There is no question about it. The role of today’s CIO in the digital world is changing faster than ever. As CIOs, we no longer just manage IT systems and services across
Our networks and security need to be more dynamic than the threats we face, which are only set to rise in prominence and frequency in 2019. Businesses need to able to deploy
For years, the popular security maxim was trust by verify. But this mindset is no longer sufficient in today’s borderless, global, mobile, cloud-based threatscape. According to Gartner, organisations are expected to spend
It is an accepted fact at your company that your customers prefer to deal with the organisation in person, and that human interaction is critical to the business. But what if the
The discussion of digital transformation or technology transformation started more than a decade ago. We are now in the second generation of transformation, and the most encouraging part of it is to
2019 has so far been the year of 5G. For telecoms operators or communication service providers, it is a time bursting with opportunity – from upgrading capacity to delivering new services, content
Digital transformation is fueled by the evolution of the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence that creates a platform for any and every business to leverage data in a way that allows
According to a 2016 PwC report, 62% of Middle East organisations expect to have advanced levels of digitisation and integration by 2021. While this indicates a strong appetite in the region for
84% of top CIOs now have responsibility for areas outside traditional IT. The most common are innovation and transformation. For modern CIOs, success is not about the technology. It is about using technology
As the Executive Director of Apla, the job role of Muhammed Arafath is to shape business vision as well as develop smart technology strategy to achieve Apla’s global business objectives. Arafath is
When I took my first IT job in my early 20s, I found myself working as a tape monkey, shuttling storage cartridges to the high-tech masters who ran the company mainframe. Mercifully,