The biggest changes in my job role across three facets , customers , alliances and partners , and employees is to help them move from their digitallyfirst endeavours to a digitally-native existence .
Crypto , Web3 ; Industry 4.0 , IoT , Robotics , 5G , 3DPrints ; Biotech , Drugs , Agri , Genetic ; SpaceTech , Satellite , Manufacturing , Comms .
How can a channel partner disrupt the regional market and gain a leading competitive position ?
We are witnessing the biggest investments in our industry coming in the areas of cloud , both private and public , data and AI , cybersecurity , Open-Source and IoT . The region is very receptive to new technologies in an overall sense .
However , a big challenge and opportunity that we are trying to work on collaboratively across countries , for example Saudi , Oman , Egypt , South Africa , Kenya , and Nigeria , are systematically developing a local ecosystem of technology talent .
Adoption of cloud , which is happening in the country needs to be all-pervasive and move towards a hybrid cloud-model . IoT and 5G spectrum allocations to the private sector and most importantly , faster uptake and belief in open-source would also help the region further .
Alliances and partners have accelerated collaboration and joint value propositions across the ecosystem . For employees , decluttering the technology landscape and enabling them to pick tools that will help them and customers get the best ROIs .
Channel chiefs need to have a constant quest for knowledge , bring in clarity of vision , communicate across , think big , be a value multiplier , learn to stand alone , build and leverage networks , be a student of science as well as a connoisseur of art , work on soft skills and never compromise on ethos .
Which aspects of your job role do you find rewarding and which challenging ?
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I enjoy and fortunate to be part of the organisations which have given me the freedom to perform and grow . I would not want to change any career decision from the past .
The biggest changes in my job role across three facets , customers , alliances and partners , and employees is to help them move from their multiple digitally-first endeavours to a digitally-native existence .
How do you best like to de-stress and re-charge off work ?
Spending time with family , watching movies , and cooking are my most preferred unwinds . Also , I have recently started transcendental meditation . It truly offers much-needed calmness . •
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