EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Africa . A recent forecast from Mordor Intelligence revealed that the cybersecurity market in the Middle East and Africa ( MEA ) was valued at US $ 1,903.59 million in 2020 and it is expected to reach US $ 2,893.40 million by 2026 , registering a compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 7.92 % during the forecast period of 2021 to 2026 .
Against this backdrop , industry pundits warn that in today ’ s world , without the use of proper tools such as endpoint protection on host computers and proper data security practices , users with careless attitude towards using unencrypted portable devices such as laptops , tablets and USB storage leave themselves and others exposed to possible data breaches . In this regard , we continue to cover articles in this edition of the magazine addressing the issue of endpoint security and how CIOs on the continent can improve their endpoint security posture by developing comprehensive security management policies .
Gracing the cover of this month ’ s edition is Medhat ElAraby , Vice President , ELARABY Group , who tells us why it was crucial for the Egypt-based developer and manufacturer of consumer electronics and home appliances enhanced employee user experience and data optimisation with Riverbed . ensure it had the connectivity and secure performance it needed to maintain its reputation as a reliable and trusted retailer . It quickly became clear that Riverbed was the right choice for these needs . We wanted a solution that could compress data before sending it between sites . We could see immediately how Riverbed ’ s technology could address latency .”
You can read more by turning to page 50 .
Elsewhere in the magazine , we look at Digital Transformation journeys of organisations across Africa and how CIOs are leading their companies to succeed .
You will find this feature on page 46 .
As usual , we have all your favourite features , opinion , insight pieces and analysis articles from the African continent . You can also read daily news updates on our website at www . intelligentcio . com / africa /.
And kindly , don ’ t forget if you would like to get in touch please email me at manda @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk .
Once again , I would also like to wish you a great month ahead . Enjoy the read !
“ Our use of the cloud is growing . We have already migrated one of our data centres to Azure and we are leveraging both PaaS and SaaS ,” explains ElAraby .
Among the many insights , ElAraby shares that : “ We needed to provide ELARABY with a solution that would
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