IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to total $169 billion in 2026, an increase of 8.9% from 2025, according to the latest forecast by Gartner, Inc. “The MENA region is rapidly emerging as a global tech powerhouse, with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leveragingRead More…
SAP has announced that Grandiose Supermarket, a premier quality food and grocery retailer in the UAE with nearly 50 stores and part of the Ghassan Aboud Group, has signed an agreement to implement RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud – Private Edition as the digital backbone of its operations, integrated withRead More…
F5 has announced new AI-driven capabilities for the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP). These updates provide organisations with advanced tools to secure sensitive data and manage AI-powered applications, including expanded capabilities in F5 AI Gateway to prevent data leaks and deliver cutting-edge AI data protection. Additionally, new functionality for F5Read More…
Qualys has unveiled several new Agentic AI capabilities on the Qualys platform. The new AI fabric introduces a marketplace of Cyber Risk AI Agents delivering real-time risk insights across all attack surfaces, prioritized by business impact. Additionally, it reduces risk and operational costs by autonomously remediating with speed, scale, andRead More…
Cloudera has announced its acquisition of Taikun, a leading platform provider for managing Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. With this move, Cloudera accelerates the deployment and delivery of the complete Cloudera platform, including Data Services and AI anywhere – from the public clouds to on-prem data centersRead More…
Anaconda has announced that it raised over $150M in a Series C funding round led by Insight Partners, with participation from Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Capital. The company operates profitably with over $150M in annual recurring revenue (ARR) as of July 2025. This news comes on the heels of Anaconda’s newly launched AI Platform asRead More…
Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bluebirds, a leading AI-powered prospecting platform that helps sales teams identify and engage high-potential leads using advanced lead intelligence and data enrichment.Bluebirds’ agentic technology streamlines top-of-funnel prospecting, helping sales teams connect with the right leads faster and work more efficiently. Upon close,Read More…
Arctic Wolf has announced a partnership with Databricks, the data and AI company, to further scale and support the rapid growth of the Arctic Wolf Aurora Platform. By integrating the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform into the Aurora Platform data pipeline, Arctic Wolf is enhancing its ability to process massive volumes ofRead More…
Radware has released a new research report—The Invisible Breach: Business Logic Manipulation and API Exploitation in Credential Stuffing Attacks. The report reveals a paradigm shift in credential stuffing attacks. It underscores a fundamental transformation from volume-based attacks leveraging a series of repeated password attempts to sophisticated, multi-stage infiltration techniques. “ToRead More…
Fortinet has announced expanded innovations within its unified operating system, FortiOS, that protect against quantum-computing threats to current encryption standards. The latest FortiOS capabilities help organizations with highly sensitive data deploy encryption algorithms and key distribution methods that can withstand quantum-powered attacks, stack algorithms for more robust protection, and easilyRead More…
Informatica has announced the Summer 2025 release of its Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) platform. The new AI-powered data management capabilities are designed to simplify and enhance enterprise-wide access to AI-ready data. The release introduces new features across data integration, governance, quality, master data management and iPaaS. According to KelleRead More…
Zscaler has announced it has completed its acquisition of Red Canary. Together, the companies will deliver unified Security Operations, combining sophisticated exposure management with agentic AI-driven threat management. To ensure continuity for its customers, Red Canary will initially operate as a separate business unit within Zscaler. It will benefit fromRead More…
