edition of Intelligent CIO Europe where we explore the IT trends and developments as they unfold across the region . We hear from a number of industry experts who offer their thoughts and advice on various subjects of interest .

On the cover this month , we have Tayfun Özçay , CIO at Borusan Cat , who tells us how the company engaged its business partner , NovaCore , to deploy Kofax RPA – which improved efficiencies , uncovered new opportunities and sharpened Borusan Cat ’ s competitive edge . The main aim was to achieve Digital Transformation , as Özçay explains further on page 58 .

We also take a look at how one of the world ’ s leading food companies , Compass Group , faced its own challenges aside from the pandemic , to ensure that its health and safety measures across the board met the high standards that the company strives for . We hear how it employed Totalmobile to develop a mobile app and help it to achieve this .

For this month ’ s ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’, we asked industry experts how data centre leaders can ensure they operate securely and avoid cyberattacks . We hear from three contributors who include Justin Augat , VP of Marketing for iland ; Richard Meeus , Director of Security Technology and Strategy EMEA , Akamai ; and Ozgur Danisman , Director – Sales Engineering , Emerging Markets , Forcepoint . You can read about this on page 34 .

Another interesting topic this month is Smart Cities , and we consider the expectations of citizens and businesses in some of the world ’ s major urban centres . Nutanix ’ s report highlights the varying expectations of citizens and businesses for Smart City development , and Andrew Brinded , Vice President and EMEA Chief Operating Officer at Nutanix , discusses the findings .

Our ‘ Country Focus ’ this issue is Poland , and we hear how Microsoft aims to digitally transform the country as part of its US $ 1 billion plan . The plan intends to help realise the vision of a ‘ Polish Digital Valley ’ and boost digitalisation and innovation for companies , government and citizens .

For our ‘ Final Word ’ feature on page 84 , we explore some tips for evaluating and implementing managed detection and response , proposed by Jan van Vliet , EMEA VP and GM at Digital Guardian . He explains why MDR services are important in today ’ s world as the recent shift to remote working

has driven more companies to embrace managed detection and response services .

In this issue , we ‘ Get To Know ’ Chris Miller , Regional Director , UK and Ireland at RSA Security , who tells us 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 future issues , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk

Alix Pressley Editor www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO

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