Today: Sep 15, 2026
Kyndryl appoints Maged Wassim as VP and MD for Middle East and Africa
Kyndryl has appointed Maged Wassim as Vice President and Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa. Wassim will lead the company’s regional business, focusing on helping organisations modernise technology environments and transition into AI-native enterprises. The appointment comes as organizations across MEA move beyond digital transformation and embark on their journey toward becoming AI-native enterprises, leveraging cloud, data
StarLink automates procurement with IBM agentic AI
StarLink and IBM have developed an agentic AI solution to automate purchase order lifecycles. Built on IBM Bob and watsonx Orchestrate, the tool handles email classification, document processing, and
EMEA firms face shadow agent crisis and liability fears, Veeam finds
New research from Veeam reveals a dual crisis
ACE Gallagher acquires UPI Brokers to expand Kuwait presence
ACE Gallagher Holding has acquired United Partners Insurance
Sri Lanka sets the global stage for World CIO 200 Grand Finale 2026 at high-level press conference in Colombo
Government of Sri Lanka and Global Enterprise Connect
Open Innovation AI and Dhow Engineering to drive Kuwait sovereign AI adoption
Open Innovation AI has partnered with Dhow Engineering to accelerate the adoption of sovereign artificial intelligence in Kuwait. The collaboration targets government and enterprise sectors, offering a hardware-agnostic platform to manage AI workloads while maintaining national control and data residency. The partnership is aimed at government entities and enterprises in Kuwait that operate in critical national sectors and need
Cloudflare partners with OpenAI to automate vulnerability patching at the edge
Cloudflare has launched Vulnerability Discovery and Remediation in early access, powered by OpenAI Daybreak models including GPT-5.6 Cyber. The service integrates deep code analysis with real-time global traffic data
Veeam research finds ‘shadow agent’ crisis as AI liability grows across EMEA
New research from Veeam highlights a ‘shadow agent’
GBM, IBM and IDC partner to scale sovereign agentic AI in the UAE
Gulf Business Machines (GBM), IBM and IDC have
ATRC launches Advanced Technology Pioneers competition for UAE talent
The Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and the
SUSE appoints Stefan Gaiser as new chief financial officer
Open source infrastructure leader SUSE has appointed Stefan Gaiser as its new chief financial officer. Gaiser, currently on the SUSE supervisory board, succeeds Ian Halifax, who will provide advisory support until the
Liferay launches Digital Sales Room to accelerate B2B deal cycles
Liferay has announced the general availability of Liferay Digital Sales Room (DSR), a new tool designed to streamline B2B sales. By providing a centralised, branded microsite for deals, it enables sales teams
Broadcom launches VMware Private AI Cloud for secure enterprise scaling
Broadcom has introduced VMware Private AI Cloud, a platform designed to help enterprises scale AI workloads securely and cost-effectively. Built on VMware Cloud Foundation 9, the solution integrates infrastructure and AI software to support inference and agentic applications
ASUS launches ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 with AI features for students
ASUS has introduced the ExpertBook B5 Flip G2 in the GCC, a versatile 2-in-1 laptop designed for students. The device features a 360-degree flippable design and is powered by the Intel Core 7 Series 3 processor with an
Synology launches ActiveProtect Manager 2.0 with expanded cloud support
Synology has unveiled ActiveProtect Manager 2.0, enhancing its DP-Series data protection appliances. The update introduces support for Amazon EC2, Azure VM, and Google Workspace, alongside cross-platform recovery. Enhanced security features include volume-level encryption, with AI-driven anomaly detection and
Qlik expands MCP server to AWS and Databricks marketplaces
Qlik has expanded the availability of its Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to AWS and Databricks marketplaces. This move allows enterprises to integrate Qlik’s governed data and analytics context directly into AI agents and assistants, reducing the need
TP-Link announces world’s first Wi-Fi 8 Lineup
TP-Link Systems has announced its next-generation Wi-Fi 8 portfolio, featuring the Archer 8 Ultra router and Deco 8 Ultra mesh system. Utilising the upcoming IEEE 802.11bn standard and StabilityEngine technology, the lineup focuses on enhancing reliability, coverage, and
Burjeel Holdings appoints Reuben Joseph as Chief Financial Officer
Burjeel Holdings has announced the appointment of Reuben Joseph as Chief Financial Officer, effective 1 October 2026. Joseph, who currently serves as General Manager for Transformation, will succeed Muhammed Shihabuddin. With over
Emirati women make up 80% of SAP graduates as AI shifts career paths
SAP and Dubai Internet City recently hosted a forum highlighting that 80% of the 2024 Emirati graduates from SAP’s Young Professionals Programme are women. The event explored how AI and micro-credentials are increasingly replacing traditional
From Doha 2006 to Riyadh 2034: the 20-year events playbook Mannai brought to its first LEAP
Mannai Information Technology built the data platform behind Qatar’s 2022 World Cup while COVID-19 was at its peak. At its debut as a LEAP exhibitor, its Saudi general manager explained why the Kingdom’s simultaneous build-out of transport, event venues and secondary cities demands the
Inside the Telco Betting That Saudi Arabia’s 4,000 Factories Need More Than Bandwidth
At LEAP’s fifth edition in Riyadh, Etihad Salam Telecom Company used its
The customer remains accountable for the data”: Microsoft and Veeam on the shared responsibility gap
Tamer Elhamy of Microsoft Middle East and Africa and Mena Migelly of
Inside AWS’s Middle East build: 3 regions, 160 partners, 2 M people to train
At LEAP, AWS announced its largest regional investment yet. Madhavi Reddy, Managing
Securing the AI and cloud-native era: rethinking cybersecurity for modern enterprises
As enterprises accelerate their adoption of AI, APIs, microservices, Kubernetes and cloud-native
