A Cloudy Forecast
Cloud is changing the distribution landscape, and though the channel is a critical enabler of cloud adoption, distributors have to rethink their business models to adapt to this new reality. Cloud services have reached a point of maturity, with most major technology suppliers coming up with cloud offerings. This is turning out to be a lucrative option for distributors reeling under shrinking revenue streams. However, they have to chart [...]
Under par – disaster recovery, business continuity
Regional enterprises’ disaster recovery and business continuity plans were largely lacklustre and insufficient, but are showing some signs of improvement writes Piers Ford How resilient is your IT infrastructure? In an age when even a modest amount of downtime can have a profound impact on an organization’s profitability, it’s a question that is rightly taking priority in enterprises across the Middle East. There is an unprecedented drive towards creating [...]
Reselling the cloud
The potential for cloud services reselling is somewhat untapped in the region, but more and more businesses are turning to these services as they look at ways of cutting their IT expenditure, Piers Ford reports. There is no doubt about the scale of interest in cloud computing at the moment, as businesses in the Middle East relax their traditional approach to ownership of their IT infrastructure and engage with [...]