Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 42 | Page 30

TALKING business ‘‘ TALKING business ‘‘ No more hard-sell: IT needs to be a gentler business Andrew Brinded, Vice President and Sales Chief Operating Officer, Nutanix, says during this time of crisis vendors need to show their human side and empathise with customers. “We need far better buyer/seller relationships in order to survive and prosper,” he says. 30 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com