Intelligent CIO magazine for the APAC region .

This month ’ s cover features Anthony Green , Group Director Digital Applications and Platforms at Minor Hotel Group . He discusses how the group , which is headquartered in Bangkok , has taken control of its global data after deploying Tealium iQ Tag Management .

The solution has become a key part of the company ’ s core infrastructure and has saved it time and money , as well as reducing the risk of human error . The group , which operates in 56 countries , has seen the benefits of rapid tag deployment across multiple hotel groups from a central location after previously suffering disruptions associated with increasingly siloed data within its ecosystem .

Green said : “ The fact that Tealium immediately eliminated the complexity of manually implementing tags and increased our digital marketing agility speaks volumes about their industry expertise and experience in providing personalized data transformation solutions .”

He also highlighted the benefits of being able to manage the group ’ s processes in-house . Green said : “ My team previously spent up to 20 % of their working week managing third-party vendors , but their time has now been redirected more strategically towards business development and further streamlining internal processes .”

You can find out more by turning to p56 .

Elsewhere in the magazine , Tom Kellermann , Head of Cybersecurity Strategy , VMware Carbon Black , introduces us to the concept of ‘ digital distancing ’ and explains how to practice it . He tells us : “ The concept of digital distancing is similar to that of social distancing . Digital distancing looks at taking precautions focused on cyberspace and limiting the potential risk of intrusions from malicious actors affecting ourselves and those using our networks .”

To find out how to practice social distancing yourself turn to p23 .

Starting on p46 , Anurag Kahol , CTO at Bitglass , tells us that organizations must equip themselves with proper tools to avoid data leakage , as well as other security risks .

He takes a look at key research findings in detail and assesses what businesses can do to help them adapt to the ‘ new normal ’ in a safer , more secure manner .

“ Organizations must invest time and resources into finding appropriate security solutions that are capable of securing data in a remote environment ,” he said .

“ Fortunately , there ’ s a wide range of highly effective products and solutions available today that can quickly provide visibility and control , no matter how geographically dispersed a workforce might be .”

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Once again , I ’ d like to wish you a good month ahead and please enjoy the read !

Mark Bowen Editor www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO

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