EDITOR’S QUESTION
WHAT ARE THE
UPCOMING
TECHNOLOGY
TRENDS CIOs NEED
TO KEEP TRACK OF
FOR 2016?
T
hat was a busy year for ICT;
it brought a plethora of
technologies to the discussion
table for the Middle East.
Whilst many more developed regions
have indeed pushed further ahead
with cloud adoption and embraced
IoT, what did become apparently clear
throughout 2015 was that security
is something the region still holds
paramount and as such the adoption
of these ‘hot’ technologies will see a
slower pace in the region.
Firstly, lets start with cloud. It has
been on the radar for quite some time,
but many private and public sector
businesses are still reluctant to transfer
too much too fast - with the increase in
cyber attacks across the region, many
still prefer to store their data on-site
and with a more stringent network
oversight on-the-ground.
Secondly, IoT has been on everyone’s
lips, but GITEX did raise some rather
interesting questions pertaining to the
actual benefits for enterprises - has
too much hype been afforded to this
growing technology trend and is it more
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relevant to the consumers than to the
enterprises? The market is hesitant to
give a definitive answer just ye