ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY
We know how SD-
WAN can transform
organisations.
Binesh George, CEO of Redvine Networks,
said: “We understand the challenges that
customers face when applications like VOIP
don’t work as well as they could over certain
links and we knew that we had a solution
that could drive greater session optimisation
and cost efficiencies for businesses that
might otherwise have no choice but to
rollout MPLS networks.”
Since the partnership was established,
Paratus SA and Redvine Networks have
deployed 128T SD-WAN to many customers
across African industries that include
manufacturing, mining and municipalities.
“Our customers are telling us that the
move to 128T SD-WAN has changed their
business landscape and enabled them
to more seamlessly access and use the
applications that are essential to their
organisations,” said Carlsen.
George added: “We know how SD-
WAN can transform organisations and it
is through partnerships with progressive
organisations like Paratus that we are able
to make a fundamental difference to the
connectivity and network experiences that
customers have.”
Datacentrix enjoys stand-out
recognition from HP
D
atacentrix, a high performing and
secure ICT solutions provider, has
once again reaped the rewards of its
dedication to HP by taking home four awards
at its recent awards ceremony.
Within the ‘South African awards’
category, Datacentrix was named as ‘PC
Platinum Partner of the Year’ and also ‘Print
Platinum Partner of the Year’ for 2019.
“The Platinum Partner titles are always
highly competitive, so we are most pleased
that Datacentrix continued its winning
streak, receiving these two titles for the
second consecutive year,” said Elmari Keyser,
Datacentrix End User Computing (EUC)
Product Manager.
Michael van Lier, District Manager for
Southern Africa at HP, added that one of the
influencing factors in Datacentrix’ win was its
ongoing revenue contribution to HP’s laptop
and desktop business, as well as its Managed
Print Services (MPS) suite of offerings.
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“Datacentrix reached the highest
revenue target, but also, perhaps even more
importantly, it saw the highest percentage
growth over the year,” he said. “These
particular awards could be considered the
equivalent of the finance industry’s Raging
Bull Awards – they are two of our most
prestigious titles and are hotly contested
within the Platinum Partner level. It is a real
accolade to Datacentrix for having garnered
two of them.”
Another significant award received by
Datacentrix is the ‘Partner First Printing
Services Sales Partner of the Year 2019’,
which falls within the ‘Specialisation awards’
category. “A key current HP strategy is to
move from purely transactional business
– the selling of hardware – to a solutions-
based focus,” said van Lier. “This particular
specialisation award highlights the fact that
Datacentrix has embraced this approach and
indeed is aligned with the group strategy of