EDITOR’S NOTE
W
elcome to the latest edition of
Intelligent CIO Europe where
we round-up the trends and
developments throughout the region’s
technology sector.
This month, we have Nicholas Woods, Group
CIO, Manchester Airport Group, on the cover
and we hear how IT vendor, Keysource,
helped the Manchester Airport Group
(MAG) to modernise its critical national
infrastructure. Woods explains how the
solution has enabled the enterprise to deliver
an exceptional customer experience and
operate efficiently. You can read about this
in more detail on page 58.
Our second case study this issue comes from
Alfred H Knight, a UK-based mining and
metals company. Matthew Underhill, Head
of Infrastructure, discusses his role in the
business and how it implemented a NetApp
solution to simplify its operations.
Unavoidably, we must turn our attention
to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) as it dominates
news across the globe. Spain is this month’s
‘Country Focus’ and has unfortunately
been one of the worst countries hit by the
pandemic. We take a look at some of the IT
initiatives that Spanish telecom companies
such as Telefonica and Euskaltel are
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Sticking with the subject of
telecommunication, for this month’s
‘Industry Watch’ we consider how telcos
can minimise the threat of cybercriminals.
Undeniably, telecom companies are a target
for cyberattacks due to the abundance of
sensitive data in their possession. I hope you enjoy the read and if you’d like to
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David Higgins, EMEA Technical Director
at CyberArk, argues there is a need for
telecommunications companies to sharpen
their cybersecurity but is confident that
with the right approach, they can minimise
the threats.
Alix Pressley
Editor
For this issue’s ‘Editor’s Question’, we hear
from our experts about the best practice
approach businesses should take to
password security. Richard Meeus, Security
Technology and Strategy Director, EMEA
at Akamai; Stuart Sharp, VP of Solution
Engineering at OneLogin; and Jonathan
Knudsen, Senior Security Strategist at
Synopsys, offer their opinions on the subject
that is a never-ending battle for enterprises.
This month, we ‘Get To Know’ Aaron Auld,
CEO of Exasol, who tells us how his career
path brought him to where he is now, as well
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