Intelligent CIO Europe where we bring you some exciting trends and developments from across the European technology sector . We hear from various industry experts who offer their best practice advice on some hot topics of interest .

On the cover this issue , we have Helen Davis , Assistant Director of IT & Digital at West Midlands Police ( WMP ). We hear how Cloudera and Accenture ’ s technology offerings have meant the organisation is a force to be reckoned with .

Davis explains how the force has completely reworked its data analytics capabilities which has resulted in improved support for the local community and the effective management of the massive amounts of data the organisation has access to . Learn more about this on page 58 .

Another interesting case study this issue is the modernisation and optimisation of Serverfarm ’ s data centre , with the help of i ₃ Solutions Group . Jim Shanahan , Chief Operating Officer , Serverfarm , explains the need to modernise its data centre and about how the move has provided some great overall benefits .

Our ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ this month sees us ask the experts how they think CISOs should prepare for the long-term cybersecurity impacts expected to transpire from COVID-19 . Spokespeople include Mark Belgrove ,

Head of Cyber Consultancy , Exponential-e ; Tim Mackey , Principal Security Strategist at the Synopsys CyRC ( Cybersecurity Research Centre ); and Josh Neame , Technology Director at BlueFort Security , who offer their thoughts .

Another of our interesting features in this month ’ s issue is ‘ Talking Biz ’, as Lori MacVittie , Principal Technical Evangelist , Office of the CTO , F5 Networks , offers some great insight into what it ’ s like to be a woman in the IT industry . She tells us about some of the struggles she ’ s experienced as a woman and the lessons she ’ s learned along the way . Read more about this on page 38 .

Also this month , as our ‘ CIO Opinion ’ feature , we consider three goals in particular that CIOs should prioritise to create an innovative enterprise . Felipe Demetrio de Souza , Business Director at CI & T , explains how CIOs can help foster an innovative enterprise that will be able to withstand the test of time .

To round off , we ‘ Get To Know ’ Justin Basini , CEO , ClearScore , 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 editions , please don ’ t hesitate to get in touch at alix @ lynchpinmedia . co . uk

Alix Pressley Editor

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