A Global Client Director once said, albeit humorously, when discussing the challenges of delivering a truly global solution, “How hard can it be…?” While this question might sound simple (no pun intended), it is a question that is truly at the heart of many an international opportunity, Why? For the simple reason that for some [...]
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The complexity of international business is well documented and as rewarding as it is, getting it right requires a level of maturity, foresight and ambition plus a high degree of cultural curiosity! Many organisations have responded to modern, macroeconomic pressures by consolidating and standardising in an effort to optimise cost. Our clients also feel these [...]
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From our experience, global and international clients place more value in the way an organisation engages them over the more ‘technical’ aspects of solutions and services offered. The ability to deliver a solution or service is a given. What matters more to clients is how an organisation manages their relationships and interactions, how they contract, [...]
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Multinational organisations have unique rules of transactions which drive their supply chains – rules which, in a nutshell, create complexity. When it comes to acquiring and managing IT infrastructure or deploying an IT project, both procurement and IT departments within international organisations are looking to achieve alignment with corporate best practices, a common corporate governance strategy, [...]
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Sustainability has become a critical component in corporate and government sourcing strategies. This is because one of the first steps to be taken towards becoming a sustainable business is changing both the processes by which your organisation purchases through its supply chain, as well as the types of environmentally friendly products and services it buys. [...]
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Many organisations across the US and UK are focusing on growing their business by expanding into new geographies; and regions such as Australia and the Middle East and Africa are following in their footsteps. Growth and expansion strategies are top of mind for many CEOs and can cause anxiety at the best of times due [...]
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Russia: the largest country in the world, one eighth of the earth land area, spanning eleven time zones, with the world’s largest mineral and energy resources. What a tantalising opportunity! We are all drawn by the potential rewards, but these rewards can only be collected if one has strong political contacts. Russia is a complex [...]
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Future expansion plans for your company… the challenges of conducting international business… and complexities of global expansion. Where do you even start? One of the keys to business success is the ability to trade internationally and I’m sure we have all laid awake at night wondering how to tackle the challenge of remaining competitive while [...]
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At Dimension Data we believe in the power of technology to transform your organisation, to make things work better… and take your business to the next level. But this can’t be achieved through a series of ad-hoc interventions or point solutions – every IT estate has a myriad of interdependencies. This doesn’t necessarily make managing IT [...]
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It’s official. On Tuesday, Datacraft rebranded to Dimension Data. With the name change, the Datacraft brand ceased to exist – after a vibrant history of 37 years – and Datacraft joined the Dimension Data family. From Red to Green. From Asia to Global. The Brand has transcended to a new dimension. Dimension Data is no stranger to [...]
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