Our cover story this month sees how Associated British Ports manages to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to digitising its ports and optimising and modernising its operations . Harm van Weezel , Chief Information Officer , tells us how it achieves this with Wärtsilä Voyage . Read about the collaboration and benefits in more detail on page 58 .

Another interesting feature this issue is ‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ on page 34 where we ask the experts what ’ s in store for Europe ’ s tech landscape in the year ahead . We received insightful contributions from Ayman Sayed , President and CEO at BMC ; Paul Brucciani , Cyber Security Advisor , WithSecure ; and Tony Lysak , CEO of The Software Institute .

A hot topic across the industry currently is the Metaverse and on page 38 , Duncan Roberts , Senior Manager at Cognizant , explores the many ways businesses can utilise its potential and why now is a good time to start familiarising ourselves with its capabilities .

believes is the only facility of its kind in Europe focused on delivering data-driven regional growth . Read about this in depth on page 63 .

‘ Industry Watch ’ focuses on another topical discussion point among Europe ’ s business professionals : energy . We take a look at research by IFS – which polled senior decision-makers at large energy companies across France , Australia , Japan , the Nordics , US , the UK and the Middle East – to find out where they are now on their Digital Transformation journeys and what ’ s holding them back .

‘ Tech Talk ’ on page 77 presents an engaging discussion about innovation being a technology game-changer . Whilst attending a recent BMC event , I spoke to Ram Chakravarti , CTO at BMC Software , who discusses this concept in further detail ; outlining the importance of being selective about who you choose to partner with and how businesses can better manage complex IT operations with BMC ’ s solutions and latest innovative developments .

I hope you enjoy the read and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future editions , please don ’ t hesitate to contact me at alix @ lynchpinmedia . com

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

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