Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium partnered with Intel to host MD Tech Forum in Lagos

Event explored Hybrid Workplace Solutions, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as well as High-Performance Computing (HPC)

July 20, 2022

ten people in a group photograph — Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria) team members and Country Account Executive for West Africa, Intel, at the event. L-R: Etuk Ubongabasi, Babajide Lewis, Emenike Chukwunyere, Oludare Ishola, Ruth Owolabi, Rita Amuchienwa, Olive Nwafor, Valentine Okoh, Segun Iffie, and Nnaemeka Onwuka. Photo credit - Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria) partnered with Intel to host an MD Tech Forum in Lagos, Nigeria on June 28, 2022. The event, titled ‘Building a Hybrid Digital Workplace for Financial Services’, attracted top IT professionals from the Financial Service industry and introduced some of the latest radical and innovative technologies available for business development.

a woman presents to an audience in front of a screen — Country Account Executive for West Africa of Intel Corporation, Rita Amuchienwa, during her presentation. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)

The all-day interactive session was developed to introduce IT and FSI professionals to HPE and Intel’s secure and flexible VDI as a service solution that has immense benefits such as:
simple deployment and management; the ability to drive speed, agility, and economics; plentiful support for a full range of users; reduced risk of data exposure; and importantly, payment for only the resources consumed, obviously one of the key advantages of SaaS.

a man presents with a mic in front of a large digital projection screen — Sales Account Manager (FSI) of Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium, Oludare Ishola, during his presentation on Building the Bank of the future. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)

Presentations were made by Rita Amuchienwa, Country Account Executive for West Africa, Intel Corporation, alongside Oludare Ishola, Sales Account Manager FSI, Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium. Others presenting were Koketso Letoaba, Intel Technical Specialist, and Ahmed Al-Jeshi, Regional Director, HPC & AI – Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Intel.

a man speaks into a mic at an event, surrounded by other people — Sales Lead of Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium, Valentine Okoh, engaging attendees during the interactive session. Photo credit – Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium (Nigeria)

In the interactive sessions, participants were introduced to the benefits of embracing Hybrid Workplace Solutions, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) as well as High-Performance Computing (HPC) and how this would enable the Financial Service industry tap into the expertise of secure remote working.