EDITOR ’ S NOTE
Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Intelligent CIO Europe , where we bring you some exciting developments from across the European technology sector . We hear from various industry experts who offer their best practice advice and share their opinions on hot topics of interest .
On the cover , we have Petra Kasperova , Insights and Analytics Director for UK retailer , Dreams . We hear about how the company has implemented a solution from Exasol to drive transformation and enabled it to better understand its customers ’ needs through the use of data . Read more about this on page 58 .
Another of our case studies this month explores how BT drives security from a necessity to a beacon of business responsibility . We hear from Steve Benton , BT Deputy CISO , GM Cyber and Physical Security Operations and Programmes , about how the major telecom provider operates with full control over its complex IT estates . We also hear how it functions in a way that aims to make cyberattacks worthless for those targeting the business . More on this on page 63 .
This issue , we take a look at how COVID-19 is fuelling an appetite for app modernisation , AI and Edge Computing , in our ‘ Trending ’ feature on page 25 . Lori MacVittie , Principal Technical Evangelist , Office of the CTO at F5 , discusses the findings of F5 ’ s report which shows how the pandemic has advanced Digital Transformation across the world , with increased emphasis on AI , telemetry and multicloud deployments .
Our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ this month sees us ask the experts how IT leaders can ensure better visibility around cloud access in the workplace . We hear from the CTO of Datadobi , the CEO of Unravel Data , and the Director of Systems Engineering WEURSSA at Nutanix .
We draw our attention to female achievement and empowerment within the IT sector , for our ‘ Talking Biz ’ feature . Ping Identity has gathered the thoughts of some of its female employees to glean why being a woman in the field of technology / security can make a difference to its future development and drive gender-blindness .
Our ‘ Country Focus ’ this month is Spain and we take a look at how 10 Spanish companies have joined together to promote digital identity using Blockchain technology . The companies will be launching a solution which will give the user a single self-managed digital identity , in a secure reliable environment , to make it easier to fill in forms automatically to take up services , among other uses . Read more on this on page 50 .
Our ‘ Get To Know ’ this month is with Neil Hammerton , CEO and Co-founder , Natterbox . We hear about how he landed in his role , and how he likes to relax and unwind outside the office .
I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute to any upcoming features , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk
Alix Pressley Editor
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