Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 24 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 24 News Intelligent Software for Business 06 Latest regional news roundup from across 72 the Middle East Commvault launches powerful scale-out data protection infrastructure Latest Intelligence Industry Watch 14 74 Akamai Cloud Security Solutions: Comparing Approaches for Web, DNS, and Infrastructure Security Trending 16 20 Latest updates from Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain and the UAE Comment 22 Cyber resilience – implementing smart security to match smart city developments Talking Business 32 UAE: Ready for change Feature 46 ERP: Planning your way to profitability Intelligent Cloud 56 Editor’s Question 80 What are the current barriers to digital transformation in the Middle East and how can CIOs overcome these? Speed will limit potential harm from data breaches Project Latest Red Hat debuts software-defined storage for cloud-native applications in its OpenShift Container Platform Intelligent Green Technology 66 Smart monitoring technology is the best way to Report sees cyberattacks target healthcare and social media users Intelligent Banking 84 Gemalto helps banks simplify and streamline encryption operations Tech Talk 86 BeyondTrust survey reveals the ‘Five Deadly Sins’ that increase the risks of a data breach Get To Know 91 Guruprasan Padmanabhan, VP, Business Development, MEA, Redline Communications Final Word 92 Customer inspiration and sales can surge in the digital age Managing Partner Richard Judd [email protected] Managing Partner Stuart Lynch [email protected] Editor, ICIO Middle East Mark Bowen [email protected] Editor, ICIO Africa Emily Freer [email protected] Editor, ITC Arun Shankar [email protected] Editor, ICIO Europe Alix Pressley [email protected] Marketing & Content Development Manager Nick Onyett [email protected] Business Development Manager Jubin Honarvar [email protected] [phone] track energy, water and waste Intelligent Mobile 70 ServiceNow to become a native mobile enterprise cloud platform with acquisition of SkyGiraffe Head of Design and Production Pippa Sanderson [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 8096230 United Kingdom. Company number Burnside Court 5 Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire 0LX HR6 4 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com