Today: Jul 16, 2026
SAP appoints Saqib Sabah as head of growth markets
Global technology leader SAP has appointed Saqib Sabah as Head of Growth Markets for the Middle East and Africa. With over 30 years of industry experience, Sabah will lead strategic expansion in markets including Bahrain and Kuwait, focusing on cloud technologies and Business AI to drive customer innovation. “Growth markets represent an important opportunity for SAP as organizations increasingly
How AWS helped NASA broadcast the farthest 4K livestream in history
NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully broadcasted the first 4K livestream from the Moon using AWS cloud infrastructure. The collaboration involved real-time trajectory simulations in AWS GovCloud and a high-speed
Westcon-Comstor research finds partners tackling hardware volatility
A global survey by Westcon-Comstor reveals that 87%
World CIO 200 Summit – KSA Edition unites technology leaders
Saudi Arabia’s leading CIOs, CISOs, digital transformation leaders,
Sophos appoints Naveed Malik to lead EMEA MSP partner growth
Sophos has appointed Naveed Malik as Senior Director,
How to control runaway expenditures around Generative AI
As long as consumption cannot be traced back to its source, Generative AI usage remains an expense without a basis for control. The path to robust control involves a central control point that makes consumption and costs visible across providers. This allows budgets to be broken down granularly by users, teams, models, says Tony van den Berge at Cloudflare.
IBM study: UAE firms face AI vendor lock-in risks
A study by IBM has revealed that 88% of UAE executives face difficulties switching AI vendors, with 96% lacking full visibility into their AI dependencies. These findings suggest that
National Bank of Fujairah partners with Accenture for AI-ready workforce
National Bank of Fujairah has launched an enterprise-wide
DXC Technology opens AI-focused customer experience centre in Bengaluru
DXC Technology has launched a flagship 200,000-square-foot Customer
ASUS and Intel launch AI Lab with Oman Ministry of Education
ASUS and Intel have collaborated with the Oman
Infoblox to acquire Kentik to boost AI-driven network observability
Infoblox has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kentik, merging authoritative DNS and asset visibility with network intelligence. This acquisition aims to streamline hybrid cloud operations, improve security triage through real-time traffic
Montagu to acquire majority stake in BMC Helix from BMC Software
Private equity firm Montagu has agreed to acquire a majority stake in BMC Helix, an agentic AI ServiceOps platform, in a carve-out transaction from KKR-owned BMC Software. Following the deal, BMC and
Omada unveils Fusion Gateways: simplifying deployment, reducing costs, boosting efficiency
Omada, TP‑Link’s dedicated business solutions brand, announced the launch of its new Fusion Gateway product line, designed to simplify deployment, reduce costs, and improve profitability for installers and MSPs. At the center of the Omada ecosystem, Fusion Gateways
TP-Link launches its first Wi-Fi 8 router platform, Archer 8
TP-Link Systems Inc., a global provider of consumer networking products, announced Archer 8, the company’s first Wi-Fi 8 router platform built around the emerging IEEE 802.11bn specification focused on ultra-high reliability. Scheduled for launch in October 2026, Archer
HPE unveils integrated architecture for the agentic AI era at Discover 2026
At HPE Discover Las Vegas 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) revealed its strategy to transition organisations from AI experimentation to full-scale production. The company introduced an integrated architecture tailored for agentic AI, combining compute, storage, and networking. Key
e& to launch world’s first commercial U6GHz mobile network
e& UAE has awarded a contract to deploy the world’s first commercial Upper 6GHz (U6GHz) 256TRX Giga-MIMO mobile network. Scheduled for launch in the second half of 2026, the technology offers peak speeds of 10 Gbps and establishes
Global CIO Forum South Africa marks successful industry engagement with Chartered CIO Council
The Global CIO Forum South Africa successfully marked a high-impact industry engagement in association with the Chartered CIO Council, held on 11 June 2026 at the Montecasino Ballroom, Johannesburg. The event brought together some of South Africa’s most influential
MAHE Dubai launches new health, MBA and AI engineering programmes
Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Dubai has expanded its academic offerings to align with the UAE’s strategic focus on healthcare, AI, and biotechnology. The university introduced the Manipal Institute of Health
World Cup drives home entertainment boom in UAE, dubizzle data shows
Residents across the UAE are upgrading home entertainment systems for the World Cup finals. New dubizzle data highlights a significant spike in demand for large-screen TVs, gaming consoles, and immersive home theatre setups as fans
Resilience plus: Opportunities in today’s disrupted marketplace
In a world shaped by geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain disruptions, escalating cyber risks, and rapid technological change, resilience has evolved beyond business continuity-it has become a strategic advantage. In this engaging CXOWIRE conversation, Arun Shankar, Managing Editor, Global Enterprise Connect, speaks with Ashish Panjabi,
The three shifts towards operational resilience
Operational resilience is becoming a business-critical priority as enterprises face rising cyber
CXOWIRE EPISODE : Resilience by Design | Shaukat Ali Khan Executive CDIO
In a world where geopolitical instability, cyber threats, AI-driven attacks, and infrastructure
CXOWIRE EPISODE: Availability of data is not availability of operations
The start of the Middle East conflict has brought into focus the
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,
