of Intelligent CIO Europe where we explore the trends and developments taking place across the region ’ s technology sector . We hear from various experts who offer their opinions on some hot topics .

On the cover this month , we have Yanna Winter , CIO , Head of Generali UK IT and Generali Corporate & Commercial IT .

Winter explains how the insurance giant maintains its position as one of the most significant players in the global insurance and financial products market , and how MuleSoft has helped to future-proof its operations . More about this on page 58 .

Another of our customer case studies this month comes from roadside assistance and vehicle recovery provider , Green Flag . Shakeel Butt , Technology and Delivery Lead , tells us how the company modernised its IT infrastructure and upgraded its capabilities by working with Contino .

As this issue ’ s ‘ Trending ’ story , we take a look at Equinix ’ s annual market study which reveals the pace at which COVID-19 is accelerating Digital Transformation . Digital Service Providers are forecast to increase private connectivity 5x between 2019 and 2023 , driven by greater demands from enterprises to close digital gaps at the Edge . Read more on page 25 .

For our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ on page 34 , we consider how data centre leaders can combat the skills shortage as further outages disrupt the industry . Experts from iland Cloud ; StorageCraft ; and Rackspace Technology , offer their views .

After the turbulent events of the past year , we take a closer look at how the role of a CIO has been affected by the pandemic , for our ‘ CIO Opinion ’ feature . Ian Pitt , CIO at LogMeIn , discusses the role of a CIO and some of the obstacles they are facing , as well as how they should be adapting and transforming to avoid getting left behind .

As our ‘ Country Focus ’, we explore how Lineas , Europe ’ s largest private rail freight operator , wanted to better identify threats and improve its ability to monitor its entire network and analyse attacks . The Belgiumbased company ’ s Chief Information Security Officer , Christophe Rome , tells us why having a robust cybersecurity culture is important for the company , and how SentinelOne ’ s solution allows it to future-proof operations .

Our ‘ Get To Know ’ this month is with Mark Lippett , CEO , XMOS , who tells us 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 www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO

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