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UK CLOUD
PROGRESS
Cloud technology is
changing the game for
UK public sector
TRANSFORMATION
INITIATIVES
Why the C-suite is
struggling with
transformation strategies
GDPR
JOURNEY
Experts discuss the
impact of GDPR one year
after implementation
CUSTOMER APPEAL
Tom Read, Chief Digital and Information Officer for the Ministry
of Justice UK, discusses why the organisation prioritises delivering
excellent customer service experiences.
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W
elcome to the latest edition
of Intelligent CIO Europe
where this month, we welcome
Chief Digital and Information Officer for
the Ministry of Justice UK (MoJ), Tom
Read, onto the cover. He discusses the
importance of delivering an excellent
customer experience and how this is the
organisation’s prime intention when
delivering services to the end-user. He also
gives his best practice advice to aspiring
CIOs in the field, among other topics.
In this edition, we also explore how
patching systems can lead to improved
network visibility to enable enterprises
such as IT infrastructure reseller, Softcat,
to better prepare for potential threats. We
spoke to Softcat’s Security Analyst, Tim
Lovegrove, who explained how the Ivanti
Patch for Windows solution improved
system operations.
The umbrella of skills and approaches to
business analytics can contribute to driving
successful business performance, something
enterprises constantly strive to achieve. Rich
Pugh, Co-founder and Chief Data Scientist,
Mango Solutions, discusses the importance
of thriving with data science and how it can
bring about success for enterprises in today’s
tech industry.
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Another focal point within the magazine this
month is data centres and we consider how
companies need to be scaling their networks
correctly and utilising the most appropriate
data centre solutions for their business. We
spoke to JR Rivers, Co-founder and CTO,
Cumulus Networks, who let us know the
importance of a modernised approach to IT. leaders on how they should be getting to grips
with the latest technologies such as 5G, to
evolve with the modernising tech landscape.
As we explore the UK as this month’s
‘Country Focus’, we delve into the effects
of data and how these could be positive
for society if the data is exercised to its
full potential. Chris Huggett, Senior Vice
President, EMEA and India at Sungard AS,
explores why sovereign public cloud is a
game changer for the UK public sector and
its citizens. I hope you enjoy this edition and if you are
interested in contributing any future content
then please don’t hesitate to get in touch at:
[email protected]
Our ‘Get To Know’ for this issue is Morey
Haber, CTO and CISO at BeyondTrust, who
lets us know how he likes to relax and unwind
outside the office.
In this issue, we identify the impact of GDPR
on data security one year on. New statistics
have shown a reduction in the percentage of
businesses suffering a cyberbreach or attack
in the last year. We hear from a number of
experts who discuss their views, who include:
Andrzej Kawalec, Director of Strategy and
Technology, Europe, Optiv; Salvatore Sinno,
Chief Security Architect, Unisys; Kevin J
Smith, Senior VP at Ivanti.
Having the ‘Final Word’ this month is Frank
Palermo, EVP, Virtusa. He advises business
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