Alviva Holdings is one of Africa ’ s largest ICT products and services providers . The group comprises operating subsidiaries specialising in distribution , solutions and services , financial services , and central group services . Through its 14 group companies , it provides over 50,000 products , works with around 500 OEM suppliers , and has about 3,800 employees and 15,000 customers . The vendor recently collaborated with Routed , a VMware Verified Cloud Partner and implemented a DRaaS and VMware Cloud hosting solution . Morné van Heerden , Group CIO , Alviva Holdings , explains what is helping drive the company ’ s hybrid cloud plan and enhancing its multi-cloud strategy .

Morné van Heerden , Group CIO , Alviva Holdings

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