EDITOR ’ S COMMENT
Welcome to Issue 41 of Intelligent Tech Channels . 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 setting , channel experts 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 channel partners across the EMEA geography can improve their clients ’ endpoint security posture by helping them to develop comprehensive security management policies .
Gracing the cover of this month ’ s edition , is Mandy Duncan , Country Manager Aruba – South Africa , who shares with us how the company is building solutions with its ecosystem partners together with the channel for enterprise customers to enable their staff to work from anywhere at any time .
Among the many insights , Duncan shares that : “ For us in Aruba , the focus is working towards an ‘ intelligent Edge ’, where the experience economy will become a mainstream movement across industries and where fully converged systems will be able to deliver on the complete needs for networking , compute storage and cloud connectivity .” You can read more by turning to page 19 . This month ’ s Expert Speak comes from Ken Claffey , Senior Vice President , Seagate , who explains why data storage is so critical to the future success of businesses .
And don ’ t forget to find out about this month ’ s channel chiefs on pages 61 to 64 . The interviewees are Jim Holland , Regional Director – Africa , Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group and Vangelis Lagousakos , General Manager – Channel Sales , MERAT – Dell Technologies .
And , as usual , we have all of your favourite features and news from around the regions – check our website for daily updates . I hope you enjoy this edition and do not hesitate to get in touch if you have anything you would like to share with regards to the channel . You can email me at manda @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk .
Manda Banda Editor
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