Today: Aug 08, 2025
Egypt gears up for global tech spotlight with CIO 200 Summit 2025
The Global CIO Forum is all set to host the highly anticipated World CIO 200 Summit 2025 – Egypt Edition on September 01, 2025, at the Hilton Cairo Heliopolis. This exclusive gathering of visionary technology leaders, innovators, and industry experts promises to be a cornerstone event in the regional IT landscape. Under the powerful theme “Dawn of a New
UAE secures access to high-fidelity quantum computing via TII initiative
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research arm of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), has entered a strategic agreement with Quantinuum to accelerate the development and
South African businesses adopting Generative AI mostly without strategy and skills
South African enterprises are rapidly integrating Generative AI
WSO2 CEO: “World-class technology doesn’t have to come from the West”
As WSO2 celebrates its 20th anniversary, we scored
NTT DATA and Mistral AI to jointly offer enterprise-grade AI solutions
NTT DATA, a global provider in digital business
NTT DATA expands Microsoft cloud alliance to accelerate AI transformation
NTT DATA has announced its NTT Data business unit for Microsoft Cloud to meet rising demand for secure, AI-driven enterprise cloud transformation. The global unit brings together NTT DATA’s deep industry and
Tenable expands exposure management platform to secure enterprise AI
Tenable has announced a significant expansion of its market-leading Tenable One platform with the launch
Cloudera boosts AI capabilities with Taikun acquisition
Cloudera has announced its acquisition of Taikun. With this move, Cloudera accelerates the deployment and
From code to change: CIOs driving South Africa’s digital decade
The Global CIO Forum successfully hosted the World CIO 200 Summit 2025 – South Africa Edition at The Venue Melrose Arch, gathering the region’s most influential technology leaders, visionaries, and change-makers for
BeyondTrust launches phantom labs to boost identity security innovation
BeyondTrust has announced the formal launch of its dedicated cybersecurity research team, BeyondTrust Phantom Labs. The launch of Phantom Labs represents a strategic milestone in BeyondTrust’s ongoing mission to advance identity security
Etihad Salam signs MoU with Syria’s Ministry of Communications
As part of the Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum held in Damascus under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Etihad Salam Telecom Company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU with the Ministry of Communications and Technology in the Syrian
Alibaba Cloud named provider in Generative AI Cloud Titans in Asia and Oceania
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, has been recently named a market provider in Omdia’s latest report, Market Radar: Generative AI Cloud Titans in Asia and Oceania 2025. The report positions Alibaba Cloud
SAP stages Business Unleashed Innovation Day in Bahrain
Business leaders and technology decision-makers gathered in Manama to explore how data and AI technologies are reshaping industries across Saudi Arabia at SAP Business Unleashed Innovation Day Bahrain. The event showcased new developments in cloud enterprise resource planning,
e& and Hungary based 4iG Group partner to advance digital infrastructure
e& and 4iG Group, the provider of integrated telecommunications services in Hungary and the Western Balkans, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding, MoU to explore collaboration across key areas of digital infrastructure. This agreement is part of
SolarWinds: EMEA IT Teams Boost Resilience Amid Ongoing Disruptions
SolarWinds has released its 2025 IT Trends Report, “Fragile to Agile: The State of Operational Resilience”. With more than 200 IT professionals surveyed across the EMEA region, the report reveals that while confidence in operational resilience is rising,
Middle East banks gear up for 2025 digital shift
Industry experts to explore the future of digital transformation, AI, compliance, and cloud modernization in the Middle East banking sector The Middle East banking sector took center stage in a thought-provoking
Regional trading markets rise on TACO – Trump Always Chickens Out
Despite continued geopolitical uncertainty, the S&P 500 has surged over 25% since its April low, recently hitting a new all-time high for 2025. This rally, now considered one of the strongest in recent memory, is
Chih-Hsi Hu of Synology shares data protection insights
In this episode of GEC Unplugged, Chih-Hsi Hu, Sales Account Manager for the Middle East and South Africa at Synology highlights how Synology is helping enterprises treat data as a critical asset—ensuring it remains secure, accessible, and efficiently managed. With a strong focus on
Imran Abdulla of Orbus: streamlining and securing IT
In this GEC Unplugged episode, Imran Abdulla, GM – MEA at Orbus,
Kiran Shinde of Al Hamra – AI is no longer just a buzzword
From personalized guest experiences to smarter investment decisions, AI helps companies understand
Praneeth V of ManageEngine on bridging IT and business
In this GEC Unplugged episode, Praneeth V, Sales Technical Consultant at ManageEngine,
Sarita Kaul of Safe4Sure on tech for child safety
In this GEC Unplugged episode, Sarita Kaul from Safe4Sure shares how the
