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LOOK TO
THE FUTURE
Several experts discuss
the CIO’s priorities for
the new year
AN ‘I’
FOR AN ‘E’
Expert reveals the secret
behind progressing from
CIO to CEO
ENERGY
EMPOWERMENT
Energy innovation
means the home of the
future will be smart
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CIO
priorities
What issues should
CIOs be aware of
in 2019?
Road to
success
How Digital
Transformation is
changing KSA
Unprecedented
opportunity
5G opens up
new possibilities
for CSPs
SMART TRANSFORMATION
Deloitte has made an imprint on the future of technology with its smart
Amsterdam office. The company considers it to be the smartest building in
Europe and claims the technology deployed throughout it has transformed
the way they work.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
W
elcome to the latest edition of
Intelligent CIO Europe where
this month, Deloitte features
on the cover. Theo Slaats, CIO of Deloitte
in the Netherlands, tells us about the smart
building that has changed the way the
company operates and how it has positively
contributed to workplace productivity.
The company wanted a network that
would allow it to add new applications and
hardware as they became available and
selected Aruba to help it perform this. It was
also looking for the ability to integrate with
other technologies. Aruba came out on top
as a result of its location-based services and
networking capabilities.
Modern adaptations like Deloitte’s smart
building are more commonly occurring in the
digital age and with modernity in technology
brings scope for an increase in the number
of cyberattacks. On page 59, Kim Legelis,
CMO, Nozomi Networks, talks to us about
mitigating the cyber risks posed to critical
national infrastructure and how to take the
right steps to secure it.
Similarly, sticking with the subject of
cybersecurity, we hear from Justin Coker,
Vice President EMEA, Skybox Security,
for this month’s ‘Talking Biz’ feature. He
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identifies the key questions business leaders
should be asking themselves to ensure their
organisations are secure and compliant
throughout a divestiture.
It’s interesting to hear the opinions of
experts on how technology will develop in
the new year and how CIOs’ priorities will
evolve. This month we hear from seven
technology leaders on page 46, who give
us their opinions on the subject, covering
how businesses can combat cybercrime and
follow the correct cybersecurity lessons to
benefit their enterprise in 2019.
type of technology will enable enterprises to
excel further.
This month, we ‘Get To Know’ Chris
Bingham, CTO of Crimson Hexagon, who
tells us know how he likes to relax and
unwind outside the office and talks to us
about the journey that brought him to where
he is now.
I hope you enjoy this edition and if you are
interested in contributing any future content
then please don’t hesitate to get in touch at:
[email protected].
Cybersecurity is evidently a hot topic in
tech and is a subject business leaders are
always keen to discuss. For this month’s
‘Final Word’, LogMeIn’s CIO, Ian Pitt,
challenges people’s approaches when
it comes to personal security and
password protection.
This edition’s ‘Editor’s Question’ focuses
on the subject of edge computing in terms
of what it is and how it will impact the
enterprise. Expert opinions include: Donna
Johnson, VP Product and Solutions Marketing
at Cradlepoint; Dan Scarfe, Founder of
New Signature UK; and Jon Wallace, Chief
Technologist at Ivanti. Each contributor
offers their individual opinion on how this
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