{"id":343556,"date":"2019-09-30T07:28:52","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T05:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=343556"},"modified":"2019-09-30T07:28:52","modified_gmt":"2019-09-30T05:28:52","slug":"ioco-south-africas-premier-digital-journey-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/343556\/ioco-south-africas-premier-digital-journey-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"iOCO \u2013 South Africa\u2019s premier digital journey partner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>iOCO, the ICT services division of EOH Holdings, has launched \u2013 offering businesses a solutions partner which can take care of all their digital needs.<\/p>\n<p>The name <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioco.tech\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=30Sept_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOCO<\/a><\/strong> is the combination of the digitally-native \u201cinternet organisations\u201d (iO) and \u201ccreative organisations\u201d (CO) of the future, but symbolises much more than four simple letters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ciOCO is more than a name, it signifies a new way of operating an ICT business. As a systems integrator, our strategy will be driven by the integrated strength of our business units, for the benefit of our clients and partners,\u201d said the company.<\/p>\n<p>iOCO\u2019s mission is to provide turnkey ICT solution to all its clients, while operating under a single brand. This will ensure that in our open and connected world of exponential change, iOCO\u2019s clients will be at the forefront of disruptive technologies while continuing to build on their existing foundations.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Expansion and growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cOver the years EOH expanded rapidly through acquisition, amassing the largest concentration of ICT skills on the African continent,\u201d said Stephen van Coller, EOH group CEO.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe future of business is beyond what any of us predicted. Today, the need for continuous transformation means that our clients require a partner with the skills to leverage legacy technology, while implementing their disruptive platforms of the future. The ability to deliver exponential solutions and meet the accelerated needs of our clients is what iOCO brings to the market\u201d said Van Coller.<\/p>\n<p>iOCO\u2019s strategy of using new, disruptive technologies while drawing on the strengths of established business practices allows companies to operate in \u201cthe two-speed world\u201d we live in \u2013 and to succeed in this world businesses need a trusted, single point of contact as their digital journey partner.<\/p>\n<p>iOCO is that partner.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Large skills base<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>iOCO has at its disposal the largest collection of ICT skills in Africa and works with over 90 global technology partners to ensure it takes care of its clients\u2019 needs.<\/p>\n<p>These skills, possessed by the company\u2019s 4,500 employees, are distributed across six core divisions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Digital<\/strong> <strong>Advisory<\/strong> <strong>businesses<\/strong> \u2013 IT advisory and consulting services.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Open<\/strong> <strong>Digital<\/strong> <strong>Integrator<\/strong> &#8211; iOCO\u2019s digital software factory.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enterprise<\/strong> <strong>Applications<\/strong> \u2013 ERP solutions based on SAP, Oracle, Infor, and Syspro platforms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data<\/strong> <strong>and<\/strong> <strong>Analytics<\/strong> &#8211; Smart data analytics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Compute<\/strong> <strong>Platforms<\/strong> &#8211; End-user and enterprise back-end requirements in data centre management, virtualization, and multi-cloud environments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Managed<\/strong> <strong>Services<\/strong> <strong>Outsourcing<\/strong> \u2013 Offering a new focus on cloud and performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Client and Solutions Executive, Simon Just, said the iOCO value proposition centres around these core offerings \u2013 and they provide the foundation required to offer clients best-of-breed solutions while delivering anything-as-a-service technology services.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s digital software factory also allows its clients to bridge old and new technologies to benefit their businesses, as every company today is essentially a \u201csoftware company\u201d thanks to their reliance on technology.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>New beginning<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While iOCO has a large, established skills base and technology partner network, the new brand does signify a new beginning.<\/p>\n<p>The company has established a strong corporate governance process which provides a clean, new division for clients to do business with. It also marks a move towards iOCO\u2019s long-term vision of providing its clients with digital, mobile, and data-driven solutions that will see them excel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201ciOCO is built on a proud heritage of service, bringing an unmatched collective of highly-skilled and deeply motivated people serving a strong client base, and leveraging established relationships with more than 90 global OEMs,\u201d said van Coller.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ioco.tech\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=30Sept_Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOCO website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>iOCO is more than a name, it represents a new way of operating an ICT business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":343562,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[26,14402],"class_list":["post-343556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-headline","tag-ioco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=343556"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":343560,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/343556\/revisions\/343560"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/343562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=343556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=343556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=343556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}