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Virtual reality

As regional enterprises take to virtualisation across server and storage platforms, it becomes imperative that they re-examine their security investments and modify the organisational mindset to protect their information systems and data better. Sathya Mithra Ashok explores the subject.

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Full capacity

High-end storage has always been a sophisticated sell that requires channel partners to understand what it is that makes an enterprise organisation tick. But as companies seek more bang for their buck, vendors are having to ensure they are fully engaged with their channels to stay ahead of the competition.

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EMC supercharges virtual tape system

New DLm virtual tape system promises to double throughput and storage capacity in IBM zSeries mainframes

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VAS strikes EMC distribution agreement in North Africa

Will now market EMC's networked storage and information management software in Egypt and Libya

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EMC is the last one standing in Data Domain dogfight

The bidding war over Data Domain has ended, with EMC coming up trumps and NetApp getting a large cheque for the trouble

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Paper trap

Document management systems are finally reaching critical mass in the Middle East - but many firms are still ignorant of the risks associated with making their data so widely available.

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EMC rolls out archive for Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information

EMC archive deployment will managed 270,000 video tapes and 500,000 audio tapes on Saudi history and culture

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Knockout margins

Customers are becoming notoriously prudent over their IT purchases, but if manufacturers are to be listened to there are still pieces of ‘killer' hardware that will force end-users in this market to open their wallets. We asked leading vendors in the region to scour their portfolios and identify a ‘recession-proof' product that will help resellers beat the downturn.

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Oasis Hospital sets pulses racing with virtualised infrastructure

Al Ain's Oasis hospital to deploy completely virtualized server environment

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Store smart

While the latest in technologies offer regional enterprises wide choices in storage systems and connectivity options, the underlying problem of considering information management in silos remains, and might continue to do so for sometime. Sathya Mithra Ashok investigates.

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EMC to acquire Configuresoft

Configuresoft is moving from OEM partner to being completely integrated into the EMC fold

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EMC signs strategic alliance with TECOM

Deal will see TECOM Investments and EMC jointly invest in data centre and hosting infrastructure to serve Dubai free zones

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EMC makes hostile bid for Data Domain

EMC looks to beat NetApp's offer for data de-duplication company with $1.8 billion bid

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Discounting the downturn

The datacentre is the nerve centre of the modern enterprise - but also requires some of the most expensive infrastructure. Given the current economic climate, Nathan Statz finds out if datacentre spending will be a victim of the crunch.

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Hard proof

Proof of concept centres are still relatively untested and underutilised in the Middle East. NME looks at whether these centres will finally gain widespread traction.

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STC selects EMC's new V-Max array

Saudi Telecom Company only Middle East pilot for new storage array designed to support virtualized data centres

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EMC to increase focus on ME says CEO

EMC will focus its investment on key growth regions, including the Middle East says CEO

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EMC Corp scouts for acquisition targets

Global information infrastructure specialist looks for niche acquisitions targets

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EMC highlights opportunities for telcos

Personal data storage emerges as a potentially lucrative new business stream for operators

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Magirus clear on Middle East future

Magirus moving away from hardware to focus on growing VMware business

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EMC reports record earnings

The storage major achieved revenues of $14.88 billion in 2008

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Emirates Computers launches EMC solution centre

Solution centre will demonstrate data management and storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange deployments

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Content kings

Patrick Elligett spoke with Razmik Abnous, CTO of EMC's content management and archiving division, during the recent Momentum event in Prague to talk out about the company's involvement in developing new content management industry standards (CMIS).

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Cyber watch

Utilities are looking to install software to protect key infrastructure from threats to network security.

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Migrating to an IT-based broadcast infrastructure

Mark Errington sheds light on some of the challenges of migrating to an IT-based infrastructure and how they can be addressed

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QIB opens new data centre

New IT centre opened as part Qatar Islamic Bank's revamped technology strategy

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EMC: Virtualization more than ‘just a technology implementation’

Regional practice manager delivers keynote address at the ITP 2008 Virtualisation conference

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Al-Jammaz named EMC VAD in Saudi

Aims to address increasing customer demand for networked storage and information management software in the Kingdom

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Content management vendors push interoperability

Enterprise content management vendors have joined forces to form a set of new guidelines to enhance the interoperability and compatibility of business data systems

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Content management industry addresses global financial fears

Talk of a global recession dominates discussion during the Momentum 2008 conference

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Companies failing to govern data says EIU

Economist Intelligence Unit survey shows two-thirds of companies don't have proper information governance policies

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EMC ME confident of weathering the storm

Storage titan EMC is confident that its Middle East aspirations won't be dented by any knock-on effects from the US credit crisis because its offerings can benefit organisations when times are tough.

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Jordanian channel gets tactical

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.

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Ten minutes with Jeff Nicks

Earlier this year, Mark Sutton spoke to EMC’s CTO and senior vice president, Jeff Nicks about the challenges facing the storage giant and how its VMWare subsidiary is tackling the fast-changing world of virtualisation.

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The hard shell

ATN talks to EI-EMC International marketing manager Céline Géraud about Oman's primary eco-tourism resort, Ras al-Jinz, which boasts an abundance of sea turtles and archaeological sites.

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EMC unveil NX4

New release is the latest addition to EMC’s unified storage systems portfolio aimed at entry-level users.

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Arabsat secures satellite capacity for next decade

Operator launches BADR-6 as part of ambitious fleet expansion.

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EMC bundling backup services with Iomega drives

EMC extends consumer strategy with integrated backup solutions bundle

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MATCO opens EMC solutions centre in Saudi

New centre in Al-Khobar to give customer briefings and demos for EMC storage solutions for Microsoft Exchange

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Oil and gas industry concerned about IT storage

Oil and gas IT executives are concerned about managing growing data storage, as well as regulatory compliance and facilities management, according to storage provider EMC.

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EMC talks up prospect of Jordanian office

EMC considering opening of Jordan office to match growing demand from telcos, government and financial sector

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EMC completes Iomega acquisition

Completion of tender signals final steps in $213 million deal to buy external storage vendor

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Datacentre designs

A lot hinges on getting the design phase of a datacentre right. Whether an enterprise decides to do it alone or calls in a consultant, the key to success might lie with having a clear set of goals and enforcing coordinated effort.

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Information highway

Imagine a world where the internet is so fast personal data storage units are obsolete.

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Mozy set to bring online backup to international markets

EMC is preparing to push online backup for consumers and businesses through its Mozy company into international markets, says Vance Checketts, COO of Mozy

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Virtualization discovery and management solutions launched by EMC

New software products to improve visibility and management of virtual environments from EMC

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EMC details plans for cloud computing and consumer portfolio

EMC announces cloud computing division, discusses plans for Iomega acquistions and introduction of high-end storage technologies

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EMC increases investment in ME for 2008

EMC revises budget for Middle East to capitalize on growth prospects

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Flash drives making impact on enterprise storage says EMC

Flash to take growing share of enterprise storage market

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RSA extends data loss protection suite for end-to-end security

RSA, the security division of EMC, introduces range of new services to protect corporate data

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EMC connects enterprises

The information transport industry's first 8 Gbit/sec fibre channel director, the EMC Connectrix ED-DCX-B, was launched in Dubai today.

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Waste not, want not

Corporate social responsibility is all very well, but a company has to answer to its bottom line, even when it's thinking about going green. Brid-Aine Conway asks if there's a way to save the planet and save on costs with IT.

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Hands off

This month Windows Middle East turns you into a phishing expert to help you safeguard your hard-earned green from online thieves.

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Users' digital shadows lengthen as global data use explodes

Volumes of digital data increasing through growth of content about individuals created by third parties

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The itp.net Top 100 - the Top Ten

The results are in - after much deliberation over many nominations of the highest calibre, itp.net presents it list of the ten most exceptional IT companies in the Middle East

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EMC plans Gulf expansion

Company's vice president unveils expansion plan at telecom summit in Dubai

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Averting disaster

Business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) services are becoming a way of life for organisations unwilling to take risks when it comes to ensuring the integrity of their data in the event of an emergency.

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EMC replenishes channel programme

EMC opens up five new specialization tracks for partners

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Dubai Mercantile Exchange chooses EMC to protect data

Dubai Mercantile Exchange to protect data and operations with EMC business continuity infrastructure

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Ready for action

As always, the New Year has brought with it fresh hopes and aspirations for a Middle East IT channel that continues to develop in both size and structure. With market experts predicting that 2008 will offer solid double-digit growth, increased commercial spending and opportunities in emerging technology areas, the prospects for the reseller channel look good.

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Reducing storage complexity

Digital data is outstripping storage capacity and complex systems are failing to adapt under the strain as storage demands grow faster than IT budgets. The good news is that easy-to-use IP-based networked storage with built-in data protection and management capabilities promises to bridge the budget gap.

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First Gulf Bank deploys new storage infrastructure

EMC SAN and disaster recovery solutions will enable better performance

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A bigger byte

A few decades ago data storage was discussed in terms of megabytes – now the exabyte looms large for vendors such as EMC. Duncan MacRae dropped in to the firm's Storage World to hear its plans for super-sized storage.

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EMC appoints new Saudi district manager

Storage vendor EMC has named Amer Barrage its new district manager for Saudi Arabia.

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EMC Xtends archiving

EMC has updated its e-mail and file system archiving software, aimed at simplifying governance processes.

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Best laid plans

How Middle Eastern businesses are preparing their defences and securing company data against rising threats in the region.

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Sariya talks up enterprise storage solutions

Fast-growing Saudi IT distributor Sariya Company is enthused about promoting its winning Equallogic IP storage technology.

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EMC tests online storage waters

EMC is joining the online storage service market, its chief executive told analysts during a conference call last week to discuss its first quarter results.

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Hardware sales show steady growth in 2006

Growing demand for network storage systems helped keep the worldwide external disk storage market buoyant last year, according to research firm IDC.

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MS licenses EMC’s network smarts

EMC and Microsoft are sharing key network management technologies in a licensing and collaboration deal on EMC's Smarts product line, the firms said last week.

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Fujitsu Siemens deepens data centre alliance with EMC

Infrastructure powerhouse Fujitsu Siemens has strengthened its strategic alliance with storage giant EMC.

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Data surge in ME markets

Growth of digital information in emerging economies will outpace that of mature markets, according to EMC.

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Software sales rise 8.3% on year

The storage software market grew 3.1% in Q4 of last year with revenues of US$2.6 billion, IDC said.

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My Book World Edition II

The My Book World Edition II from Western Digital is a dual-drive remote access storage system with a 1Tbyte capacity.

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EMC looks to connect with Telcos at summit

Storage giant EMC held its fourth annual regional telecoms summit in Dubai last week to present operators with its market strategy for the sector.

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EMC and DELL look for SMB growth

Dell has made its first major product announcement since the departure of former CEO Kevin Rollins, joining with EMC to launch an entry-level storage system.

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RSA tech included in Symmetrix line

Storage giant EMC has begun to integrate products from its 2006 acquisition of RSA Security into its enterprise portfolio, the company said last week.

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EMC announces more job cuts

The storage giant is axing another 100 jobs worldwide on top of the 1,250 it announced last year, the company disclosed in a recent regulatory filing with the US SEC.

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It’s official: New name for EFS and expansion plans

Last month, the facilities management company formally known as EFS, officially changed its name to EMCOR Facilities Services Group.

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Storage stars

Leading vendors prosper as market expands

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Consolidation and job cuts continue

Layoffs and acquisitions dominated the IT landscape in 2006, but there were also scandals aplenty and the small matter of Microsoft’s Vista OS

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Mobily inks deal with EMC for data platform

Mobily has signed a deal with EMC, under which the storage giant will provide business continuity services to help the Saudi Arabian mobile operator protect its customers’ data.

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EMC storms back to lead table

IBM and NetApp also gain ground in storage software market

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EMC to confront energy crisis

Planning services to help customers monitor energy usage

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EMC launches solution for enterprise information management

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EMC to acquire de-duplication firm

Technology seen as huge value-add to storage giant’s product line-up

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EMC links with Oracle for projects

Giant invests US20m and donates 30 Tbytes to centres in US

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Brocade Wades into MEA battle

Following its recent US$700m acquisition of rival storage network vendor McData, Brocade has put into place a series of initiatives for global growth, which includes increasing its exposure to the Middle East market

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EMC embarks on staff cuts

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EMC cuts jobs after profits drop in Q306

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EMC’s Infoscape to address ILM needs

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Scaling storage heights

The dramatic growth in storage requirements has led vendors to refocus their tools, strategies and practices in order to help organisations manage data more efficiently

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Arab Bank completes data centre projects

IBM & EMC tech will prepare ground for Islamic banking

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EMC acquires extra Intelligence

Network Intelligence is added, RSA Security deal completed

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EMC’s US$175m buys Intelligence

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STME celebrates 60% sales jump

Shrugs off EMC split fears with announcement of slew of deals

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