Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 18 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 18 06 News Latest regional news roundup from across the Middle East 14 Latest Intelligence Three Reasons to Modernize your Cyber Architecture 20 Project Latest Latest projects announcements from across the region 78 Tech Talk CommScope launches In-Building Wireless eBookand highlights IBW Best Practices 83 Get To Know We find out more about Axios Systems’ Regional Director Glyn Yates 84 Final Word Why Banks Spend on IT Security is 3x Higher than that of Non-Financial Organisations EDITOR’S NOTE Welcome to the latest issue of Intelligent CIO Middle East. The region continues to see the announcement of several high-profile projects but it is little surprise that investment in security and data management remain at the forefront of the region’s investments. Looking in to the future we look at how organisations need to plan for the introduction of VAT into the region and what needs to be done to plan effectively for this. This promises to be one of the biggest challenges for regional businesses over the next year. Technology remains at the forefront of developing any business. A lack of investment can leave you playing catch up and provide your competition with a competitive edge. Investment needs to be carried out at all levels of your IT infrastructure and a recent KMPG report indicates many companies are not giving this the due consideration it requires. An interesting stat regarding Internet of Things and just how many ‘Things’ are predicted to be in use by 2020. Analysts are predicting to reach 20 billion ‘things in circulation. How businesses look to manage and use this effectively will continue to be interesting to monitor. With almost half of the year gone and Ramadan approaching maybe it is also a time to reflect on the first half of the year… Before we know it, summer will be here and thoughts will start to turn towards GITEX and all that comes with it. Until the next issue, you can follow all the latest news on www.intelligentcio.com. 4 INTELLIGENTCIO 28 Talking Business VAT introduction is the case for e-invoicing & e-archiving solutions Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Managing Partner Stuart Lynch stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Editor, ITC Pippa Sanderson pippa@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Group Sales Manager Luke Preece luke@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Editor, ICIO Africa Emily Freer emily@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Consulting Editor Arun Shankar arun@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Editor, ICIO Middle East Mark Bowen mark@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Graphic Designer Jordan Parry jordan@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Marketing & Content Development Manager Nick Onyett nick@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Intelligent CIO is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professionals with an interest in the Middle East. If you wish to apply for regular free copies then please email info@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Lynchpin Media 2017 © Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 5 Burnside Court Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire, HR6 0LX www.intelligentcio.com