Networking

9 top certifications for network engineers in Saudi Arabia

As Saudi Arabia, along with other Middle East states, accelerates digital transformation efforts, network engineers are in demand -- but the role is evolving as enterprises adopt software-defined networking (SDN).

IoT analytics: Reaping value from IoT data

The internet of things may be your key to data-driven transformation. Here's how to turn vast troves of real-time IoT data into big-time business value.

UPDATE: Dubai Expo is postponed definitively until 2021

The organisation governing officially designated world's fairs has voted to postpone Dubai Expo 2020, considered to be an IoT-driven, smart-city prototype.

Q&A: Oil and gas industry must adopt emerging tech or face extinction

Shumon Zaman, a UAE-based technology executive with experience in the oil and gas industry, explains why AI, digital twins and IoT can help energy companies survive market turmoil.

Is your business about to be disrupted by data?

Is your business about to be disrupted by data?

The challenge of dealing with COVID-19 comes on top of recent trends in data-driven innovation and presents challenges and opportunities for companies across all sectors.

UAE, Saudi COVID rules drive enterprises toward e-commerce

New regulations and an increase in online shopping push companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region to adopt technology to support e-commerce revenue.

UAE’s Bee’ah deploys AI, digital twin tech for sustainable-energy HQ

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, Beeu2019ah is plunging ahead with work on the first AI-powered office in the region, aimed at optimising operations and shifting the way employees and visitors interact with the building.

Middle East IT leaders face looming demand for sustainability projects

Middle East enterprises, under pressure to diversify economically and optimise energy usage, could be world sustainability leaders but more needs to be done to take advantage of the region's assets.

UAE looks to tech, eases VOIP restrictions to fight coronavirus

UAE is doubling down on technology as the COVID-19 pandemic sends millions home. From lifting a long-held ban on popular apps such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom to announcing measures that promote remote working, the Gulf country has introduced sweepin

Zain upgrades 5G network to improve service level agreements

SRv6 traffic engineering helps enable network slicing, giving operators the ability to optimise the same physical network for different services.