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EDITOR ’ S NOTE

Suppling machinery and heavy equipment to countries in the East of Africa is all in a day ’ s work for Dubai-based company , NEFC Group . It has experienced significant growth in recent years , expanding its presence to several countries in East Africa , including Ethiopia , Djibouti , Somalia and South Sudan . It hopes to be a key player in the development of East Africa .

Eiad Abushaireh , CIO at NEFC Group , and Mohammed Mandil , Heavy Equipment Business Manager at NEFC Group , spoke to Intelligent CXO about the Digital Transformation within NEFC and how it has recently deployed Infor M3 , a powerful equipmentfocused enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system to help it gain greater control of its business while raising efficiency and agility . They also spoke about their customers and how the company plans to continue to grow . Don ’ t forget to watch the video online .
North America at upGrad , tells Intelligent CXO about how upGrad ’ s online education platforms are offering industry relevant programmes and immersive learning experiences around Data Science , Machine Learning , Product Management , Management , Digital Marketing and Entrepreneurship .
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Rebecca Miles Editor
The Business Profile this month is QuMind , which sells a market research platform to provide consumer feedback to decisionmakers quickly . It was founded in 1999 by the company ’ s CEO , Mark Ursell . He spoke about how the company ’ s offering has changed since it first started to meet the demand for faster consumer insights .
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This month ’ s Tech Trends looks at why endpoint protection and Zero Trust are the future . Rob Allen , VP of Operations for EMEA at ThreatLocker and a seasoned IT Professional with over two decades of experience , speaks about how organisations can ensure a seamless approach to cloud solution adoption and reduce their exposure to attacks . He explained how Zero Trust is the answer to safely securing all endpoints and protecting networks and data from both known and unknown attacks .
Our Final Word section looks at how leaders can be upskilled for the workforce of tomorrow . Deciding which education provider to work with is a critical initial step . Karan Raturi , General Manager ,
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