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PIONEERING
JORDAN PROJECT
Tourist destination becomes
first in the country to roll out
Fibre-to-the-home
HIGHER
EXPECTATIONS
How Higher Education is
adapting to the technological
demands of students
GITEX 2017
SPECIAL
Find out who is doing what
at this year’s Middle East
technological showcase
PROTECTING THE
PROTECTORS
Fortinet Security protects Abu Dhabi Monitoring and Control Centre
which keeps an eye on public safety. The multi-layered security system
defends its Falcons Eyes network from email threats, malware and zero
hours attacks says Khalfan Matar Alhassani.
COUNTRY FOCUS | INDUSTRY WATCH | LATEST INTELLIGENCE
EDITOR’S NOTE
I
t’s finally time for the professional
pioneers to tantalise us with the
latest technological transformations
at this year’s GITEX. Business and IT
leaders will flock to this year’s exhibition
to get a glimpse into the future as
exhibitors will demonstrate how the
digital revolution will be driven forward.
For 37 years visionaries intent on early
adoption have descended on Dubai to
discover the innovations set to change
the world. The exhibition is expected to
attract nearly 150,000 visitors, nearly
5,000 exhibitors from 97 countries
over more than 92,000 square metres.
Not surprisingly, we have an extensive
preview for what you can expect at this
year’s event. Among those companies
telling us their exhibition plans are
Aruba, Avaya, CommScope, Epicor, F5,
Fidelis, Infobox, ManageEngine, Nexans,
Pure Storage, Ring, SAP, Softnet, Sophos,
Veeams and VMware.
Of course, we will be there delivering
coverage of the event on our website
so keep yourself up-to-date by visiting
www.intelligentcio.com/me.
This edition we look at how technology
is transforming the oil and gas industries
in the Middle East as energy companies
go digital. We discover the importance
of ‘Availability’ and how threats are
countered in the industry.
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In the energy industry investments
in cloud and IoT technologies are
increasing rapidly but data protection
standards are coming under scrutiny.
This edition’s ‘Country Focus’ features
Bahrain where we take a look at its
national carrier Gulf Air. The airline
has revamped its online customer-
experience utilising Microsoft Azure
Cloud. This has enabled Gulf Air to
deliver world-class web and cross-device
services while future-proofing its online
platform. In practical terms this has
meant giving customers access to
information and services around the
clock, from anywhere in the world, with
incredibly-fast response times.
of the future will be more responsive
to customer needs and avoid the
problem of network capacity and
other infrastructure sitting idle and not
generating revenue.
In ‘Final Word’ we find out why
BYOD doesn’t have to be the biggest
headache for CIOs. Manish Bhardwaj
of Aruba tells us how it’s possible to
protect the network even with more and
more business users staying connected
to the corporate network from
anywhere, any time.
As always we look forward to hearing
from our readers so please feel free to
email me at [email protected].
In ‘Trending’ Jose Vasco of Aruba tells
us about six new technology trends
that have emerged in the field of higher
education this year. We find out how the
Internet of Things is swiftly expanding
beyond student devices with those
populating educational institutions
expecting speedy performance from their
devices and apps, enabling them to work,
teach and learn seamlessly indoors and
out. We hear how it is only a matter of
time before universities start using data
collected from students’ mobile devices
as they move around the campus. Enjoy the read and we hope to see you
at GITEX!
In ‘Talking Business’ Ravi Mali of
Ciena informs us how the network Mark Bowen
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