By Patrick Reeves, Managing Executive for Axiz Field Services The cloud is a fantastic advancement in modern digital technology. But it also created a fair bit of hubris. Promises that cloud would be cheaper or more resilient used to be more prevalent. But reality eventually caught up: cloud technologies are a leap forward in many [...]
By Osagie Ibude, Regional manager: West Africa, Axiz Atypical modern company can easily run dozens to hundreds of applications and many more devices. Practically all employees now rely on a device or service at some point in their day – and how well these run has a direct impact on company performance. In other words, [...]
In today’s fast evolving digital world, it is critical that businesses ensure they have a comprehensive and skilled IT support services company on hand to ensure business success. IT is a critical driver of business across Africa, playing a vital role in driving greater efficiencies, better business innovation and more effective sales and marketing, as [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has created considerable hardship and pain, causing damage across communities through uncertainty and rapid changes in how we get things done. Yet while narratives around the pandemic focused on the harmful elements, there have been several positive developments that we should try to maintain. “As the saying goes – and we’ve heard [...]
The cloud is booming in Africa. Hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into data centres across the continent. All over Africa, providers are establishing new data centres or revamping existing sites. For example, Econet raised over $300 million last year for its Sub-Saharan expansions, and the UK-based Actis Fund invested $250 million in Nigeria’s [...]
Axiz Field Services puts service into IT across Africa. Newly rebranded Axiz Field Services is building on decades of pan-African technical support experience, making both hardware, software and remote IT support services available to vendors and the channel across the continent. Axiz Field Services, a division of Mauritius-based Alviva International, is born out of Tricon [...]
Proactive maintenance is perfect for the services era When the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced additional lockdown rules late last year, he caused a different kind of flurry. Deploying his love for maxims, the PM said: “A stitch in time saves nine.” It turns out that many people today have never heard this advice, [...]
By Osagie Ibude, Regional manager: West Africa, Axiz Atypical modern company can easily run dozens to hundreds of applications and many more devices. Practically all employees now rely on a device or service at some point in their day – and how well these run has a direct impact on company performance. In other words, [...]
