GEC NEWS WIRE

GEC NEWS WIRE

Firas Saifan, Executive Director, TSME.
Firas Saifan, Executive Director, TSME.

Pandemic transformation adding pressure on vendors

While digital transformations have accelerated, there has been increased pressure on vendors to fulfill customer requirements in very short timeframes. The IT industry was in fact one of the few sectors that
6 years ago
Fadi Kanafani, Middle East Managing Director and General Manager at NetApp
Fadi Kanafani, Managing Director Middle East, NetApp.

Demand for VDI, hybrid cloud, consumption models

NetApp experienced a surge in demand for cloud data services, hybrid cloud model and consumption model as companies looked to lessen complexities. IT has been the driving force for businesses across the
6 years ago
Dr Moataz Bin Ali, Vice President, Trend Micro, Middle East and North Africa.
Dr Moataz Bin Ali, Vice President, Trend Micro, Middle East and North Africa.

Pandemic driving increased awareness of cyber security

Since the lockdown, nearly three-quarters of remote workers worldwide say they are more conscious of their organisation’s cybersecurity policies. While 2020 has been a year of profound challenges for enterprises, companies are
6 years ago
Avinash Gujje, Practice Head Infrastructure, Cloud Box Technologies.
Avinash Gujje, Practice Head Infrastructure, Cloud Box Technologies.

Pandemic drives opportunity in security services

2020 was scheduled to be the start of security business and Cloud Box had the right opportunity to kickstart this because of the demand from customers.  Cloud uptake has definitely increased in
6 years ago
Antoine Harb, Team Leader, Middle East and North Africa, Kingston Technology.
Antoine Harb, Team Leader, Middle East and North Africa, Kingston Technology.

Solid State Drives and DRAM drive 2020 revenues

The biggest growth came from SSD and from HyperX gaming memory since more people were spending an increased amount of time at home with video games. Working from home was a big
6 years ago
Amir Kanan, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky.
Amir Kanan, Managing Director, Middle East, Turkey and Africa, Kaspersky.

Work from home requires cyber security awareness

This year proved working remotely is beneficial but still poses great risk to organizations as employees are not well versed with security awareness.  This year has been very different from what Kaspersky
6 years ago
Raymond Pompon, Director of F5 Labs.
Raymond Pompon, Director of F5 Labs.

Rapid evolution and progression of ransomware

The development of code and mechanism of ransomware continues to progress and now takes more to control than before, explains Raymond Pompon at F5 Labs. In 2019, we talked about how to defend
6 years ago

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