Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 06 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 06 06 News Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East Latest Intelligence 14 Entrust Datacard presents ‘The Business Value of Extended Validation’ 16 Trending Worldwide IT spending forecast to decline 0.5% in 2016, says Gartner 50 Country Focus Satellite networking in Qatar and Ooredoo’s vision for the Gulf state 82 Editor’s Question How is the onset of IoT affecting how CIOs approach network security? 87 88 Get to Know... ‘Availability’ central for next-gen. talent The lighter side of things, we ask the industry-experts what makes them tick… The millennial workforce is entering the workplace with a more comprehensive grasp of digital tools than any other. EDITOR’S NOTE Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk +44 7534 132 966 A sign of things to come? “Ive been hearing that we’re not the sexy-side of the exhibition,” said one sales representative at his respective stand. This single line summed up the fast-paced two-day Data Centre World exhibition in London in April. He was right! Most of the noise and foot traffic was stirring around the ‘Cloud’ end of the exhibition hall - all things IoT is now dominating the conversation. However, there will always be the need for physical data centre infrastructure, especially from the governmental entities across the Middle East, at least in the foreseeable future. What has been apparent, especially since 2015, is that the move to cloud and digital services is placing greater demands on companies and their 4 INTELLIGENTCIO resources.Throw big data into the world of virtual data centres and cloud and there is even more potential to integrate with the live running of data centre infrastructure, through soft programmable components such as SDN controller nodes as well as API-enabled hardware and virtualised appliances. We are witnessing a tectonic shift! 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