Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 111 | Page 3

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence ISSUE 111

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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across the Middle East
LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Recorded Future and Crowdstrike
TRENDING : Moving beyond hype and overcoming challenges of AI
INFOGRAPHIC : Improving care coordination , technology integration , priorities for Saudi Healthcare
PROJECT LATEST : Updates from the UAE , Saudi Arabia , Oman , Kuwait and Iraq
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : As Generative AI use cases move from dabbling proof of concepts towards meaningful exercises with focussed business outcomes , describe the various compute and storage hybrid cloud platforms that are available to scale these use cases ?
TALKING BUSINESS : AI , digital will boost industry profits in 2025 , with change management as challenge

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FEATURE : Enterprise agentic process automation shapes future of work
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CIO OPINION : CISOs need to prepare for disruptions caused by AI in 2025
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COUNTRY FOCUS : Product quality , data security , skills training , key challenges ahead for Saudi enterprises
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FEATURE : Future of Identity Management : Password less , Zero Trust and AI-driven security
COVER STORY

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CASE STUDY : Innovating chip design to meet sustainability and compute goals
CASE STUDY : Observability ensures success in critical upgrade

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DISRUPTIVE TECH : Managing upside and downside of AI in 2025
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GET TO KNOW : William O ’ Neill , Area VP UAE , ServiceNow and Mohammed Al Mutairi , General Manager

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FINAL WORD : Generative AI represents democratisation of development
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