Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 80 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 80
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Dell Technology , Mitsumi and The Marketing Hub
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TRENDING : How African IT decision makers can qualify cloud providers
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INFOGRAPHIC : Africa remains phishing prone , but training slashes risk

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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Egypt , Angola , Sierra Leone , South Africa and Mauritius
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : Since all African businesses are transforming into digital enterprises , what suite of

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solutions should African enterprise CIOs use to manage
application availability , performance , workloads , security ?
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TALKING BUSINESS : Smart cities now a reality , but with security risks
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COVER STORY

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FEATURE : How African enterprises need to manage their AI strategy
CIO OPINION : African CISOs responsible for enabling business as well
COUNTRY FOCUS : Can government boost the country ’ s IT industry
FEATURE : Scaling managed services with hyperconvergence
CASE STUDY : Legacy systems to digital ERP
INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Why African enterprises need to adopt hybrid cloud
TECH TALK : How secure are your data backups systems ?
GET TO KNOW : Chris Kruger , Managing Director at Nashua Kopano
FINAL WORD : Diversification and redundancy of South Africa ’ s Internet connectivity
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