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EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Middle East . A recent study conducted by Vanson Bourne on behalf of Nutanix , a hybrid multi-cloud computing solutions vendor , has revealed that multi-cloud deployments are on the rise , but enterprises looking to hybrid multi-cloud still face challenges and complexity . The research showed that multi-cloud is currently the most used deployment model and adoption will jump to 64 % in the next three years . But the complexity of managing across cloud borders remains a major challenge for enterprises , with 87 % agreeing that hybrid multi-cloud computing success requires simpler management across mixedcloud infrastructures .
Among the many insights , Al Majed shares that : “ We believe a positive employee experience guarantees greater productivity , higher morale and a favourable work environment . The morale of our people has really been improved because they no longer have to spend large amounts of hours having to submit their monthly claims . An invoice and expense management system touches all of our employees on a month-to-month basis .” You can read more by turning to page 58 .
Elsewhere in the magazine , we look at the data centre market and hear from experts on how CIOs in the region can succeed and optimise their data centre operations . You will find this feature on page 40 .
In this regard , we continue to cover articles in this edition of the magazine addressing the issue of hybrid multi-cloud computing progression .
Gracing the cover of this month ’ s edition is Ahmed El-Khashab , Head of Procurement , GBM at UAEbased Gulf Business Machines , who explains why the company reviewed all its legacy systems and embarked on a project for improving its invoice and expense management system as part of its Digital Transformation journey .
As usual , we have all your favourite features , opinion , insight pieces and analysis articles from the Middle East region . You can also read daily news updates on our website at www . intelligentcio . com / me /.
And kindly , don ’ t forget if you would like to get in touch , please email me at manda @ lynchpinmedia . com
Once again , I would also like to wish you a great month ahead . Enjoy the read !
“ With over 30 years of experience , GBM required a partner that could help enhance the overall employee experience , and who could provide cloud capabilities and real-time analytics ,” says Al Majed .
Manda Banda Editor
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