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Show dates: 16-20 October 2016, Dubai World Trade Centre | AT GITEX TECHNOLOGY WEEK | Exhibition hours: 10am -7pm

Gigamon demos security delivery platform

Trevor Dearing, Gigamon

Gigamon is showcasing its security delivery platform and Visibility Fabric at GITEX, which provide “pervasive” visibility of network traffic, users and applications and to multiple

security devices “without impacting network performance.” “Many organisations now want to have visibility on the network traffic,” said Trevor Dearing, EMEA marketing director, Gigamon. “Security devices such as firewalls, IPS and SIEM don’t want to see the same traffic. We make sure that those devices get the piece of traffic they need to work efficiently,”. Dearing says Gigamon understands the importance of critical data and have solutions available today – from standalone

visibility in a box to offerings which extend visibility into cloud and virtual environments. According to Dearing, given the complexity of today’s infrastructure, it is important to provide visibility into physical, virtual, remote sites as well as emerging SDN/NFV infrastructure as a single unified fabric with a common management and policy model, rather than as a set of disjointed nodes. “Being network-agnostic, we can also clamp onto any 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

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Juniper: open networking rising in UAE

Dell EMC focused beyond tech

Shams Hassan, Dell EMC

Participating at GITEX for the first time as a combined company, Dell EMC is highlighting its offerings and capabilities in bringing “agile and efficient” solutions to enterprises. Shams Hasan, Enterprise Product Manager, Dell EMC, said, “I am happy to say that the Dell and EMC teams, which have come together soon after the deal was finalised, are working seamlessly together in showcasing the company’s products and solutions. This year, our primary focus is on

our customers. We want educate them on the various unique offerings that we can offer them as we combine our capabilities. We’ll also be launching localised research, where we have talked to customers from various countries across the globe including UAE and Saudi Arabia. This study was conducted so we can fully understand what’s happening to our customer’s businesses, their pain points and what digital 4 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3

CommScope flaunts fiber offerings

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Gigamon... infrastructure and take feeds for analysis from a variety of products from other vendors. We can do deduplication, generate NetFlow, decrypt SSL traffic and optimize it for security devices to do what they need to do,” he added. 4 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Dell EMC... transformation means to them.” Hasan went on to highlight that the recent deal with Smart Dubai Government Establishment (SDG), the technology arm of Smart Dubai, demonstrates the unique capabilities that Dell EMC can bring to the market. “Customers will see that we can

Gigamon has recently developed a capability to deeply analyse SSL/TLS traffic. SSL/TLS is the cornerstone of Web security, encrypting data between a client and a server. On the subject of GITEX, Dearing said it is important for companies like Gigamon, as it allows them to meet with key decision-makers

and provide them with market intelligence. “We are excited about the opportunities the show will bring for us. The event has been and continues to be a great platform for us to meet and engage with our current and potential customers, distributors and partners. The show is highly

relevant in bringing together the key decision-makers in the region in an environment where we can share our mutual business plans and strategies.” Gigamon is exhibiting along with its distributor, Redington in Hall 3 Stand C3 – 1. Senior executives from the company will be available to meet customers and partners.

focus beyond technologies and on to the business agenda for both private sector and public sectors. We can deliver the best solutions to further enable their success. We can address numerous industry needs whether it be for devices, cloud or the data centre. Dell EMC as a whole can now fully provide holistic solutions to the market.” He also homed in on the need to provide robust IT infrastructure

to optimise digital transformation. “Becoming a digital business means transforming operating models, people, and process as well as IT,” he said. “We uniquely power this digital transformation by delivering best-in- class technology for applications, data, infrastructure and security – from the edge to the core to the cloud.” Speaking about their participation at GITEX, Hasan said that the

event is a very important one for Dell EMC. “This the place where great minds from not only in this region but across the globe meet and share insights on how they can further the growth of the ICT space. Everybody who is anybody from channel partners to customers come to this show. It is instrumental in getting the pulse of all our stakeholders on what they expect and need from us as a company.”

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Juniper: open networking rising in UAE

Samer Kudsi, Juniper Networks

Juniper Networks has used GITEX as a platform to announce new market research which suggests that IT leaders in the UAE and the rest of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region understand the increasing pressure that networks are under to enable digital transformation, and that they see the adoption of open networking as the answer to the challenges this creates. It further indicates that they believe CIOs have an opportunity to ‘champion’ open networking as the response to C-level leadership demands for IT to deliver business transformation and commercial success. Juniper commissioned the research to explore the attitudes of senior network professionals across EMEA towards open networking adoption and its potential to drive business value. The research also underlines senior U.A.E. IT leaders’ concerns

about adopting open networking, despite the advantages they believe it brings. These concerns centre around effective security measures in an open environment and the challenges around successfully integrating legacy architecture and support models. “The advance of megatrends, such as cloud, IoT, big data and mobile workforces, mean the network can no longer be judged by capacity and performance alone, nor dismissed as ‘just plumbing,’” said Samer Kudsi, enterprise sales director MENA, Juniper Networks. “Instead, infrastructure capable of delivering real business advantage must be put in place by organisations if they are to survive the digital disruption that otherwise lies behind the trends. Juniper believes that intelligent open networking – including softwaredefined security, automation, collaborative innovation and true interoperability – is IT’s strategic answer to business demands for transformation and longterm success, and this research suggests IT leaders across EMEA concur.” 70 percent of respondents in the U.A.E. clearly identify with the situation where business needs are placing evolving demands on its network and creating new challenges for the IT function. 86 percent declared their organisation to be reliant on

The advance of mega-trends, such as cloud, IoT, big data and mobile workforces, mean the network can no longer be judged by capacity and performance alone, nor dismissed as ‘just plumbing.’” flexible, innovative IT network infrastructure to drive business performance in today’s competitive environment. More than half of the U.A.E. respondents (55 percent) stated that their network is now measured on its effectiveness and ability to respond to a range of business needs, rather than merely its capacity and performance. IT leaders in the U.A.E. noted that their strategic goals for their network infrastructure over the next 12 to 24 months were to reduce expenditure (65 percent), improve information security (61 percent), and support workforce mobility (59 percent). 36 percent of IT leaders in the U.A.E. believe that the CIO is ideally positioned to champion open networking to the business; furthermore, one in every four IT leaders admitted that their organisation has no centralised strategy for open networking. There was resounding enthusiasm for open networking in the U.A.E., with 84 percent of

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respondents expressing support for such initiatives. Even among those not currently supportive, 91 percent stated their organisations are likely to become positive towards open networking in the next 36 months. 65 percent also believed that open networking represents a more flexible approach to IT that will benefit their business goals. 65 percent nominated security and compliance concerns as their biggest barrier to open networking adoption, with 42 percent citing the challenges of legacy integration as another significant barrier, and 42 percent noting that lack of effective support models is holding them back. 60 percent cited maturation of the technology as a factor in risk reduction, 56 percent believed increased training for senior IT staff around SDN/ NFV can help reduce perceived security risks, and 50 percent believed working with a trusted technology partner is a significant success factor.

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CloudHost unveils UAE’s ‘first’ user-based cloud solution

Nikhil Katara. CloudHost

CloudHost has announced the launch of the country’s “first user-based” cloud platform, which allows users to pay a flat fee for various cloud solutions.

The structure allows its customers to move away from “CapEx to OpEx” model, taking the service offering to the next level, according to

Nikhil Katara, Co-Founder & Director Operations. Katara said that the advantage of its various offerings on a per user-based subscription model allows clients to keep the cloud deployment cost under control. “We have a clear vision of providing enterprise technology as a utility,” he said. “Typically, the numerous technology components are provided separately, with separate costs for each by most cloud providers in the market, which we believe is not ‘the real cloud.’”

CloudHost also provides consulting services for migrating and managing cloud applications, and infrastructure across public, private and hybrid cloud. CloudHost has relationships with ISVs providing enterprise applications like Microsoft Dynamics, Sage, Focus, among others. The company is working closely with Redington Value as its distributor. “Our concept of user-based flat fees across the entire technology stack including infrastructure, collaboration, backup and DR, managed services and business applications is an ideal way for companies to keep the technology costs under control,” Katara added.

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CommScope flaunts fiber offerings

Ehab Kanary, CommScope

CommScope is demonstrating its latest fiber optic offerings at GITEX. CommScope’s automated infrastructure management system “knows exactly” what is

connected, how it is connected and where it is located, according to the company. The integrated hardware and software platform manages the entire physical layer. CommScope will also share latest developments in fiber closures, terminals with hardened connectivity and a new range of specialty cables. The company’s Powered Fiber Cable System, meanwhile, simultaneously powers and communicates with small cells, wi-fi hotspots, HD cameras and other network access devices.

“We’ve entered a new industrial revolution: one that is dramatically changing all facets of our lives. The combination of fiber and wireless technology will meet the needs for today’s and tomorrow’s expanding bandwidth demands,” said Ehab Kanary, vice president of Enterprise, Middle East and Africa. “The new CommScope is better positioned to solve more wired and wireless network challenges through a convergence of network technology. “A key challenge for customers is keeping information and communications technology (ICT)

infrastructure up to date to support growth and changing business and regulatory requirements. Increasingly, customers expect extended life with low maintenance costs. As a result, fiber optic cabling must allow for fast, simple changes while maintaining bend radius. FiberGuide has revolutionised the protection and routing of fiber in data centres, central offices and mobile switching centres.” Wideband multimode fiber (WBMMF), meanwhile, delivers “four times” more information with the same number of fiber strands over practical distance.

SOTI launches MobiControl 13.2

Oscar Rambaldini SOTI

Enterprise mobility management firm SOTI has used GITEX to announce the availability of MobiControl 13.2. MobiControl provides mobility management across endpoints, managing mobile devices, connected peripherals, applications, content, and security from within a single management console.Ads_AW.pdf StarLink_Strip

Version 13.2 of SOTI’s flagship product, MobiControl, has been improved with a variety of new features, including, SOTI surf, a new mobile browser for iOS and Android devices, additional functionality to its SOTI hub mobile content management application, and enhancements to further support Android for Work. “We’ve designed MobiControl as a true enabler of the mobile workforce,” said Oscar Rambaldini, vice president of Product Management, SOTI. “The combination of SOTI MobiControl 13.2’s new content tools create a robust enterprise mobile content management toolkit that maximises end-user convenience, and 3 empowers 10/12/16 IT staff 7:53 with PM

complete control over their enterprise content security.” SOTI MobiControl offers APIs that enable users to integrate custom mobile management functions into their business workflows. SOTI surf has been optimised for iOS and Android devices, enables IT administrators to control the browsing experience and maximise mobile security. SOTI hub is designed for businesses that want to deploy corporate content to their mobile workforces. SOTI hub includes search and filters, and an integrated viewer for common document types. With SOTI hub, authorized users can print documents directly from their mobile devices. SOTI hub implements security improvements, data loss prevention (DLP) features,

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and a variety of interface and user experience enhancements including SharePoint integration, Search on Server improvements and a new Download Manager. SOTI’s new Android for Work agent, meanwhile, supports Google Android 7.0 (Nougat) offering Android management across all devices and deployments. Using new remote control capabilities, IT administrators can diagnose and fix user device problems and Android for Work applications in the field. With enrollment, provisioning and package deployment features, devices can be operational within minutes. MobiControl 13.2 is available for download today. SOTI is demonstrating the solution in Hall 6, Booth MAC 6-7.

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