Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
Networking
13 Sept 2026
Match the phone to your call platform first. How to read Cisco 3PCC part numbers, PoE classes against your switch budget, 10/100 PC ports, the UAE DECT band and the 7811 and 7821 end-of-sale date of 28 October 2026.
Procurement
13 Sept 2026
Five passes for any IT hardware quotation: Cisco part number suffixes, mandatory DNA subscription terms, what NBD and HPE Tech Care levels really promise by distance, the cords and modules quotes drop, and DAP versus DDP with UAE duty and VAT.
IT Operations
13 Sept 2026
The twelve columns an SME IT asset register needs, the CIS Safeguard 1.1 minimum, why UAE Corporate Tax Article 56 means rows outlive devices, Cisco end of life dates, and NIST sanitisation records for disposal.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
Grey market and counterfeit enterprise hardware both look genuine on day one. The checks that separate a real bargain from a unit with no warranty, no firmware entitlement and unknown software inside it.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
Refurbished enterprise hardware is the right buy for spares, labs, branch sites and general office laptops, and the wrong buy at the security perimeter. How to decide, and what to check before you commit.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
Most server purchases buy too much processor and too little memory. A practical sizing guide for UAE SMEs covering on premises versus cloud, tower versus rack, storage, networking and the costs that surface on installation day.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
A UPS in the UAE rarely fails because of a long outage. It fails because the batteries cooked in an uncooled comms room. How to choose the topology, size the load and plan for the temperature.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
Wi-Fi 7 now holds about 44 percent of enterprise access point revenue, but the UAE only opened 500 MHz of the 6 GHz band for indoor use. A practical guide to choosing between Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 for a Dubai office, including cabling, PoE, switching and licensing.
Networking
12 Sept 2026
Port count, PoE budget and uplink speed decide whether an office network feels fast. How to size a switch for a Dubai office, including the IEEE power classes and the heat and noise factors specific to UAE comms rooms.
