Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 23 | Page 4

CONTENTS // Issue 23 LYNCHPIN MEDIA TEAM MANAGING PARTNER Richard Judd [email protected] [phone] MANAGING PARTNER Stuart Lynch [email protected] [phone] MANAGING EDITOR, EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO ME AND INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS Mark Bowen [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO EUROPE AND ITC CONTRIBUTOR Alix Pressley [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO AFRICA AND ITC CONTRIBUTOR Paul Rogers [email protected] [phone] EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CIO INDIA EDITOR, INTELLIGENT CISO, INTELLIGENT DATA CENTRES AND ITC CONTRIBUTOR Partha Srinivasan [email protected] [phone] Jess Phillips [email protected] [phone] HEAD OF DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Pippa Sanderson [email protected] HEAD OF DIGITAL SERVICES Charles Brandreth [email protected] WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER Josh Peace [email protected] JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Lorna Murphy [email protected] COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR SALES MANAGER Michal Zylinski [email protected] [phone] Amy Poole [email protected] [phone] MARKETING AND OPERATIONS MANAGER Curtis Driscoll [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY MANAGER – KUWAIT Rajesh Gandhi [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY MANAGER – KUWAIT Feroz Tapiya [email protected] [phone] COUNTRY MANAGER – INDIA Partha Srinivasan [email protected] [phone] Lynchpin Media © 2019 Intelligent Tech Channels is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professionals with an interest in the Middle East and Africa. If you wish to apply for regular free copies then please email: [email protected] 4 Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 5 Burnside Court Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire HR6 0LX 36 SECURITY IN-DEPTH 39 INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES 49 EDITOR’S QUESTION: What are the benefits of investing in Blockchain technology? 52 EXPERT SPEAK: Digital and transformation trends for 2019 54 56 58 59 64 INDUSTRY APPOINTMENTS MARKET MOVEMENT SOCIAL FOLLOWING CHANNEL CHIEFS FINAL WORD: The IT channel in the age of cloud