NetApp announced NetApp StorageGRID for VMware Sovereign Cloud. The NetApp plugin for VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension enables sovereign cloud customers to more cost-effectively store, secure, protect, and preserve unstructured data while meeting global data privacy and residency regulations. NetApp also announced the latest release of NetApp ONTAP ToolsRead More…

Cisco has announced seven new modules on the Cisco Observability Platform, built by development partners and created to expand its full-stack observability ecosystem. This growing ecosystem helps customers fulfill their specific observability needs and utilize additional value from observable telemetry. The new modules are focused on five critical areas: BusinessRead More…

PROVEN Solution has announced the launch of Habot, its innovative no-code Arabic-first Conversational AI Chatbot, which will transform customer service across Arabic-speaking markets. Built with AI, easy no-code platform, and natural language processing capabilities, Habot allows companies to build and publish their own chatbots without any prior coding experience. “WhileRead More…

Ahead of Black Hat MEA in Riyadh, 14-16 November 2023, Cisco is sharing insights into key cybersecurity trends that emerged throughout Q3 2023 (July – September). The findings are based on analysis from Cisco Talos, one of the most trusted threat intelligence research teams on the globe, and show a notable increaseRead More…

Oracle has announced a multi-year agreement with Microsoft to support the explosive growth of AI services. Microsoft is using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI infrastructure, along with Microsoft Azure AI infrastructure, for inferencing of AI models that are being optimised to power Microsoft Bing conversational searches daily. Leveraging the Oracle InterconnectRead More…

AIQ and AVEVA have announced a strategic agreement to develop the market-leading Neuron5 autonomous operations project. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) will incorporate AIQ’s and AVEVA’s advanced technologies into the project, which is designed to boost efficiency and enable the implementation of autonomous systems across the value chain. The partnershipRead More…

VMware has announced a collaboration with Intel to extend the companies’ more than two decades of innovation to help customers accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and enable private AI everywhere – across data centres, public clouds, and edge environments. VMware and Intel are working to deliver a jointlyRead More…

Nutanix has announced the Nutanix Carbon and Power Estimator, a new tool to help organizations understand how different factors can influence their environmental footprint by estimating annual power and emissions for various Nutanix solutions using Nutanix Validated Designs. Nutanix software and solutions can help organizations meet power and carbon goalsRead More…

The global gaming community, which currently accounts for nearly half of the world’s population, has found itself increasingly under fire by cybercriminals, according to a comprehensive investigation by Kaspersky. In the period spanning from July 2022 to July 2023, the cybersecurity company discovered the growing vulnerability of the gaming userRead More…

Riyadh Air and IBM have announced the signing of a strategic agreement in which IBM Consulting will be the lead systems integrator to support creating, building and orchestrating the technology foundation that can help the digitally native airline offer exceptional and seamless travel experiences. Together, Riyadh Air and IBM Consulting have alreadyRead More…

Schneider Electric has finalized the acquisition of Paris headquartered EcoAct SAS, an international leader in climate consulting and net zero solutions. Schneider Electric had entered negotiations to acquire EcoAct from its parent Atos Group. EcoAct’s portfolio of net zero and nature-based products and services, including consulting, climate data tools, andRead More…