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Editor ’ s note ello and welcome to

H the latest edition of Intelligent SME . tech . This month ’ s cover story features OIM Consulting , a South Africa headquartered firm which works predominantly with manufacturing and mining organisations to provide consultancy and training to middle management .

The company has experienced huge growth during the last year , more than doubling in size .
While this is in part due to the mining industry ’ s commodity price boom , MD Arjen de Bruin tells us about the important role that technology will play in the company ’ s forward strategy , including two new exciting digital projects . You can read more about Arjen ’ s management philosophy and why the business is committed to socioeconomic development from page 44 .
All SMEs know that having a strong cybersecurity programme in place is no longer optional . However , without the people power and financial resources of larger organisations , it can be difficult to achieve this . In this month ’ s Predictive Intelligence feature , Adam Burns , Director of Cybersecurity at Digital Guardian by HelpSystems , tells us how employing the services of an MSP enables businesses to gain access to a team of security experts and decades of experience .
Meanwhile , with digital firmly on the agenda of all businesses in 2022 , we hear from representatives at Freshworks , ManageEngine and Selfdrive . ae in Feature 1 , where the experts share their insights into how SMEs can navigate their Digital Transformation journeys this year .
We also have a great success story in this month ’ s Scaling Up . Ryan Panchoo , the Founder and CEO of Borough 22 , shares how he went from being made redundant to turning his home kitchen into a commercial powerhouse and how he leaned on tech to turn his dream into a reality . Find out more from page 64 .
We also have a round-up of all the latest SME news from across our regions , while our ‘ intelligent ’ brands section looks at what ’ s new in sales and marketing , finance , HR and customer experience .
I hope you enjoy the magazine and if you ’ d like to contribute to any future issues please do not hesitate to contact me by emailing jess @ lynchpinmedia . com .
Jess Abell , Director of Strategic Content , Lynchpin Media
Rebecca Miles , Editor of Intelligent SME . tech , is currently on maternity leave . While she ’ s enjoying precious time with her new arrival , Jess Abell and Catherine Darwen will be heading up Intelligent SME . tech and Intelligent CXO . They would be delighted to hear from you . You can email them at jess @ lynchpinmedia . com or catherine @ lynchpinmedia . com
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