This month ’ s cover story can be found on page 58 and explores the technological success of rail company , Green Cargo . Ingo Paas , CIO and CDO , discusses how the company excels on the road to growth and profitability by making the most of technology such as cloud and why this is fundamental to ensuring a digital future .

Another story which may capture your attention this month is the findings of the Censuswide Buyers Sentiment Survey , IT Leaders are Considering a New Support and Services Model . The survey , conducted among a sample of more than 600 US respondents , consisting of CIOs and CTOs , found that organisations are juggling an increased number of vendors , products and services in the enterprise applications portfolio , putting stress on today ’ s support models . This can be found on page 25 .

‘ Editor ’ s Question ’ this month seeks to find the answer to : ‘ With a growing need to connect everything within the business , how can enterprises regain control over their increasingly complex and sprawling technology and data ?’ Respondents included : Jerome Dilouya , CEO , InterCloud ; Andre Reitenbach , CEO , Gcore ; and Phil Lewis , Senior VP of Solution Consulting , Infor .

how CIOs can empower teams with metadata-driven insights , on page 46 . Philip Miller , Senior Customer Success Manager , Progress , explains this further and discusses business consistency within organisations .

‘ Country Focus ’ on page 50 shines a spotlight on the technology developments taking place in Portugal as organisations invest and expand into the country . We take a look at three companies who are doing just this .

An interesting report on the mobile technology sector finds that improvements in mobile connectivity correlate to greater impact towards sustainable development goals . On page 55 , the findings by GSMA help to realise the untapped potential of mobile technology whilst highlighting the industry ’ s significant role in advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).

‘ Final Word ’ is extremely topical as we explore how to navigate AI for secure enterprise adoption . On page 84 , Omer Grossman , Chief Information Officer , CyberArk , offers some effective pointers for businesses to follow in order to securely embrace the enterprise AI opportunity .

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

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