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A Decade of Success
A Decade of Success
A DECADE
to identify, understand and apply technology it has laid down. But, perhaps drawing on the model, these technologies are offered as a
for business benefit. Says Fanaroff : “We saw early experience of launching a company into service to customers. Integr8 managed ICT
an opportunity to build a world-class ICT a post-2000 world fraught with risk, he says services include:
services business, leveraging and specialising caution and care remain the watchword. “We’ll
OF SUCCESS
in Microsoft-based technology, as well as with continue to follow a compounded growth • Advanced infrastructure management
other industry technology leaders.” strategy and a carefully constructed business • Professional service
That’s something that has worked out plan underpinned by our strong financial • Software asset management
really well for the company. In fact, it has business model. Even as we become larger and • Procurement
Words Donovan Jackson received industry recognition not only from more complex, we will ensure that we retain the • Outsourcing
global giants such as Microsoft, but also from capacity for flexibility and the ability to quickly • Project management
LAUNCHING A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY IN THE PEAK OF THE DOT COM customers, industry watchers and academic adapt to change.” • Virtualisation
institutions. A peek into the trophy cabinet is Fanaroff believes the express commitment to • Converged communications
CRASH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED A RISKY STRATEGY, BUT FOR INTEGR8 IT revealing: among the accolades are The Most flexibility combined with ‘the basics’ and a clear • Enterprise messaging
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REAT ideas are one thing. Turning them into a nationwide THE NERVE CENTRE® of the Year for South Africa and Africa; Best and strategy, we have continued to flourish • Compliance and e-mail archive
business with continental aspirations is quite another. That’s In order to create a scalable and global business, Customer Experience of the Year; Networking and remain on course to grow and entrench and retention
what the founders of Integr8 have achieved: from the smallest of allowing the export of intellectual property while Infrastructure Solution of the Year; Security service levels and technical innovation to the • Security
beginnings, principles that are not bound by scale have seen the company retaining its structural property on local soil, Solution of the Year (Middle East, Africa, & developing marketplace. “And from a technical • Asset rental
go from a bedroom operation to the largest privately owned ICT company Integr8 pioneered and developed the Nerve Eastern Europe); and Global Business Partner point of view, our model benefits immensely • Fax to e-mail
in Africa. Centre ®. Today, Integr8 owns and operates this of the Year (Worldwide Winner), as well as from fresh global trends. From a system and • International calling
The men behind the company are Lance Fanaroff and Rob Sussman, digital hub of people, innovative technology Technology Top 100 Companies award. And business process standpoint, we believe that • Cloud collaboration and compliance
today joint CEOs of a South African founded success story with a significant and processes that manage and regulates that’s just the top shelf. every existing and new development within • SaaS
national footprint and delivery mechanism across the continent. They the complete ICT environment of many of the Throughout almost a decade of operations, resource application is covered and we believe • Web 2.0 services
are ably supported by partners and an experienced executive team that country’s leading organisations. Rob Sussman, a constant that has come in combination with the benefit of our expertise, experience • Private and public cloud services
includes managing director Jan Roux, sales director Bennie Strydom, joint CEO, Integr8 says: “Multi-billion rands of ICT technical excellence and customer service is and entrepreneurial spirit continues to be • Connectivity and hosting solutions
HR and marketing director Tami Sussman, and CFO and legal director assets are managed from the Nerve Centre®.” innovation. That’s essential for a company that transferred to our growing client base,” he • Nerve Centre®
Bradley Riback. seeks to put the dizzying speed of technological concludes.