Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 73 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 73
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Vetiv and Zscaler
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TRENDING : Four macro trends that will shape Digital Transformation in 2023
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INFOGRAPHIC : FortiGuard Labs predicts the convergence of advanced persistent threat methods
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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Malawi , Egypt , South Africa and Tanzania
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : What should CIOs pay attention to when migrating their on-premises IT

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infrastructure to the cloud ?
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TALKING BUSINESS : Building technology relationships for the long term
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FEATURE : How organisations can be more agile with cloud solutions
CIO OPINION : Virtual Agents-as-a-Service : why it may be the ideal model for your business
COUNTRY FOCUS : Nigerian hospitality industry must increase payment options to maximise growth
FEATURE : Data trends to watch in 2023 from PBT Group
CASE STUDY : Access Bank embraces technology transformation to capitalise on explosive growth
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : The Africa Blockchain Centre graduates 105 Blockchain programmers
TECH TALK : Network-as-a-Service : The rise of the resilient network
GET TO KNOW : Siyabulela Jobo , Global Digital Solutions Business Development Manager , Iron Mountain South Africa
FINAL WORD : Fighting South Africa ’ s tech skills gap with solutions that deliver value
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