INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Software for Business
Software and the treadmill
of continuous improvement
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T
he EOH consolidated results for
the previous financial year reveal
key information about growth in
the Information Technology (IT) industry.
According to its reports, the technology
service provider noted particular growth
drivers within its industry. Not surprisingly,
among these are Big Data, Artificial
Intelligence and Analytics; all a core focus of
South Africa Qlik Master Reseller (SAQMR),
an EOH Company.
The development of solutions that amplify
human intelligence has begun to take
greater market share, according to James
Hickman, SAQMR Managing Director.
“SAQMR has experienced exponential
growth in the 2018 financial year,” he said.
“We are growing phenomenally in a market
that is building momentum. Having achieved
year-on-year growth in excess of 80%, the
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company has recorded its best performance
since inception.”
Eloise Bowen, Executive: Marketing & New
Business Development, SAQMR, added:
“A particular highlight for 2018 was that
we proudly received the Master Reseller
of the Year Award at Qlik’s Qonnections
Conference in Orlando. Following that, we
successfully hosted the African Qlik Sense
Tour over eight weeks, across 12 cities in
eight countries. This culminated in the
spectacular Southern Africa Qlik Summit
held in Sandton, which attracted over
1, 000 delegates.”
Hickman believes Industry 4.0 is playing a
major role in the market because everything
is connected, everything is generating data,
and everyone wants insights.
“This is driving the data explosion, Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning and Big
Data,” he said. “In order to take advantage
of this, companies need to ensure their
people are equipped to deal with this new
world. We are assisting our customers in this
journey, as we invest heavily in our Data
Literacy programme.”
The programme features a dedicated
division focused on working with customers
to build critical data literacy skills and secure
a competitive advantage.
“With some exciting opportunities on the
horizon, we’ve set ourselves very ambitious
growth targets for the next financial year,”
said Hickman.
“We’ll focus on continually delivering
value to our customers, helping them find
actionable insights to uncover opportunities
and drive down costs. In addition, we will
push forward with our African expansion and
continued focus on our partner network.” n
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