واحة دبي للسيليكون, Dubai
Laptop
06 Oct 2026
Dell has used the Latitude 3550 model number twice, ten years apart. One has Core Ultra processors, DDR5 and USB4. The other has DDR3L and a VGA port. How to tell which you are being offered, and why the older one is a dead end.
Security
06 Oct 2026
A FortiGate is two purchases: the appliance and the subscription. Fortinet allows a 90 day grace period outside the US and Canada before a hardware contract auto-starts. What the ATP, UTP and Enterprise bundles cover, and what Saudi delivery adds.
Laptop
04 Oct 2026
A dock cannot create bandwidth the laptop never offered. How DisplayPort lanes, Thunderbolt 4 minimums, the macOS MST gap and real dock wattage decide what a UAE office desk can actually drive.
Networking
04 Oct 2026
The same Poly headset ships on two DECT radios and only the 1880-1900 MHz build is authorised in the UAE. What the TDRA rules require, what Microsoft certification actually buys, and why a dearer speakerphone does not buy extra reach.
Power
02 Oct 2026
Basic, metered and switched rack PDUs differ in what they report and what they let you switch remotely. Four real 230 V, 32 A units compared, why a datasheet rates usable current below the inlet, and what a plus or minus 3 percent accuracy figure is worth.
Security
01 Oct 2026
VLAN segmentation for a small UAE office: what IEEE 802.1Q-2022 defines, the real VLAN limits on a Cisco Catalyst 1300 and an Aruba Instant On 1930, a six segment plan, and what PCI DSS scoping guidance says about relying on it.
Networking
01 Oct 2026
When a 5G router is the right answer for a Dubai office and when it is not: the n78 and n28 bands the TDRA assigned, why metallised glass costs you about 15 dB, which P-5GS6-GL antenna ports actually transmit on n78, and what carrier NAT takes away.
Security
01 Oct 2026
Where to put CCTV cameras in a Dubai building so the footage holds up: SIRA's 20 degree limit turned into a mounting height and standoff table, why the 120 percent screen rule is stricter than the 300 pixels per metre fallback, and what light and motion do.
Servers
01 Oct 2026
Direct attached storage, a NAS or a SAN for a UAE business: the eight SAS host ports that cap DAS at four servers, the SMB signing change in Windows 11 24H2, the switch settings iSCSI needs, and the heat a Dubai comms room has to carry.
