Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 76 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 76
NEWS
: Latest news round-up from across the Middle East
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : Whitepapers from Illumino , CyberArk , Raritan and Proofpoint
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TRENDING : Appetite for NaaS rising and driving conversations across 86 % of companies in MESA
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INFOGRAPHIC : CXO Research : 89 % of organisations falling short on data protection , while budgets rise to tackle mounting cyber
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security challenges
PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Kuwait , UAE , Saudi Arabia , Bahrain and Qatar
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COVER STORY

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EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : What does continued growth for Digital Transformation mean for CIOs in the Middle East ?
TALKING BUSINESS : AI in insurance : Building on the customerfirst approach
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FEATURE : What continued growth for Digital Transformation means for CIOs
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CIO OPINION : State of the SOC : Skills shortages , automation and gaining context remain a challenge
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COUNTRY FOCUS : Kuwait Ministry of State for Communications and Information Technology launches Sahel App with Avaya
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FEATURE : The role Artificial Intelligence is playing in boosting economic development in emerging markets
CASE STUDY : Kuwait Gulf Oil Company implements Oracle Cloud applications to drive business growth
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CASE STUDY : Türk Telecom eliminates siloes with end-to-end visibility from AppDynamics
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