Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 21 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 21 News 06 Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East Latest Intelligence 14 (ISC) 2 : Cloud Security – 2017 Spotlight Report and The Rise of the Cloud Security Professional Trending 16 Veeam surveys Availability and Recovery trends Project Latest 20 Latest updates from Egypt, Yemen, Jordan and Kuwait Comment 22 Editor’s Question 76 Be the CIO of everything How should CIOs tackle the challenge of recruiting key IT staff? Talking Business Intelligent Vertical 28 80 Simplifying identity verification to Four Tech Hacks to Faster Customer Onboarding Intelligent Cloud 52 Riverbed launches new Xirrus wi-fi access point Intelligent Green Technology 62 Dubai drives progress towards UN’s sustainable development agenda Intelligent Mobile aid digital transformation Get To Know 87 Mohamad Rizk, Manager System Engineers, Middle East at Veeam Final Word 88 Why does new technology fill CIOs with anxiety? 66 MoU signed to incorporate Dubai font on Huawei smartphones Intelligent Software 68 Cisco unveils network of the future that can learn, adapt and evolve Managing Partner Richard Judd [email protected] Managing Partner Stuart Lynch [email protected] Editor, ICIO Middle East Mark Bowen [email protected] Group Sales Manager Luke Preece [email protected] Editor, ITC Pippa Sanderson [email protected] Consulting Editor Arun Shankar [email protected] Editor, ICIO Africa Emily Freer [email protected] Graphic Designer Pippa Sanderson [email protected] Industry Watch 70 Machine learning is changing the game Marketing & Content Development Manager Nick Onyett [email protected] Intelligent CIO Middle East is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professionals with an interest in the Middle East. If you wish to subscribe for regular copies then please email [email protected] Lynchpin Media 2017 © Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 5 Burnside Court Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire, HR6 0LX 4 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com