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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Greetings to the readers of Intelligent CIO Middle East . Technology product companies do not have it easy . If they set a pace of innovation that is too fast , outpacing their competitors , they can leave behind their customers and even employees as part of the stress associated with change management . If they set a pace that is too slow , they risk being overshadowed by competitors and startups and may lose the confidence of their customers . A delicate trade off , may be the name of the game .
In this month ’ s lead feature , John Colgrove , Founder Pure Storage , explains his firsthand approach to manage growth , innovation , open communication , product complexity and sprawl , and software development , in Pure Storage that he cofounded more than a decade ago .
Colgrove explains , the most important aspect is how to organise the business as customers you sell to evolve and their use cases evolve . The hardest part of driving innovation inside the organisation is just keeping the lines of communication open .
And in this month ’ s cover feature we present how Middlesex University Dubai has partnered with Fortinet , by joining its Academic Partner Programme . As a partner of this programme , Middlesex University Dubai will integrate Fortinet Network Security Expert certifications directly into its existing courses and also facilitate the content as standalone self-paced learning for students , from Fortinet Certified Fundamentals to Fortinet Certified Solution Specialist levels .
Turn these pages to read more about the latest regional success stories , news and trends .
As regional enterprises increasingly adopt public cloud , multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud platforms they are challenged by data orchestration , data management and data security . How can these challenges be addressed by modern service level agreements with cloud providers , is this month ’ s Editor ’ s Question . Executives from Delinea , Binalyze , Cloudera , HPE respond .
As we continue through the holy month , Ramadan Kareem to all our readers and Eid Mubarak .
If you want to develop a product in a robust fashion , make sure that the lead engineers who are designing it and driving it , are responsible for the whole thing . Customers will ask for everything competitors are doing , and will turn us into competitors . Product management and engineering people need to understand what is behind the request and try and meet someone ’ s needs in that way .
Arun Shankar Managing Editor arun @ lynchpinmedia . com
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