Today: Mar 16, 2026
Celebrating IWD 2026: Excellence at the top
Welcome to this special feature coinciding with International Women’s Day 2026. Our collection of 40+ women executive profiles this year shows that over the years, the skills of women executives in business have transformed. Today the skills of women executive include an understanding of what is required to reach, deliver and stay at the very top rungs of executive
AI’s backbone: Can Middle East connectivity keep up?
Pete Hall, Regional MD of Ciena MEA, on the region’s race to build AI-ready infrastructure As Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates accelerate investments in artificial intelligence and
40% of UAE organizations rank as AI leaders, matching global Front-Runners
The UAE has positioned itself as a leading
Global CIO Forum Townhall Session 1 reveals the Four Pillars Framework
The Global CIO Forum (GCF) successfully convened Townhall
RLE and GCF partner to shape CEO-ready CIOs
Resilient Leaders Elements (RLE) and Global CIO Forum
NTT DATA Launches NVIDIA-Powered AI Factories for Enterprise AI
NTT DATA has announced a new initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered enterprise AI factories designed to accelerate innovation and enhance operational efficiency for organisations worldwide. These new enterprise AI factories offer full-stack, domain-specific solutions that seamlessly integrate data, infrastructure, workflows, and governance. The approach enables organizations to adopt a repeatable, scalable, and production-ready operating model for deploying and managing enterprise
Dataiku launches the platform for AI success
Dataiku has announced the launch of the Platform for AI Success, a strategic evolution of its enterprise AI platform designed to take enterprise AI from pilots into trusted and
Luma launches Luma Agents powered by unified intelligence for creative work
Luma announced the launch of Luma Agents, a
Infobip expands Saudi AI infrastructure with new data centre
Global AI-first cloud communications platform Infobip has announced
Physical AI: Action in the real world
Maurizio Galardo, Chief Technologist at AVEVA, explains how
The security blind spot
Microsoft 365 security is a ticking time bomb, writes J2 CEO and cybersecurity expert John Mc Loughlin. Across boardrooms and IT departments, a dangerous assumption continues to grow that because data resides
du and Huawei bring 10Gbps speeds with 5G-A technology
du has entered a strategic collaboration with Huawei to transform both indoor and outdoor network infrastructure across the United Arab Emirates. The initiative will leverage advanced U6G deployment and digitalised systems to
Fortinet report: Why security training succeeds and where it fails
Security awareness training is no longer a compliance exercise. It is a measurable control for reducing cyber risk. Fortinet’s 2025 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report, based on responses from 1,850 senior IT and security leaders worldwide,
Seagate delivers industry’s highest capacity hard drives with Next-Generation Mozaic 4+
Seagate Technology has announced its next-generation Mozaic 4+ platform, the industry’s only heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR)–based storage platform deployed at-scale, is now qualified and in production with two leading hyperscale cloud providers. Supporting capacities up to 44TB, these
Group-IB High-Tech crime trends report 2026: Supply chain attacks lead global cyber threats
Group-IB has launched its High-Tech Crime Trends Report 2026, revealing that supply chain attacks have become the dominant force reshaping the global cyber threat landscape. For organizations across the Middle East & Africa (MEA), where cloud adoption, digital
Kaspersky study: 70% of UAE firms plan AI-Driven SOCs amid talent and data gaps
Almost all companies planning to establish a Security Operations Center (SOC) regard artificial intelligence (AI) as a must-have component. However, despite high expectations, organizations face significant challenges in deploying and operationalizing AI effectively. These include a lack of
Acronis Report: UAE organisations show stronger resilience as cyberattacks decline in 2025
New research from Acronis shows that while cyber threats remain highly active across the UAE, organisations are becoming markedly better at stopping attacks before they escalate. Despite continued exposure to phishing links and malicious campaigns throughout 2025, malware
Loylogic appoints Adam Whatling as Chief Commercial Officer
Loylogic, a leader in global loyalty rewards management, announced the appointment of Adam Whatling as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), reinforcing the company’s commitment to scaling its global rewards marketplace and advancing its
Al-Futtaim and Siemens partner to drive digital transformation and sustainable real estate
In a pivotal step towards accelerating digital transformation and sustainability, Al-Futtaim Real Estate, the real estate division of Al-Futtaim, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with Siemens, a global technology powerhouse. This significant alliance is
Security by Design: How Axis Is redefining physical security in the Al era
As physical security systems become increasingly connected, cloud-enabled, and powered by AI, the stakes for reliability, resilience, and cyber protection have never been higher. In this conversation, Steven Kenny, Manager – Architect & Engineering (EMEA) at Axis Communications, explains how the company’s long-standing philosophy
Cloud and AI are transforming security systems says Andrew Elvish at Genetec
During Intersec 2026 in UAE, Andrew Elvish, Vice President of Marketing, at
Why AI-native security is shifting the focus from detection to response
In this session, Jehan Wickramasuriya, Senior Vice President of Security & Resilience Software
Anand Eswaran explains why it was important for Veeam to acquire Securiti AI
Anand Eswaran CEO Veeam talks to Global Enterprise Connect’s, Managing Editor Arun
Irshad Syed Senior IT Governance Specialist, ADNOC
Irshad Syed, Senior IT Governance Specialist at ADNOC spoke to GEC Newswire
