With VAT of 5% becoming effective across the UAE and Saudi Arabia on January 1st, and the rest of the GCC following suit later in 2018, questions are being asked about what this means for the region’s mobile phone market. IDC monitors this space on a continuous basis through its Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, and […]

Juniper Networks, a global vendor in automated, scalable and secure networks, announced the results of independent market research that examined the status of network automation projects and strategies across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region, as well as the region’s aspirations over the next two years. The research, conducted by IDC in summer 2017, […]

Poor management, distraction, social media, and excessive workloads are the top four reasons for human error in the workplace, according to a snapshot poll* conducted by Centrify, the leader in securing hybrid enterprises through the power of identity services, at this year’s recently concluded Gitex Technology Week 2017 in Dubai, UAE. Other parameters that emerged […]

Middle East and North Africa spending on information security technology and services is on pace to reach $1.8 billion in 2017, an increase of 11% over 2016, according to Gartner. Security services will continue to be the fastest growing segment in line with global trends, especially IT outsourcing, consulting and implementation services. The growth for […]

The Middle East and Africa enterprise infrastructure hardware market, which includes servers and external storage, suffered a year-on-year decline of 8% in the first half on 2017 to total $1.1 billion, according to the latest Quarterly Server and Disk Storage Systems Tracker from IDC. The global technology research and consulting firm blames the ongoing oil […]

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $3.5 trillion in 2017, a 2.4 per cent increase from 2016, according to Gartner. This growth rate is up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 1.4 per cent, due to the US dollar decline against many foreign currencies. “Digital business is having a profound effect on the way […]

According to preliminary results by research firm Gartner, worldwide PC shipments totalled 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017, a 4.3 per cent decline from the second quarter of 2016. The PC industry is in the midst of a five-year slump, and this is the 11th straight quarter of declining shipments. Shipments in […]

According to a recent study by Dell EMC, 98 per cent of businesses in the UAE currently leverage convergence to ensure digital readiness. In addition, 60 per cent of respondents show a highly positive sentiment towards the adoption of these advanced systems and state strong understanding of the benefits offered by converged and hyper converged […]

Gartner Inc has unveiled the top global 100 vendors in IT in 2016 based on their revenue across IT (excluding communication services) and component market segments. In the Gartner Global Top 100: IT vendors, Apple was the largest vendor with more than $218 billion in IT revenue — approximately $79 billion larger than the number […]

McAfee Inc has released its McAfee Labs Threats Report: June 2017, which examines the origins and inner workings of the Fareit password stealer, provides a review of the 30-year history of evasion techniques used by malware authors, explains the nature of steganography as an evasion technique, assesses reported attacks across industries, and reveals growth trends […]