Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 10 | Page 4
CONTENTS
ISSUE 10
06 News
Latest regional news roundup from
across the Middle East
Latest Intelligence
14
Riverbed presents this whitepaper
‘Optimising The Hybrid Cloud
16
Trending
CNet Training celebrates 20-years with
best-in-class education
36
Country Focus
Saudi Arabia’s networking infrastructure,
bringing more accessibility
76
Editor’s Question
Security analytics – Does your security
operations need it?
81
82
Get to Know... Harnessing the full potential of the public cloud
The lighter side of things, we ask the
industry-experts what makes them tick… How and why the public cloud can be used by enterprises
in the Middle East to get work done
EDITOR’S NOTE
Managing Partner
Richard Judd
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Time to gear up...
After yet again a quiet and warm summer
across the Gulf, the industry is gearing up for
the onslaught of Q3/Q4, which has its agenda
firmly rooted on GITEX, being held in Dubai
from October 16th-20th at the Dubai World
Trade Centre.
With IT spending in the Middle East projected
to reach $212.9 billion in 2016, a 3.7% increase
from 2015, GITEX Technology Week as largest
regional IT exhibition will play a more significant
role in 2016 than ever before.
As well as defining the latest trends, presenting
high caliber speakers and showcasing product
innovations from across the world, this year,
GITEX is bringing together the most innovative,
exciting and ambitious tech startups to
showcase their world changing ideas to an
audience of hand-picked international investors.
Intelligent CIO will be present at the show to
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bring you all the news,and emerging trends
from the show, so please do keep an eye on our
twitter account for those timely updates.
For this month’s Cover story, Akshay Lamba,
Chief Information Officer at Deloitte Middle
East, talks to Intelligent CIO about the
company’s three-lense approach to technology,
the broader value of cloud, and, addressing the
advent of digital.
This issue also examines the topic of
modernising manufacturing and leveraging
technology to overcome the sector’s
growing pains. According to recent reports,
manufacturing is already the second largest
contributor to the UAE’s economy.
Lastly, we have introduced our new ‘Intelligent
Banking & Finance’ section, kicking off with an
interview from FireEye.
Managing Partner
Stuart Lynch
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Editorial Director
Michael Byrne
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Alex Frith
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Regional Sales Director
Ibrahim Parwaz
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