This month ’ s cover story , which can be found on page 58 , explores the collaboration between ACCA and Insight . As a world-leading innovative accountancy body , Tony McClelland , CIO , ACCA , discusses how the organisation has succeeded on its Digital Transformation journey , strengthening its digital foundations to drive future innovation .

‘ Trending ’ this month is how technology investment is set to fast-track UK large enterprise global growth in the next 12 months . On page 25 , we take a look at the findings of a report which reveal that nearly four-in-10 UK CIOs believe global growth ambitions are constrained by legacy systems and fast growth economies are lower priority due to perceived complexity .

Another hot topic this month and across the UK is the cost-of-living crisis . A recent report commissioned by Eskenzi PR & Marketing found that the crisis is causing one-in-10 Brits to engage in ‘ illegal or illicit ’ online behaviour . I asked the experts how this could be avoided and keen to respond were : Javvad Malik , Lead Security Awareness Advocate , KnowBe4 ; Jamie Akhtar , CEO and Co-founder of CyberSmart ; and Brian Higgins , Security Specialist at Comparitech . This can be found on page 34 .

non-tech companies from industries as diverse as agriculture , insurance and manufacturing are taking a more ‘ tech-like ’ approach to hiring , tools and business strategy since the pandemic .

On page 55 , we shine a spotlight on the role of the CIO as we take a look at how they can drive tech progress in a turbulent landscape . Ryan Worobel , Chief Information Officer at LogicMonitor , discusses the catalyst for this progression and the part CIOs will play in the self-healing enterprise .

Another of our case studies explores the collaboration between Dunelm and Fastly . We hear how the retailer worked with Fastly in its mission to building an effective security strategy at the Edge . This can be found on page 63 .

‘ Industry Watch ’ draws attention to the customer experience as we hear how ArrowXL hits its connectivity and security targets with Node4 . On page 74 , Rachel Hopkins , Chief Information Officer at ArrowXL , discusses how this partnership means the company can now provide a faster , more robust and secure IT network to its customers .

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