EDITOR’S COMMENT
Welcome to the latest edition of
Intelligent Tech Channels.
This edition’s Future Tech
focuses on an interview with
Sherifa Hady, EMEA Channel
Sales Director for Aruba, as she
talks about Aruba ESP (Edge
Services Platform), the industry’s
first AI-powered, cloud-native
platform that predicts and resolves
problems at the network edge before
they happen.
Hady discusses how the new
platform works and how it can be used
day-to-day.
Shane Grennan, new Regional Channel
Director for Enterprise and Alliances in the
Middle East for Fortinet, features on the
front cover of this month’s edition.
He explains how Fortinet has been
helping partners during the COVID-19
pandemic. Due to the company’s focus
on being able to work from anywhere, it
transitioned to working from home very
quickly, and was able to help customers and
partners do the same.
He said he sees a faster adoption of
security in the OT environment in the Middle
East and emphasises the importance of
relationships in the region. He also spoke
about how he sees the channel partner
ecosystem changing over the next five years
and why he enjoys working in the channel.
Make sure you watch the video of
our interview on the Intelligent Tech
Channels website.
This month’s Editor’s Comment hears
from two experts about what they think
will be the hot technology talking point
for the rest of 2020, particularly in light of
the COVID-19 pandemic. While the Editor’s
Question focuses on what business enabling
solutions are the most important to offer
to customers in the ‘new normal’. We have
responses from Nutanix, Fortinet and
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise.
Glyn Yates returns with his monthly
column, Channel Insider, on page 58, and, as
usual, we have all of your favourite features
and news from around the regions. Don’t
forget to check our website for daily updates.
We hope you enjoy this edition and do not
hesitate to get in touch if you have anything
you would like to share. You can email me at
rebecca@lynchpinmedia.co.uk
Rebecca Miles
Editor
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