Features - Channelwise

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...

Lenovo aims for mobile leadership in Africa

Aug 2, 2017

With the acquisition of Motorola and a restructuring of its EMEA region, Lenovo Mobile Business Group (MBG) is gearing up to take major market share in traditionally less strong markets such as Western Europe and, more specifically, Africa. Graham Braum, head of...

All about solutions for data centre group

Aug 2, 2017

The move into the data centre market might be relatively new for Lenovo, but it’s very familiar to Lorna Hardie, the company’s new data centre group lead in sub-Saharan Africa. It’s been two years since Lenovo took on the x86 server line-up from IBM, and for much of...

Delighting the consumer drives Lenovo’s success

Aug 2, 2017

Retail is important as a route to market for products, but it is also the visible face of a company and its brand. It’s vital to ensure that consumers not only get the best possible exposure to products, but enjoy an exceptional customer experience as well, says Yugen...

Helping customers on their digital journey

Aug 2, 2017

By engaging directly with its end user customers, Lenovo can give them the benefit of its global experience is a digitally-transforming world. Mahomed Ramathulla, sales director: South Africa for Lenovo SA, stresses that Lenovo is 100% committed to its channel, with...

Extensive support drives customer satisfaction

Aug 2, 2017

Any computer or device can fail; it’s never planned and it’s not pleasant for the user – but how the vendor deals with the problem can make all the difference. Lenovo strives to make its products as failsafe as possible, with strict quality control and testing taking...

Engagement makes channel partners successful

Aug 2, 2017

As a 100% indirect IT business, Lenovo takes extra care to ensure that it stays relevant to its growing channel of reseller partners. “Lenovo has been channel-centric from day one,” says Abrie van Staden, channel lead for Lenovo SA. “As such we rely heavily on...

Tapping the SADC opportunity

Aug 2, 2017

Lenovo’s local operation looks after the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) and Indian Ocean Islands (IOI) countries – but, unlike many of its counterparts, it has a dedicated team ensuring that customers in the region get personal care. Abhay...

Governments struggle with outdated systems

Mar 17, 2017

The legacy of enterprise management systems used by parastatals and State Owned Enterprises (SOE) is renowned for its exorbitant software development and implementation costs as a result of inadequate IT requirement scoping and current legacy solutions pricing...

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