Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 70 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 70
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from txOne Networks / Trend Micro and Vertiv
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TRENDING : Effective disposal of retired IT assets : Out with the old and in with the new
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INFOGRAPHIC : 78 % of business professionals want to embrace the metaverse

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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Uganda , Rwanda , South Africa , Ivory Coast and Morocco
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : As global temperatures rise , how will the MEA data centre industry succeed in

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managing cooling requirements ?
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TALKING BUSINESS : Chips with everything – How the supply chain crisis could impact your business

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FEATURE : How CIOs can stay abreast of the IT disruption happening on the continent
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COVER STORY

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CIO OPINION : Four ways an As-a-Service approach accelerates business speed
COUNTRY FOCUS : How Rwanda is using Artificial Intelligence to improve healthcare
FEATURE : Disaster Recovery planning in the wake of intensified ransomware attacks
CASE STUDY : The Aurum Institute ’ s Digital Transformation journey demonstrates how innovation can
drive meaningful impact
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Acronis expansion strategy in Africa pays off
TECH TALK : How chilled water cooling can play a part in unlocking sustainable data centre growth
GET TO KNOW : Hamza Alamoosh , MEA Sales Director , Carrier Networks , Corning Optical Communications
FINAL WORD : Develop a deep understanding of processes to derive meaningful value from digitisation
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