Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 05 | Page 4

CONTENTS ISSUE 05 News The Global Leaders of Training and Education for the Data Centre & Network Infrastructure Sectors 06 Latest regional news roundup from across Africa Latest Intelligence WatchGuard: How to avoid falling prey to ransomware 14 The Global Data Centre and Network Infrastructure Education Framework By CNet Training Trending WannaCry: an analysis of competing hypotheses from Digital Shadows 16 Project Latest 20 Latest updates from Ethiopia, Kenya Nigeria and Rwanda Comment Editor’s Question 22 77 Africa is ripe with opportunity and innovation Coming to grips with enterprise cloud 24 Talking Business 28 PWC’s Digital IQ survey shows South Africa is at risk of falling behind Intelligent Cloud Microsoft to deliver Microsoft Cloud from data centres in Africa 51 78 79 Morten Illum, VP of EMEA, Aruba, ‘Internet of things: the best is yet to come’ Réan van Niekerk, Founder and Managing Director, Metacom Claude Schuck, Regional Manager for Africa, Veeam Final Word 63 The future of business: technology-led or soon-to-be-dead Intelligent Enterprise Security 56 Boards still not grasping cyberthreats, say IT decision makers Intelligent Green Technology 59 BBOX and Aeris Communications collaborate to deliver clean energy to millions of people Intelligent Software Business 65 Why automated accounting software is the key to growth Managing Partner Richard Judd richard@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Managing Partner Stuart Lynch stuart@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Editor, ICIO Africa Emily Freer emily@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Group Sales Manager Luke Preece luke@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Editor, ITC Pippa Sanderson pippa@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 Africa is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professionals with an interest in Africa. If you wish to subscribe for regular copies then please email info@lynchpinmedia.co.uk Lynchpin Media 2017 © +44 (0)1284 767100 | info@cnet-training.com | www.cnet-training.com ► Multi award-winning international training and education provider ► Experienced and trusted – designing & delivering training since 1996 ► The only data centre education provider in the world to award both industry recognised qualifications & professional certifications ► Train in locations throughout the Middle East & Africa ► Originators of The Global Data Centre and Network Infrastructure Education Framework followed by multinational organisations across the world Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 5 Burnside Court Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire, HR6 0LX www.cnet-training.com 4 INTELLIGENTCIO o c . i t n e g i l e t n i .