Westcon-Comstor
Cloud-Based Unified Communications – Simplified, Africanised
Prebashini Reddy, Microsoft Product Manager at Westcon-Comstor Business communication has never been as important as it is in today’s hybrid work environment. C-suite executives, line managers, and the teams themselves need to understand their organisational objectives and how they must align even if they no longer share the same office space. This is where unified communications will play a critical role in helping achieve a more integrated approach to employee engagement. To help accomplish this, Westcon-Comstor has developed the Westcon Cloud Connect app. It combines the respective strengths of Microsoft Teams, Ribbon Connect, and Poly to deliver a unified communications solution designed for the digital age. As an experienced distributor that has been servicing the Sub-Sahara African m...
Integrated cloud calling for an agile workforce
Prebashini Reddy, Microsoft Product Manager at Westcon-Comstor The global unified communications and collaboration market grew by more than 29% percent last year thanks in no small part to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, it is set to grow even more in the coming years to top $50 billion by the end of 2023. Invariably, this has resulted in companies relying on multiple communication platforms to cater for an increasingly distributed workforce. For instance, the use of Microsoft Teams has grown exponentially during the past two years. In November 2019, Microsoft reported 20 million active daily users of Teams. At the end of April 2021, this number jumped to 145 million. As things start normalising around this ‘new’ environment, organisations are looking for ...
Westcon-Comstor Appoints New Commercial Director
Global technology distributor, Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has appointed Dorio Bowes to the position of Commercial Director for Westcon Southern Africa. In his role, Bowes will be responsible for oversight of the Westcon business unit portfolios, including Collaboration and Networking, Cybersecurity and Microsoft solutions, and identifying collaborative opportunities across vendor technologies. This includes driving unique solution and value-led services and product offerings that will provide the Westcon channel with a strategic advantage in addressing opportunities for the South Africa and SADC territories. “Solution selling and value-added services are quintessential to the success of the modern distributor, and I am delighted to welcome Dorio as an executive member to the W...
