Seagate Technology

The hard disk drive market has witnessed consolidation of an unprecedented level in recent years, leaving just a handful of manufacturers to slug it out in search of glory. Channel Middle East takes a look at the go-to-market strategies of the major players here in the region.

Certain 7200.11 drives are known to freeze and even fail, leaving data inaccessible

Resellers in the Jordanian market are going through something of a transition period as they dilute their emphasis on product sales in favour of cultivating a comprehensive value added services offering.

Seagate expands Saudi services with opening of RMA collection point

New product portfolio includes solutions to protect and share expanding volumes of data.

Seagate's Middle East team has been left severely depleted following the shock departure of its channel bosses Gulfem Cakmakci and Ziad Abou Rahal.

Hard drive vendor Seagate has ended its search for a new channel manager for the Middle East and Africa with the appointment of Christian Assaf.

External storage giant Seagate and chipmaker Marvell have developed an ultra-portable storage device.

These are exciting times for the Egyptian channel. The IT market is blossoming and many of the industry's largest vendors have cottoned on to the fact that, if addressed properly, Egypt can become one of the most significant markets in the region in terms of technology spend. Whether it's Western Digital, Juniper or Lexmark, a number of manufacturers have invested in new offices and service centres in Egypt during the past 12 months. Channel Middle East profiles a market in demand.

The supply of hard disk drives in the Middle East is adding to the difficulties already being experienced by white box assemblers—slowing down the rate of assembly. And vendors say it won’t get any better in the short term.