Contents
From the Director’s Desk
Dear Partners,
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Redington recommends
From laptops to accessories, the
latest products in the market.
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Lenovo
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www.redingtonmea.com
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We at Redington Gulf are always on the
lookout for new avenues through which we
can provide additional insights about your
business from our perspective. And this is why have decided to launch The
Shelf, which will, over the coming year, provide you with all the analysis
and information you need to make informed decisions while playing this
important market.
Microsoft
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Welcome to the very first edition of our new
quarterly magazine, The Shelf, a title designed
to inform resellers about the dynamic market of
devices, software, peripherals and accessories.
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Chris Waldie, Cloud Business
Manager, Microsoft Gulf discusses
how the adoption of Microsoft 365
and other Microsoft Cloud services
have grown in the region.
The Shelf will be published by the Volume Division of Redington Gulf,
which distributes most of the leading brands within categories such as
Mobility, Desktops, Printers, Accessories, and Software, to name a few.
The magazine will also provide insights on selected vendors’ channel
strategies and product portfolios. Again, this will help you to make informed
decisions about the vendors you want to work with, and the segments that
you want to involve yourself in. In addition, the publication will focus on
certain products under different categories, as well as strong products and
categories that Redington would recommend for its channel.
Lenovo Gulf’s GM, Mohammed Hilili
on the company’s growth strategy
and the way ahead.
Belkin
Youssef El-Arif, Country Manager, Belkin
gives an insight into the company’s
market differentiators and why the
Middle East and Africa regions are
strategic markets and its future plans.
The Shelf comes alongside the Value Plus Quarterly magazine, which has
been published by Redington’s Value Division for value-added resellers
across Middle East and Africa since 2008. As always, we welcome
feedback of any kind, so if you have any questions about the contents of
these pages, please don’t hesitate to contact a member of our team.
Symantec
Endpoint security is no longer
enough for businesses, with
cybercrimes increasing in the region,
says Tamim Taufiq from Symantec.
Redington updates
Most importantly, we hope that you enjoy reading this first issue of The
Shelf. We’ll see you again next quarter.
Regards
Raj Shankar
Managing Director, Redington Gulf
The latest news from the channel.
For more information, please write to [email protected]
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