Where Do You See Your Brand in the Next 12-18
Months?
An Overview of Your Brands or Products, and Their
Inherent Strengths and Features
Oracle have adopted a very bullish growth strategy, continuing with the acquisition of key companies, thereby offering
more complete solutions to market. I therefore see growth
in my portfolio, as we are able to offer increasingly complete
solutions.
Cyberoam is a next-generation appliance built for future-ready security in networks. The fastest Universal
Threat Management (UTM) appliances for SOHO and
SMB segments and next-generation firewall protection for
large enterprises positions Cyberoam at the forefront of
UTM.
Ruckus Wireless is a pioneer in the wireless infrastructure
market, enabling carriers and enterprises to stay ahead of
the exploding demand for high-bandwidth applications and
services.
What Sets First Distribution Apart
Although not having been employed here for long, I can already see the intense focus which First Distribution places
on its world-class vendors and best-of-breed products.
It’s an inspiration to work for a company where such an
emphasis is placed on ‘the best’.
Where Do You See Your Brands in the Next 12-18
Months?
Cyberoam is gaining traction in the local market, whilst
Ruckus has taken the industry by storm. I believe that if
we can position ourselves correctly, we can enjoy a big
slice of the marketshare pie in the not-too-distant future.
Derek Grace
Cyberoam & Ruckus Wireless
Product Manager
Derek
Grace
Role: Product Manager
Brand: Cyberoam & Ruckus Wireless
Bio: I am a veteran of the Southern African ICT industry
having held various technical, marketing and management
roles with the local systems integrators and international
manufacturers from the early 80s.
I am now a network specialist with a wealth of knowledge
in Enterprise Ethernet Switching and Routing, Network Security, Unified Communications, Wireless technologies and
infrastructure technologies including fibre optic systems
and structured backbones.
FIRST DISTRIBUTION
Niroshni Raju
APC & Huawei Brand Manager
40 | www.firstdistribution.co.za