Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 53 | Page 19

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY

Ruckus touts Ruckus BIG DOGS Partner Programme

Andries Janse van Rensburg , Channel Manager , Sub-Sahara Africa , Ruckus Networks , Westcon
The Ruckus BIG DOGS Partner Programme has been designed with a singular objective to help solution providers to make money and serve happy customers with best-of-breed technologies available in the channel . The vendor prides itself with product offerings that set savvy resellers apart from the crowd . Andries Janse van Rensburg , Channel Manager , Sub- Sahara Africa , Ruckus Networks at Westcon , tells Intelligent Tech Channels , how the recently launched BIG DOGS Partner Programme will create more opportunities for channel partners in Sub-Saharan Africa .

tTalk us through the state of the Ruckus channel market in Sub- Saharan Africa now ? Ruckus Networks is an established and well-known brand in the Sub-Saharan Africa ( SSA ) Africa market and well known for their superior Wi-Fi technology , performance , and quality . We have a very strong market share in SSA , and our brand ’ s market share has been growing double digits year on year . Our ever growing and loyal partner base is the key reason for our success . We are constantly developing and growing our partner base in new focused countries and regions , and we protect and develop partners who invest in the Ruckus Networks brand .

What has been Westcon- Comstor ’ s focus in 2022 with the Ruckus solutions offerings to channel partners ?
Our key focus for 2022 is Ruckus Managed Cloud Wi-Fi and switching as well as our new analytics portfolio . Ruckus Networks offer a complete managed Wi-Fi and switching platform , where channel partners and end-users can manage their Ruckus assets on an OPEX base model direct on the Ruckus Cloud Platform . RUCKUS Cloud , our AI-enabled converged network management-as-a-service platform , simplifies deployment , monitoring and management of your single-site or geographically distributed multi-site wired and wireless network . In addition , resellers can help their customers to manage all their wired and wireless networks from anywhere using the intuitive web interface or the native mobile app . Administrators get a unified ( single pane of glass ) view of all venues , as well as connected access points ( APs ), switches and clients .
The Ruckus New Cloud Analytics Platform powered by Machine Learning ( ML ) and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ), helps reseller partners to get the most from their RUCKUS network . The service gives IT comprehensive visibility into network operations and accelerates troubleshooting and helps IT teams meet their network service level agreements ( SLAs ).
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