EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Africa . A recent study by Nutanix has revealed the healthcare findings of its global Enterprise Cloud Index ( ECI ) survey and research report , which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption in the industry . The research showed that healthcare organisations appear to be in the early phases of cloud adoption and behind the cross-industry global respondent average . However , adoption is expected to jump from 27 % to 51 % in the next three years , in line with the global trend . transform , the quicker you ’ re able to respond to uncertain times . As a result , the digital maturity measures we ’ ve put in place have helped drive a post-lockdown recovery .” You can read more by turning to page 50 .
Elsewhere in the magazine , we look at analytics and hear from industry pundits on how CIOs and the organisations they lead should go about selecting the best suited type for their business . You will find this feature on page 34 .
In this regard , we continue to cover articles in this edition of the magazine addressing the issue of cloud adoption in the healthcare sector .
Gracing the cover of this month ’ s edition is Avsharn Bachoo , CIO of Comair , who outlines how the company is accelerating its Digital Transformation and being supported by Google Cloud to modernise its legacy applications .
“ Comair offers airline services across Southern African , Sub-Saharan Africa , and the ocean islands through two distinct but complementary brands ,” explains Bachoo .
As usual , we have all your favourite features , opinion , insight pieces and analysis articles from the African continent . You can also read daily news updates on our website at www . intelligentcio . com / africa /.
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Once again , I would like to wish you a great month . Enjoy the read !
Among the many insights , Bachoo shares that : “ We are delighted to have moved to Google Cloud at a time when cloud has become the foundation that enables businesses to transform , differentiate and gain competitive advantage . The sooner you digitally
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