a SANS Community Night session for participants to network with cybersecurity experts, peers and industry leaders. Bahrain is experiencingRead More…