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Datacentrix provides ICT integration services and solutions to South African organisations , ensuring their success and sustainability into the digital age . The company ’ s approach is to partner with its customers , equipping them with valuable insight and helping to align their ICT undertakings with their business strategy . The company has partnered with IBM PartnerWorld an organisation that empowers IBM Business Partners with the skills , benefits and offers to deliver value to their customers with a low barrier to entry .

Datacentrix ’ s Digital Business Solutions division will now gain critical expertise in working across open hybrid cloud environments infused with AI through new certifications in IBM Cloud Pak for Data , a fully integrated data and Artificial Intelligence ( AI ) platform that modernises how businesses collect , organise , and analyse data to infuse AI throughout their organisations .

“ Datacentrix enables organisations to unlock the maximum value of their data by employing a Hybrid IT strategy . The blueprint applies our data management , integration , automation , and optimisation expertise while leveraging a mature catalogue of hosting , connectivity , and security services to create a forward-looking strategy that is uniquely developed for each client ,” commented Ahmed Mahomed , CEO , Datacentrix .

In line with this , Datacentrix has added a number of senior resources to both the Digital Business Solutions division and the Hybrid IT business to increase its existing data and AI expertise .

Shakeel Jhazbhay , General Manager of Digital Business Solutions , Datacentrix , said : “ The key to developing a roadmap to Digital Transformation involves addressing unique business priorities , and building capabilities that deliver the right outcomes . These certifications provide our team with a complete set of integration capabilities that supports organisations to becoming data driven . By connecting applications and data securely wherever they reside , we ’ re able to provide business insight through a single view , enabling a smarter , safer and more effective digital business .

“ These achievements not only intensify our relationship with IBM and elevate the Digital Transformation power of Datacentrix , but they go a long way in solidifying Datacentrix as a strategic business partner .” Datacentrix is recognised as an IBM partner in IBM Storage , IBM Power Systems and IBM Security solutions , as well as

Ahmed Mahomed , CEO , Datacentrix for a range of additional IBM offerings . In 2020 , Datacentrix introduced a virtual Competency Centre , connecting clients directly with solution experts from both Datacentrix and IBM .

“ Datacentrix uses the IBM Security portfolio both in the management of their SOC and in a number of security offerings they provide to their clients ,” explained Craig Holmes , Technology Executive , IBM Southern Africa .

Holmes said : “ Datacentrix intends to build hybrid cloud , data , and automation solutions , allowing the business to modernise , build , deploy and manage applications on-premise or in private cloud or public cloud environments . This approach provides customers the ultimate choice in how and where they want to run their application workloads , leveraging data and automation opportunities secured across all environments .”

David La Rose , General Manager , IBM Global Sales , Partner Ecosystem , said : “ IBM is hyper-focused on advancing its open hybrid cloud and AI technologies to help partners and their customers modernise and capture the US $ 1 trillion market opportunity . By enabling partners to gain critical expertise in working across open hybrid cloud environments infused with AI , we ’ re helping to accelerate their growth .”

Competencies are created by IBM PartnerWorld to help customers identify the partners with deep technical proficiency and expertise in delivering high-value solutions and services in open hybrid cloud and AI . •

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