Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 09 | Page 7

ISSUE 09 EDITOR’S COMMENT www.intelligenttechchannels.com PUBLICATION Intelligent briefings for Middle East and Africa channel partners CHANNEL EDUCATION INITIATIVES Graham Porter, Head of Channels Middle East, Veeam Software 10 things you need to know about digital transformation Saving the day: backup and recovery Securing IoT: Know your network, protect your network SABBY GILL, EXEC VP JOHNNY KARAM, VICE PRESIDENT JOSE VASCO, DIRECTOR EPICOR SOFTWARE VERITAS ARUBA EDITOR’S NOTE W elcome to Issue 09 of Intelligent Tech Channels. A dearth of the right skills is one of the major challenges we face when it comes to new technologies and, in fact, Cisco predicts that approximately 220,000 new engineers will be needed globally every year for the next 10 years to keep pace with the technological surge of the Internet of Everything (IoE). With professionals skilled in the areas of IT security, IoT, mobility, cloud, virtualisation, software-defined networking and software-defined datacentres currently in great demand, in this issue, we talk to leading executives about their channel training programmes, and the primary drivers and inhibitors. With the risk of accidental deletion, data corruption, cybercriminal attacks and malicious users, protecting critical data has never been more important, so this month we feature backup and recovery, and talk to industry experts about how the channel can maximise the opportunities available. Our regional channels this month focuses on South Africa and three companies who discuss making the Epicor cloud available to South African businesses; how to keep pace with vendor partners and requirements of regional channel partners; and how they’re bringing latest infrastructure platform solutions to South African enterprises. We bring you all your favourite intelligent features, covering cabling, cloud, datacentres, enterprise security, green technology, mobile technology and software business; and our Editor’s Question this month revolves around training the channel, with contributions from Microsoft, Infoblox, Siemon and RedSeal. In our Expert Speak section, Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, asks whether you ever think about the need to secure IoT. We have the usual industry appointments and market movement, and our two channel chiefs this month are Hozefa Saylawala, Director of Sales Middle East at Zebra Technologies, and Shahnawaz Sheikh, Sales and Channel Director META and Eastern Europe at SonicWall. Finally, F5 Networks expands upon the rise of cognitive apps that are driving smarter decision-making. We always enjoy hearing from you so if you would like to get in touch please send an email to [email protected]. Enjoy the read! Pippa Sanderson Editor Managing Partner Richard Judd [email protected] Managing Partner Stuart Lynch [email protected] Editor, ITC Pippa Sanderson [email protected] Consulting Editor Arun Shankar [email protected] Editor, ICIO Africa Emily Freer [email protected] Editor, ICIO Middle East Mark Bowen [email protected] Group Sales Manager Luke Preece [email protected] Graphic Designer Jordan Parry [email protected] Marketing & Content Development Manager Nick Onyett [email protected] Lynchpin Media 2017 © Intelligent Tech Channels is a Lynchpin Media publication for IT professionals with an interest in the Middle East. If you wish to apply for regular free copies then please email [email protected] Lynchpin Media is a boutique publisher registered in the United Kingdom. Company number 8096230 5 Burnside Court Leominster Enterprise Park Herefordshire, HR6 0LX 7