Today: Oct 19, 2026
BMC Helix to host enterprise AI and automation roadshow in Dubai
BMC Helix will host its annual roadshow for enterprise IT leaders at The Museum of the Future in Dubai on 22 October. Senior executives will offer practical insights into deploying AI across enterprise IT services, incident management, and workflow automation. The event aligns with the UAE National AI Strategy 2031 and features customer case studies, hands-on technical sessions, and
Why your AI pilot will stall at the storage layer, according to VAST Data’s Jason Hammons
Four years ago, VAST Data began building for cloud providers that wanted to run tens of thousands of GPUs in a single build-out, on an architecture its engineers insisted
This Abu Dhabi AI startup turned a client’s satellite headache into a sovereign platform
Over 27 years ago, in September 1999, Ikonos
The 9 steps between an Abu Dhabi lab and a paying customer
Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) funds
UAE retail investors pivot to Oracle and AI infrastructure in Q3
UAE retail investors on eToro shifted focus from
Mindware CTO Mostafa Kabel: count your AI agents before you choose your next model
Only 14.4% of organisations send all their AI agents live with full security or IT approval, according to Gravitee’s State of AI Agent Security 2026 report. The survey of more than 900 executives and technical practitioners also found that 82% of executives feel confident their policies protect them from unauthorised agent actions. On average, though, just 47.1% of an
Dell Technologies’ Adrian McDonald: “A non-AI company cannot compete with an AI company”
Sovereignty dominated conversations at Dell Technologies Forum in Dubai on 15 October 2026, from the keynote stage to the exhibition halls. For Adrian McDonald, President, EMEA at Dell Technologies,
IBM study reveals three in four UAE executives face AI incidents
A new IBM study reveals that 75 per
Dell study reveals AI and security reshaping UAE enterprise priorities
Dell Technologies study reveals that UAE enterprises are
LTM, Nvidia, and NTT Data on why ServiceNow’s Super Intelligence Control Tower AI Passport matters
When Jamie Robbins and his colleagues at NTT
Tech Mahindra expands agentic AI readiness with Google Cloud Gemini
Tech Mahindra has strengthened its partnership with Google Cloud to enhance its agentic AI capabilities globally. Through the ‘Build with Gemini’ workshop, the company is training 12,500 associates to develop, secure, and
Huawei and Qualcomm sign broad 5G and AI patent licence deal
Huawei and Qualcomm have entered a multi-year patent licence agreement covering 5G, AI, and networking. The deal includes cross-licensing and the acquisition of specific Huawei US patents by Qualcomm, following fair, reasonable,
Cloudflare launches Basin to simplify serverless data analytics
Cloudflare has launched Basin, a serverless data platform designed to simplify how developers ingest, store, and query analytical data. Built on Apache Iceberg and Cloudflare R2, the platform removes vendor lock-in and eliminates data transfer fees, allowing teams
AWS is betting AED 20 billion that the UAE’s AI boom will hold
“If you had asked me 20 years ago whether I could carry my music library, my films, a world of possibilities in my pocket,” Tanuja Randery told an audience at the Dubai World Trade Centre this week during
Nemetschek Group and University of Jeddah partner to boost AEC digital skills
Nemetschek Group and the University of Jeddah have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance digital skills and industry readiness for AEC students. The collaboration includes software licensing, staff training, and curriculum development to support Saudi Vision 2030.
Kingston Technology sets benchmarks for embedded storage in edge infrastructure
Kingston Technology highlights the critical role of reliable, long-lifecycle embedded storage as edge computing expands across the Middle East. With applications in smart cities, energy, and transport, the firm stresses that selecting storage based on endurance and environmental
HONOR becomes second largest smartphone vendor in Middle East
HONOR has secured its position as the second largest smartphone vendor in the Middle East, recording 35% growth in 2026 despite a 13% market decline. The brand is transitioning into an AI device ecosystem provider, supported by aggressive
FAB launches The Exchange to advance responsible enterprise AI in Abu Dhabi
First Abu Dhabi Bank has launched The Exchange, a practitioner-led AI insights series designed to advance responsible enterprise artificial intelligence. The inaugural forum at FAB Headquarters convened experts from industry, academia, and
Arthur D. Little appoints Sergey Ter-Sogomonov as Middle East partner
Arthur D. Little has appointed Sergey Ter-Sogomonov as a Partner in its Energy, Utilities and Resources practice in Dubai. With over 15 years of experience, he will enhance the firm’s oil and gas capabilities, focusing
Would you let an untested AI agent loose in your network? SimSpace is betting the region won’t
Autonomous agents are arriving in the region’s security operations faster than anyone can prove they work. Gamal Emara, General Manager, Middle East at SimSpace, told AI Times why agentic AI has to be tested against a replica of the real network before it is
Why Group-IB’s CEO believes AI will only help defenders lose faster
Dmitry Volkov, CEO of Group-IB, told Sindhu V Kashyap, Editor, GEC Media,
If your data is highly sensitive, you should have started last week
Adnan Bassem Fakhouri, Customer Delivery and Success Engineer at QuantumGate, on why
Kaspersky’s Yamout: agentic attackers are not new, they are just 1,000 times faster
Maher Yamout, Lead Security Researcher in the Global Research and Analysis Team,
70% of enterprises have adopted Gen AI. only 26% put any controls around It
Ram Narayanan, Country Manager, Check Point Software Technologies, Middle East, told GEC
