The organisers of LEAP have confirmed that LEAP 2026 will take place from 31 August to 3 September 2026 at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre in Malham in Riyadh. The decision
While immediate exposure is highest in Middle East, second-order effects will flow globally through energy costs, capital allocation decisions, and hardware pricing. It is also true, technology proves itself when the environment
IDC assesses the impact of the war on Middle East and Africa’s IT spending across different scenarios, for weeks, months and across most of the year. The escalation of conflict in the
WSO2 announced a portfolio focused on enabling the agentic enterprise, addressing organizations’ growing need for secure, manageable, observable, and sovereign deployment of AI capabilities. With the appointment of Thibaut Rouffineau as Chief
Alteryx announced its next phase of growth, surpassing $1 billion in ARR and powering more than 380 million automated workflows annually. As enterprises shift from AI experimentation to full-scale execution, demand for
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
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 hyperscale data centers,
The UAE has positioned itself as a leading AI market, with 42% of organizations now qualifying as AI Leaders according to a comprehensive new study by Boston Consulting Group. The report, “Unlocking
The Global CIO Forum (GCF) successfully convened Townhall Session 1, led by Venkatesh Mahadevan, Global Board Member of GCF, marking the formal introduction of a defining strategic blueprint for the community’s next
Resilient Leaders Elements (RLE) and Global CIO Forum (GCF) today announced a strategic partnership to deliver leadership development programmes to GCF’s global community of more than 48,000 Chief Information Officers. The partnership