Networking

Edge computing gathers momentum in the Middle East

Interest in edge computing is growing across the Middle East as organisations look to reduce network latency and optimise costs, and governments build smart cities.

Q&A: How Bahrain plans to be a regional AI leader

Jassim Haji, president of the Artificial Intelligence Society of Bahrain, outlines Bahrain's digital transformation journey, and why he thinks the Kingdom is ideally positioned to become a regional leader in AI.

5 ways to take control of data in 2021

COVID-19 is transforming the way the economy works, guaranteeing that our data needs will also change and grow. Here's what that means for CIOs in the year ahead.

Aster Hospitals UAE gets IoT-ready with new network management system

Growing patient expectations, the increasing influx of healthcare IoT devices and a disconnect among various systems has led Aster Hospitals in the UAE to deploy software-defined network infrastructure.

Edge computing’s epic turf war

Edge computing’s epic turf war

The line separating IT and operational technology is getting blurrier. Will edge computing make or break the IT/OT relationship? IT leaders weigh in.

7 steps to prepare IT for a second-wave COVID-19 outbreak

Lessons learned to date promise to help IT weather a second round of COVID-19 lockdowns this winter. Following a few basic suggestions could spell the difference between a trouble-free transition to remote teams and a viral meltdown.

3 factors for implementing contact tracing in the workplace

As businesses plan to return to the office, CIOs need to develop a contact tracing strategy for a safe working environment.

Companies embrace emerging tech in return-to-office prep

Machine learning, mobile software and videoconferencing are among the technologies enterprises are adopting to lay the groundwork for welcoming employees back safely to corporate offices.

Here’s how Al Safeer keeps up with the rapidly changing retail market

Al Safeer Group CIO Partha Banerjee lays out the giant retaileru2019s strategy for staying abreast of an evolving market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Q&A: How Saudi Arabia is securing its $500 billion smart city, Neom

Mike Loginov, Neom's CISO, explains how he is taking on the enormous task of building an intelligent and reliable security system for the mega smart city -- really a cluster of multiple towns and cities in an area the size of Belgium.