Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 04 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 04 06 News Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East 14 Latest Intelligence Pure Storage discusses the operational DBMS Market 16 Trending IoT attacks and new evasion techniques emerging threats 40 Country Focus The recent shift in ICT investment dynamics in Saudi Arabia 72 Editor’s Question What key areas should CIOs be concentrating their budgets on for 2016? 77 78 Get to Know... Enterprises are going ‘MAD’ for mobile The lighter side of things, we ask the industry-experts what makes them tick… Meeting mobile application development: Microservices, agile development and DevOps EDITOR’S NOTE Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7534 132 966 Budget pick-in-mix So much technology to consider and a budget that won’t permit covering all your bases - it is the constant frustration of every CIO and 2016 will bring no respite. Technologies are accelerating at a pace that many enterprises are finding hard to implement, maintain and then update. As well as the usual antidotes, trend predictions and solutions for clearing those technolgy road blocks, this month we ask the industry-experts to map out priority areas where CIOs should be covering for 2016. Among those areas where diligence needs to be further exercised is with BYOD; if you failed to properly navigate this trend in 2015, best practice advice is available inside on how best to incorporate this mobility tool, while also 4 INTELLIGENTCIO keeping the network protected. SD-WAN is fast emerging as a game-changing technology at the frontlines of the enterprises. For IT and business leaders, SD-WAN offers cost-effectiveness, agility, and levels of automation that are essential when accommodating dynamic business and application requirements. Lastly, Intelligent CIO will be introducing a fast-paced events schedule for 2016 across the Gulf, with our Data Centres roadshow reaching Riyadh, Doha and Dubai in May, followed by the inaugural Intelligent CIO Awards, which will also be held in Dubai in May. For more details on events, please see our website and register online for our weekly updates. Managing Partner Stuart Lynch stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7514 807 117 Editorial Director Michael Byrne mike@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 78 894 40457 +971 55 593 5955 Advertising Manager Alex Frith alex@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 1277 216 962 Regional Sales Director Ibrahim Parwaz ibrahim@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +971 50 475 5131 Intelligent CIO is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professional’s with an interest in Middle East. If you wish to apply for regular free copies then please email info@lynchpinmedia.co.uk. © 2016 Lynchpin Media MARKETING | EVENTS | PUBLISHING ANALYTICS | PR | DESIGN | ARABISA Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 40 Regency Court Brentwood Essex CM14 4LU www.intelligentcio.com