Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 46 | Page 35

A PUBLICATION Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence ISSUE 46 // www.intelligentcio.com Avoid ‘analysis paralysis’ Gaining insights for commercial success GITEX preview The countdown starts here Business advantage Bank improves network performance In good health Abdali Medical Center, a member of the Clemenceau Network, benefits from a clinical information system from global health platform Cerner. INTELLIGENT DATA PROTECTION PARTNER Intelligent Hybrid Technology Partner Intelligent ITSM Partner Global ICIO Knowledge Partner Intelligent Threat Management Partner Intelligent Education Partner Global Innovation Partner Intelligent Data Security Partner Enterprise Firewall Partner Intelligent Banking & Finance Partner EDITOR’S NOTE W elcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO magazine. This month’s cover features Paul Casterton, Chief Information Officer at Abdali Medical Center, who tells us how the medical enterprise has implemented a clinical information system from global health platform and innovation company Cerner. The result was that the bank obtained greater visibility and central control over its IT infrastructure. across an entire business – including customer service and demand planning – and, ultimately, profits. Muthuraj speaks about his journey in the last two years with UAB, his IT governance and service delivery initiatives and how they have resulted in business-oriented culture changes in IT support. The centre is a member of the Clemenceau Network, the organisation behind the Clemenceau Medical Center in Beirut, and is also affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International. With the incredible growth in data becoming increasingly difficult to manage, IT leaders need to find ways to use it to provide insightful information. Fortunately, Hesham El Komy, Regional Vice President, Middle East, Africa and India (MEAI), Epicor Software, is on hand to tell us how to avoid ‘analysis paralysis’ caused by data overload and apply analytics to data. As usual we have the latest news from around the region and your favourite features. If you would like to be included in the magazine feel free to email me at mark@lynchpinmedia.co.uk and don’t forget to visit https://www.intelligentcio.com/me/ for daily updates. We hear how technology is making a big impact on the health sector automating its end-to-end clinical and business processes. Of course, the wealth of data collected is being utilised to improve patient care with the aim of delivering world-class and cost- effective care. You can find out more by reading our detailed case study by turning to page 58. Elsewhere, we look at how United Arab Bank turned to ManageEngine for support when it needed to improve its network performance. On page 55 we talk in-depth to Karthikeyan Muthuraj, Head of IT Service Delivery and GRC at the bank, who tells us how ManageEngine has helped it improve its network performance as well as its service and operations management. www.intelligentcio.com On page 40 he explains how better visibility can result in more accurate decision making. Mark Bowen Editor He says: “With decision-making so pivotal to driving business growth, information overload represents a worrying development. Making the wrong decision can have serious negative implications for the bottom line, especially when it comes to adapting an export strategy or initiating a new business plan without appropriately reviewing if there is any potential impact on profit margins.” He concludes by saying that applying analytics to data, decision-makers can swiftly access insights that will enable them to make the right choices to improve operations INTELLIGENTCIO 35