NEWS
Routed achieves Africa’s first VMware
Cloud Verified Status
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outed, a vendor-neutral cloud
infrastructure provider, has
achieved VMware Cloud Verified
Status. As the first company on
the African continent to attain
this status, Routed will be among
an elite group of highly skilled
providers with the ability to
operate at this high level of
cloud certification.
From left to right: Dave Funnell
(VMware), Andrew Cruise (Routed) and
Guy Bartram (VMware)
The Cloud Verified badge signals
to customers that Routed
offers a service running on
top of the complete VMware
Cloud infrastructure. Through
Cloud Verified partner services,
customers attain access to
the full set of VMware Cloud
Infrastructure capabilities
including integration and
interoperability, cost optimisation
and flexibility.
Andrew Cruise, Managing
Director, Routed, says that being
cloud verified by one of the global
cloud leaders such as VMware is a
career highlight.
“We have watched as the cloud
foundations were being built over
the past four years and as we
head into 2020, it is clear that
the cloud-surge will continue,
albeit cautiously, and Africa will
continue to be a significant player
within the global cloud sector,”
he said.
“To work closely with VMware
brings significant strength to the
Routed offering. We are delighted
to reach this milestone first and
look forward to being an active
participant in the developing cloud
sector across the African continent.”
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SAP Concur introduces the Future CFO Forum
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y 2020, close to 40% of accounting
transactions could be performed by
machines. The role and responsibilities of
today’s CFO is evolving and to support this
new vision, SAP Concur has introduced the
Future CFO Forum.
Packed with interesting and engaging
information developed to inspire and inform
tomorrow’s tech-savvy finance experts, the
Future CFO Forum is an industry platform for
finance professionals. The Forum explores
local African success stories and provides
insights and learnings, creatively packaged
with events, awards, podcasts and articles
across digital and print platforms.
“Some of the most exciting and dynamic
work within companies is happening right
now in the tech and finance space,” said
Angelique Montalto, Regional Director for
SAP Concur Africa. “Artificial Intelligence
(AI), Machine Learning and Chatbots with
cloud and mobile tech to enable compliant
and efficient spend, are just a few examples
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our finance experts’ need to understand and
adopt to fast track their roles.
“Our CFOs need to be ready and fully
equipped for tomorrow’s demands. They
must build to lead, and it’s no longer enough
to play the traditional finance role. The SAP
Concur Future CFO Forum is a unique and
modern platform that not only provides
support and guidance but also facilitates
debate, open expression and a fundamental
contribution from Africa’s top finance
experts as they catapult into tomorrow’s
changing world.”
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