Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 26 | Page 3

///////////////////////////////////////////////// 64 25 40 CONTENTS 07 20 22 25 30 32 34 40 44 NEWS: Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East LATEST INTELLIGENCE: SYMANTEC: IDC’s GDPR Readiness Assessment LATEST INTELLIGENCE: COMMSCOPE: The fun- damental differences between OM5 and OM4+ fibre TRENDING: Creating the perfect bond between man and machine 49 52 57 61 64 52 CIO OPINION: Public cloud: part of the strategy for MEA organisations but not the strategy COUNTRY FOCUS: Enhancing availability, in- creasing visibility and controlling costs FEATURE: Introducing a new era of cyber threats CASE STUDY: ‘One stop shop’ improves service for a million utility customers CASE STUDY: World first takes the hassle out of making a will INFOGRAPHIC: Gemalto finds a majority of con- sumers would stop doing business with companies following a data breach PROJECT LATEST: Latest updates from Egypt, Qatar, UAE and Oman EDITOR’S QUESTION: What predictions would you make for the cybersecurity landscape in 2018? TALKING BUSINESS: Could planned downtime be costing you business? FEATURE: Digital transformation: Demystifying needs and challenges www.intelligentcio.com 57 INTELLIGENTCIO 3