Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 87 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 87
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Commscope and Red Hat
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TRENDING : Are African enterprises outsourcing for cost or for value ?
INFOGRAPHIC : Africa ’ s GenAI winners are upskilling and vigilant about costs

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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Egypt , Kenya , Nigeria , South Africa and Zambia
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : As African enterprises adopt cloud and digital platforms , advancing in their digital

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transformation journeys , what are the challenges they face
around data and security ?
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TALKING BUSINESS : Can Africa leverage digital platforms to manage water challenges ?
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FEATURE : Are you planning for the human factor in software development ?
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CIO OPINION : Why African businesses need to outsource IT : Can you afford to get it wrong ?
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COUNTRY FOCUS : Fastest growing IT industry in Western Africa
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FEATURE : Cybersecurity strategies for African cloud operations
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CASE STUDY : Moving from IT-driven to end-user driven transformation
COVER STORY

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INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Transforming South Africa ’ s energy crises into an opportunity
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TECH TALK : Cooling for edge data centres needs to be managed

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GET TO KNOW : Folasade Femi-Lawal , Country Manager and Area Business Head , West Africa , Mastercard
FINAL WORD : African data professionals need hard and soft skills to flourish
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