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Adam-Palmer

Pandemic has triggered review of global cybersecurity laws

Certifications under consideration in 2021 include EU Common Criteria for critical infrastructure, cloud services, artificial intelligence, and 5G. The expanded threat landscape of cloud-based assets along with...

Danny-Allan

Recurring IT purchases including hardware to be a priority

Hardware should be refreshed every three years, and if the pandemic halted attention to hardware, it is fair to say that will make its way to the top. Despite the economic turbulence brought on by the pandemic ...

Majd-Sinan

Securing digital transformation is the primary pain point

In a survey, 79% wanted to learn about digital transformation and cloud security, threat and vulnerability research 62%, and risk and compliance 49%. In 2021, as many enterprises will still work remotely or in ...

George-Brough

Advantages of cloud are beginning to outweigh migration efforts

This means not only a shift towards IaaS, PaaS, but also the wider adoption of SaaS ERP offerings, such as those from Oracle, SAP and others, observes George Brough, COO and Co-Founder, Evolvant. 2020 saw a sud...

Rob-Van-Dale

Kickstarting MEA’s journey to digital

Making digital transformation happen is not about a big-bang approach, asserts Rob Van Dale, Partner at Communications, Media, and Technology at Kearney Middle East According to International Data Corporation, ...

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UAE healthcare sector set for post-Covid revenue boost

Revenue generated from sales within the UAE healthcare sector is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5% over the over the next five years to reach AED 39.4 billion in 2021, new analysis from ...

Brent-hayward

Only 37% of orgs have the skills and tech to keep pace with digital projects

MuleSoft has announced the findings of The State of Business and IT Innovation report. The global survey of 1,739 line of business employees in organisations with at least 250 employees revealed only 37% of org...

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P&G commits to 2,021 acts of good in 2021, launches Lead with Love campaign

Procter & Gamble, P&G, has announced a commitment to 2,021 acts of good for 2021, starting with its next major wave of contributions of health, hygiene and cleaning products, personal protective equipme...

consumerlab

ConsumerLab report says intelligent connected machines will proliferate by 2030

Consumers expect connected technology to become more flexible and interactive going forward and see devices enabling more pro-active, and even creative choices in a wide range of everyday life situations by 203...

michael-armstrong

ICAEW says UAE non-oil GDP will not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022

Oxford Economics, commissioned by ICAEW, forecasts 1.1% growth in 2021 in the UAE, in comparison to a GDP forecast for 2020 of -7.8%; the weakest projection for the UAE in over three decades. As global recovery...