NEWS
Siemon partners with IDC for Cloud and
Datacenter Roadshow series
S
iemon, a leading global network infrastructure specialist,
has announced that it is partnering with International Data
Corporation (IDC), a global leader in the provision of market
intelligence, ICT events and advisory services, as part of a roadshow
of events tailored for data centre professionals.
The Cloud and Datacenter Roadshow takes place in eight
strategically selected cities across Turkey, the Middle East and Africa,
with Siemon participating in Lagos, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya.
Cloud-based solutions offer a lower capital expenditure which leads
to a wider acceptance in the global market. IDC’s own research
forecasts the ‘whole cloud’ market to be valued at a total of US$554
billion within the next three years.
Data centres and colocation facilities are the underlying engines for
cloud-based technologies and as businesses globally move towards
‘cloud-first’ strategies, the roadshow aims to educate and engage
with professionals within the sector to enable understanding of the
key technologies that can future-proof their facilities and enhance
service levels for their customers.
Siemon offers market-leading copper, fibre and enclosure solutions
that help organisations power their digital transformation agenda
globally. Siemon’s WheelHouse portfolio of advanced data centre
solutions comprises category 6A and higher shielded and unshielded
copper cabling systems, advanced multimode and singlemode fibre
optic cabling solutions supporting 40/100 Gb/s and independently
tested high-speed interconnect cable assemblies. Also, part of
the portfolio are data centre cabinets that have been designed to
optimise space and energy management, as well as pre-configured
solutions pre-loaded with cabling, connectivity and power distribution
units for enhanced speed of on-site deployment.
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VAD SPECTRAMI sets up Turkey-based
operations for EMEA expansion
B
uilding on the plan to achieve US$100
million, SPECTRAMI, a leading value-
added distributor across EMEA for IT
security, data centre infrastructure, niche
technologies and data communication
networks, has set up an extended base of
operations in Turkey.
With this addition, SPECTRAMI is slowly but
steadily moving towards the vision set by
the CEO, Anand Choudha, in which he aims
to bring SPECTRAMI among the top value-
added distributors in the security arena and
niche technologies. This step is taken in line
with its expansion plan to cover the EMEA
market and comes closely on the heels of its
expansion into Germany and the UK.
The company is already working to on-
board new vendor partners that will provide
the momentum towards this target to
achieve 80% growth in 2018. Leading
its operations in Turkey is Gokhan Bas,
www.intelligentcio.com
Territory Manager. He has a great track
record of experience in IT and cybersecurity
product sales, with a demonstrated history
of working in the information technology
and services industry. Skilled in business
planning, IT security solution selling, sales,
team building and management, he is also a
strong professional graduated from Istanbul
Business School.
“Turkey is forming a cybersecurity strategy
in the following key areas: operations and
cybercriminal cybersecurity; cybercrime;
intelligence activities and cyber-espionage;
crisis management; management of
Internet and CyberTipline. Cyber awareness
in Turkey has also increased dramatically
in the past 10 years. SPECTRAMI will
help organisations plan and execute an
integrated cyber approach to harness the
power of information networks to enhance
business operations, increase mission
performance and improve customer support,
without compromising security or privacy. n
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