T-Systems talks digital transformation at world's leading ITxpo: the Gartner Symposium

Issued by Evolution PR for T-Systems
Johannesburg, 19 Sep 2016

Head of IT Portfolio & Solution Sales, Mpumi Nhlapo.

T-Systems is a silver sponsor at the upcoming Gartner Symposium ITXpo 2016. In addition to exhibiting at the ITxpo, T-Systems will host several exclusive networking events and head of IT Portfolio and Solution Sales, Mpumi Nhlapo, will be speaking alongside a line-up of other experts and thought leaders.

The event, which takes place in Cape Town from the 26th to the 28th September 2016, is widely considered the world's most important gathering of CIOs and IT executives. T-Systems will be part of providing delegates with a strategic view on the latest IT trends and buzzwords, covering a host of current topics from bimodal IT and the Internet of things (IOT) to cost optimisation and information management.

Says Nhlapo: "This year's theme, 'Lead 360 - Drive Digital to the Core' will give us an opportunity to discuss digital transformation and whether it should be considered a threat or opportunity for organisations. We will delve into how the digital world is challenging the rules of competition and breaking down traditional barriers to market entry. We will also explore how the growing African digital revolution is impacting South African organisations, the potential threats and opportunities that they face and the solutions available to mitigate the former and realise the latter, such as our new Un-outsourcer offering."

Un-outsourcer is a range of cloud-based service contracts which, with their 'run on satisfaction' and 'quit on incident' policies, promises unprecedented flexibility. According to Nhlapo, the advent of cloud - and the possibilities that come with it - neatly answers the call for IT cost savings across the board, but far too many service contracts remain rigid, high risk and opaque. He adds that Un-outsourcer solutions and contractual models provide businesses with proper cost transparency and, being so flexible, comes at a very low risk to the client.

Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom is one of the world's leading integrated telecommunications companies with around 151 million mobile customers, 30 million fixed-network lines and more than 17 million broadband lines (as of 31 December 2014). The group provides fixed network, mobile communications, Internet and IPTV products and services for consumers and ICT solutions for business customers and corporate customers. Deutsche Telekom is present in more than 50 countries and has approximately 228 000 employees worldwide. The group generated revenues of EUR 62.7 billion in the 2014 financial year - more than 60% of it outside Germany.

T-Systems

Deutsche Telekom considers the European business customer segment a strategic growth area. Deutsche Telekom offers small, medium-sized and multinational companies ICT solutions for an increasingly complex digital world. In addition to services from the cloud, the range of services is centred around M2M and security solutions, complementary mobile communications and fixed network products, and solutions for virtual collaboration and IT platforms, all of which forms the basis for its customers' digital business models.

With approximately 47 800 employees worldwide, T-Systems generated revenue of around EUR 8,6 billion in the 2014 financial year.

Since the inception of T-Systems in South Africa in 1997, the company has cemented its position as one of the most successful T-Systems companies outside of Europe. A leading ICT outsourcing service provider locally, T-Systems offers end-to-end ICT solutions in both the ICT Operations and Systems Integration markets. Their extensive portfolio of services covers the vertical, horizontal, IT and TC space. T-Systems South Africa's head office is located in Midrand with another major office in Cape Town, and 20 further representative offices in locations throughout southern Africa.

Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2016

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