CONTENTS
ISSUE 14
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News
Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East
Latest Intelligence
The Fog Rolls In : Network Architectures for IoT and Edge Computing
Trending
WLAN market sees strong global growth in Q3 2016
Country Focus
Implementations within Kuwait , with particular focus on the energy sector
Tech Talk
Cloudera talks about leveraging big data processing
Get to Know ...
The lighter side of things , we ask the industry-experts what makes them tick …
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4 steps to accelerate mobile collaboration
With team members across different remote locations , unified communications solutions are a necessity
EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Plans in motion ...
What a year it has been . Undoubtedly the ‘ talk of the town ’ for the past 12 months has been security - never before has a single ICT issue taken so much time , effort and headlines across the industry . 2017 will prove no different . for growth ; manufacturing is fast becoming a major player for growth in the region , and with this there is a need to both streamline operations for efficient business growth , but also to employ protection for these digital systems .
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At this juncture , it is a simple case of playing catch-up - cyber criminals and cyber crime is manoeuvering and evolving at a faster rate than most ICT security vendors would care to admit .
As such , we have dedicated a thorough section with 2016 ’ s last issue , looking at tech trends for the year ahead , with particular focus on security and where you need to concentrate both your attention and your budgets .
For this month ’ s Cover Story , Charles Jesudason , Group General Manager , Zaker Trading , talks to Intelligent CIO about the UAE ’ s industrial supplier implementing Epicor ERP as platform
If you ’ re part of a growing company , then acceleration can be exciting : new customers , new projects and a brighter future . The downside is that growth often brings complexity - our talking business section this month discusses three ways to automate work on-the-go .
Another issue for consideration in 2017 ; with an increasing number of employees working with team members across different remote locations , mobile unified communications and collaboration ( UCC ) solutions are a necessity . We map out four steps to accelerate mobile collaboration for SMBs .
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