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As part of the agreement, the distributor will develop and enable a partner ecosystem for Lenovo that can design, promote and deploy the company’s enterprise data center, networking, hyperconverged, edge, cloud, storage and AI solutions.

The appointment is a further signal of IFS’s ambition to extend its leadership as the technology platform of choice for companies who want to create and deliver amazing moments of service for their customers. Michael Ouissi, IFS’s Chief Customer Officer will continue to focus on driving growth organically.

Saudi Payments, under the supervision of the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) announced the launch of Saudi Arabia’s instant payments system ‘sarie’ in cooperation with IBM and Mastercard. This collaboration marks a key milestone for payments innovation in the region and is aligned with Saudi Payments’ aim to improve the Kingdom’s financial ecosystem.

Only a decade ago, email was the bread and butter of business communication, today companies talk to their customers and partners, via the likes of LinkedIn, Facebook, WhatsApp, WeChat, Skype, Slack, Basecamp, and so on. And this trend is visible in numerous industries. Patients schedule their appointments via Facebook, local police departments brief the public via Twitter.

Digital transformation is accelerating amid the pandemic, with the IT market in the wider Middle East, Africa, and Turkey set to top USD 77 billion in 2021, according to a recent report by IDC.

A quantum computer uses quantum mechanics phenomena such as ‘superposition’ and ‘entanglement’ to generate and manipulate subatomic particles like electrons or photons - quantum bits also known as ‘qubits’.

According to the study, C-Suite executives surveyed in the UAE are prioritizing the implementation of hybrid cloud strategies to help their organizations benefit from flexibility, cost savings, testing and development, as well as disaster recovery.

Martin Blackburn, MD for EMEA at Rackspace Technology, talks to TECHx about the company’s own journey in helping local businesses to benefit from the plethora of multicloud solutions available today.

Equinix xScale data centers serve the unique core workload deployment needs of a targeted group of hyperscale companies, including the world’s largest cloud service providers.

With more women taking on leadership positions in technology, TECHx, in association with Lexar, launched a #WomenInTech campaign to recognize and celebrate inspirational women who have made significant contributions to the ICT industry in the region.