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IT Guides for UAE Businesses

Our engineers write these between jobs, so each one answers a question a UAE business actually asked us, with the trade-offs left in.

Mobile Apps

Delivery App Development Cost in the UAE: Three Apps and the Control Panel Your Staff Use

Delivery app development cost in the UAE: the customer, driver and store apps, the control panel, the features that set the price, and the running costs.10 min read
Odoo ERP

ERP vs Accounting Software: When Your UAE Business Needs an ERP

What an ERP system is, how it differs from accounting software, the signs a UAE business has outgrown its books, and how an ERP implementation runs.10 min read
VoIP

IP Phone System Prices in the UAE: What the PBX, Line and Network Add to the Bill

IP phone system prices in the UAE depend on more than the handsets. See what sets the cost: cloud or office PBX, phones, the line, network work and upkeep.11 min read
Access Control

Biometric Machine Price in the UAE: What the Door and the Software Add to the Bill

Biometric machine prices in the UAE depend on the job. See what sets the cost of attendance and access control: readers, locks, software, setup and upkeep.10 min read
Odoo ERP

Odoo Price in the UAE: Everything the User Subscription Leaves Out

Odoo price in the UAE is more than a subscription per user. See what sets the cost: edition, hosting, setup, data, customization and support after go-live.9 min read
CCTV

CCTV Camera Price in the UAE: What You Pay For, Line by Line

Why CCTV camera prices in the UAE vary between quotes, and what sets the cost of a business system: cameras, recorder, cabling, installation and upkeep.9 min read
Hardware

Business or Consumer Laptops: Choosing for a UAE Company

Business or consumer laptops for a UAE company? Set the spec by role, spot grey-market stock, check the warranty, plan replacements and wipe old machines.9 min read
Smart Home

Smart Home in the UAE: Wired, Wireless, and When to Choose

Should a smart home in the UAE be wired or wireless? The villa's stage decides. Here is when to pre-wire, what sets the cost and what to ask installers.8 min read
Web Design

Website Design Cost in the UAE: What You Actually Pay For

Website design cost in the UAE is set by a few decisions: the kind of site, page layouts, languages, content and connections. Here is what each one adds.9 min read
Mobile Apps

Mobile App Development Cost in the UAE: What Sets the Price

Mobile app development cost in the UAE comes down to a few decisions made before any code. We explain each one, and what an app costs to run after launch.8 min read
Cybersecurity

Protecting a UAE Business from Cyber Attacks: Start Where the Money Leaves

The cyber attacks that actually reach a UAE business, why a firewall stops none of them alone, and the order to close them when you cannot do everything.8 min read
Odoo ERP

E-Invoicing in the UAE: What Changes and How to Get Ready

What e-invoicing changes for a UAE business: invoices turn into data exchanged between systems, what has to be right in your data, and where Odoo fits.6 min read
Access Control

Card, Fingerprint or Face? Access Control in the UAE

How to choose between card, fingerprint and face readers, what time attendance adds, and the door-safety detail most UAE quotes never mention.8 min read
VoIP

Business VoIP in the UAE: A Practical Guide

What business VoIP is, what changes when you leave the old PBX, and how to do it properly in the UAE: trunks, call flow, network readiness and failover.7 min read
Networking

Structured Cabling 101 for UAE Offices

Wi-Fi problems are usually cabling problems. What structured cabling is, Cat6 vs Cat6A vs fibre, and how to spec an office network in the UAE that lasts.6 min read
CCTV

How to Choose a CCTV System for Your UAE Business

Camera types, resolution, storage, remote viewing and the rules that differ by emirate: how to specify CCTV for an office, a shop or an industrial site.7 min read
IT Support

AMC vs Managed IT Support in the UAE

An AMC pays for repairs after a breakdown; managed IT pays to prevent one. What each contract covers in the UAE, what it costs, and which one fits you.6 min read