Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 95 | Page 3

CONTENTS

Providing Unparalleled Technology Intelligence
ISSUE 95
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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across Africa
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Okta , TCM and IBM
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TRENDING : Braintree : Deeply rooted in partnerships , expertise and the best solutions
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INFOGRAPHIC : Financially empowering Africa ’ s deskless workers

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PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Egypt , Ethiopia , Benin , Zambia , Cameroon and South Africa
EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : As African enterprises embrace digital platforms and migrate workloads to the

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cloud what are the leading technology trends impacting
their data centres and network connectivity ?
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TALKING BUSINESS : Can your MSP partner begin your compliance journey ?

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FEATURE : Can data centre growth drive Africa ’ s economic development ?
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CIO OPINION : How CIOs can build a culture of AI governance in African enterprises
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COUNTRY FOCUS : Amongst Africa ’ s top IT preferred hubs
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FEATURE : How threat actors are targeting critical infrastructure and national institutions
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CASE STUDY : Improving services through data sharing
COVER STORY

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INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES
INDUSTRY WATCH : Transforming Africa ’ s banking sector through Generative AI and AI agents
TECH TALK : Cloud creating opportunities and challenges for African enterprises

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GET TO KNOW : Gerhard Nortjé , Managing Director , redPanda Software
FINAL WORD : South Africa ’ s adoption of cashless consumer transactions
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