Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, has announced Karen Anderson as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this newly created position, Karen will lead the company’s people and culture strategy. Karen joins Mimecast with more than 20 years of experience in various human resources roles. As the new CHRO, she will […]

Regional Channel Chief profile feature: Feras Masoud, Regional Channel Manager (META) at Infoblox. Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? My current job role is Regional Channel Manager for Middle East and Africa at Infoblox. The main challenges in this role is the size of the region which covers around […]

The rise of multi-cloud brings challenges and benefits, according to Anton Jacobsz, Managing Director at value-added distributor Networks Unlimited Africa. Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing mix that uses a combination of on-premises, private cloud and third party, public cloud services, with orchestration between the two platforms. By allowing workloads to move between private and […]

As more and more companies look to progress their Digital Transformation strategies, the channel has an important role to play in guiding them through the process. As Vice President of Worldwide Channels for Centrify, John Andrews discusses the responsibilities within his new role, his management philosophy and Centrify’s relationship with channel partners. What does your […]

Muetassem Raslan, Regional Sales Director for Ruckus Networks in the Middle East, offers some best practice guidance for ensuring a successful channel programme.  To tackle the big technological issues that society is facing, innovation is key. Vendors can provide the tools for innovation, but its partners are the ones who are going to offer the […]

Giovanni Di Filippo, Vice President Channels, EMEA, at Riverbed Technology, discusses the transformation the channel must undergo to be successful in the year ahead. Digital Transformation continues to be the phrase on everyone’s mind in the channel. Regardless of size or industry, organisations are reaping the rewards of shifting their IT approach and using new […]

Ehab Halablab has joined the A10 Networks team as a channel manager across the Middle East and Africa region. Halablab started his role at Naizak Distribution and managed Riverbed Business. He later moved to work for Sophos where he was named as a top achiever in 2015. He then moved to Bluecoat where his role […]

NIT, an Ingram Micro company and leading regional value-added distributor of IP surveillance and physical security solutions in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, has announced a distribution agreement with IDIS. IDIS is one of the largest manufacturers of security and surveillance technology in South Korea and a globally recognised leader in advanced surveillance innovation. […]

Learn more about Waleed Badr, Head of Sales (MEA): SubSea, WebScale and Large Enterprise at Nokia and Regional Director (MEA) at Nuage Networks from Nokia Describe your current job role and the parts that are somewhat challenging? I head up Nuage Networks, SubSea Segment, WebScale and extra-large enterprise for Nokia in the Middle East and Africa. […]

The start of 2018 saw global technology research and advisory firm International Data Corporation (IDC) predict that South African channel partners would have to evolve strategy and platform to meet the growing demand for Digital Transformation. With more than 90% of organisations already embarking on a Digital Transformation strategy at the beginning of the year, […]