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Digital DNA courses through Advanced Technologies

Aug 2, 2017

Just four years ago, Axiz set out to build a value-add division that would operate alongside its traditional distribution business. Industry veteran Jacques Malherbe, already well-known for his prior success in the value-added distribution space, was tasked with the...

Taking partners into the Digital Economy

Aug 2, 2017

Building a new organisation from scratch requires imagination, foresight and unrelenting hard work – all of which have gone into Axiz Advanced Technologies. When Jacques Malherbe was tasked with setting up Axiz Advanced Technologies he brought in an old colleague,...

Making digitalisation a reality

Aug 2, 2017

Infrastructure software is the driving force behind the data center and Cloud computing, which is why Advanced Technologies has a dedicated business unit with world-class resources focusing on this important area. VMware, Citrix, Veritas and Rocket Software are the...

Advanced Technologies set to fly with HPE

Aug 2, 2017

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has become the latest addition to the Advanced Technologies stable, reflecting the value-added distributor’s focus on the data center and infrastructure market. Since HPE spun off from HP Inc to form a focused enterprise IT supplier,...

Cisco still the bedrock of business

Aug 2, 2017

When Axiz set up the Advanced Technologies division, its first priority was to bed down the Cisco solutions line-up. With Cisco the leading player in the enterprise space – with its network, data center, security, collaboration and software solutions responsible for...

SimpliVity – making hyperconvergence simple

Aug 2, 2017

Hyperconvergence is the term on everyone’s lips as the benefits that virtualisation has brought to server performance are extended into the realm of storage and networking as well. Seshni Gafoor, hyperconvergence lead at Axiz, explains that the new world of...

Commitment to Oracle pays off

Aug 2, 2017

Oracle is one of the world’s leading data centre brands with solutions spanning the complete ecosystem from database, middleware and application software to server and storage hardware, as well as cloud offerings. As a value-added distributor, Axiz Advanced...

Understanding the reality that is cognitive computing

Aug 2, 2017

Cognitive computing might sound like science fiction, something that we can look forward to using in the next few decades – but it is a reality today, and resellers should be gearing up for the many opportunities it opens up. Far from being a science fiction concept,...

Opening software opportunities to the channel

Aug 2, 2017

The trends towards digitalisation offer enormous opportunities for resellers, with software destined to play a bigger role than ever before. Andre Froneman, software business unit manager at Axiz Advanced Technologies, believes that the software-defined era is here,...

Advanced Technologies ups the game in UPS

Aug 2, 2017

Data centers are subject to a range of environmental factors that are out of the control of the CIO – but they can have devastating effects on the infrastructure as well as on the business they support. When we think about keeping the lights on in the IT environment,...

A trusted partner in IT security

Aug 2, 2017

The world of IT security is a vast and complex space. As the number and ingenuity of threats increases on an almost exponential basis, organisations are hard put to ensure the safety of their systems and data. Which is why today, more than ever, IT organisations are...

Dousson taking Lenovo to new levels

Aug 2, 2017

It’s only been a matter of months since Thibault Dousson took the reins as GM Southern Africa at Lenovo, but his experienced leadership is already having impact as the company strives to maintain its position as one of the leading IT vendors in the region. Bordering...

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