Midis Group affiliates and partners look forward to welcoming visitors to GITEX Africa in Marrakech

Key affiliates and business partners from the Midis Group are planning a warm welcome for visitors to their stands at GITEX Africa from May 31 to June 2, 2023 in Marrakech, Morocco. The event, which has sold out all entry tickets, is billed as ‘the largest Government, Business, Startup and Tech event in the African Continent.’

According to the organisers’ website, GITEX Africa features ‘powerful connections and valuable new relationships; 900 exhibiting tech companies and startups, 30+ government delegations, 250+ global investors, 250 international speakers and tens of thousands of tech executives from 100+ countries.’

The event is coming at an important moment in the growth of the tech sector in the giant continent. For Midis Group and its affiliates, the African entrepreneurial spirit across the vibrant continent, fostering innovation and providing support for the rising Digital adoption is an exciting opportunity to meet new clients, partners, public sector organisations and governments.

Mindware – Hall 4, 4B-40

Mindware, one of the leading regional IT Value-Added Distributors in the Middle East and Africa, has announced that its presence at GITEX Africa will be centered around the theme of Digital Transformation. Toni Azzi, General Manager, Qatar, Levant and Africa at Mindware said: “Digital transformation is high in the priorities of governments and enterprises across the African continent, as they look to build resiliency and competitiveness. As a leading regional distributor with a very strong presence in Africa for over 40 years, Mindware has been working towards enabling and accelerating the digitization initiatives of partners and their customers in the region and helping them adopt the latest technologies that will spur growth and drive economic development in the countries they operate in.”

During the exhibition, Mindware will be announcing new partnerships with best-of-breed vendors and introducing brands covering the latest technologies including datacentre, networking, Cloud and security solutions. Furthermore, the company will be launching its Professional Services portfolio. A big focus will also be on the launch of Mindware’s Cloud Marketplace Platform in Africa which will offer a superior transactional experience to the channel community as well as a wide variety of cloud solutions and services.

Veritas – Hall 2, 2C-40A

Veritas, who are a Silver Sponsor of GITEX Africa, will be present in Hall 2 – 2C-40A. A spokesperson for Veritas said this about their presence at the event: “At Gitex Africa our team of executives and experts will showcase Veritas ALTA, the platform which combines our entire cloud services and solutions portfolio, creating the most comprehensive cloud data management platform built for any environment—allowing you to deliver your part of the shared responsibility model and beyond. Veritas Alta helps elevate your business to new heights by enabling business agility and reducing costs, while ensuring data and applications are protected, highly available and compliant.”

Matrix42 – Hall 2, 2C-40C

According to Samer Hani, Director of Sales and Operations at Matrix42 Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Greece, there has actually been a steady increase in venture capital investment in African tech startups. “One of the fastest-growing sectors in Africa is Financial Technology with mobile money platforms and digital banking solutions gaining popularity across the continent. E-commerce has also been growing with more platforms emerging, offering more products and services to consumers across the continent. Artificial Intelligence and machine learning are becoming increasingly important too.” Enterprise service management solutions provider Matrix42 can be found at Hall 2, 2C-40C.

OpenText – Hall 2, 2C-40B

OpenText, previously Micro Focus, are joining Midis Group affiliates exhibiting at GITEX Africa in Hall 2, 2C-40B. OpenText’s participation at GITEX is an exciting opportunity for organizations to explore cutting-edge solutions that unlock the power of their information. With a commitment to innovation, OpenText continues to empower businesses across industries to navigate the digital age successfully. Middle East and Africa Director for OpenText, Edwin Callen, expressed his view about the opportunities now facing the nations of Africa: “At our organization, we strongly believe in the tremendous potential of digitalization for Africa’s future. It presents us with an extraordinary opportunity to fuel economic growth, ignite innovation and promote social development. Embracing technology allows us to overcome challenges, bridge the digital divide and unlock new pathways for progress.”

Barracuda Networks – Hall 3, 3D – 55

According to Toni El Inati – Regional Vice President, Sales – META & CEE, some of the latest developments that Barracuda Networks will be exhibiting at the show include Zero Trust Access – as part of Barracuda’s SASE platform, Barracuda CloudGen Access now includes web security that offers robust protection wherever users are working. Alongside that, Barracuda will highlight their solution for Email Protection. Now with Zero Trust Access, Barracuda Email Protection hardens the Microsoft 365 environment by constant verification – ensuring only verified users can access resources. Finally, the company will present about Data Protection –  Barracuda Cloud-to-Cloud Backup can be found in the Azure Marketplace. Barracuda has seen a strong growth in its Data Protection business thanks to its Cloud-to-Cloud Backup SaaS product line that protects data stored in Microsoft 365. The Barracuda team can be found in Hall 3, 3D – 55.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium – Hall 2, 2B-20

For GITEX Africa, HPE will showcase industry-leading edge-to-cloud solutions that will advance the way people live and work. Delivering a strong portfolio spanning Cloud Services, High Performance Computing and AI, Intelligent Edge, Software and Storage, Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium provides a consistent experience across all clouds and edges, helping customers drive their business forward by developing new business models, engaging in new ways and increasing operational performance. The team from Hewlett Packard Enterprise operated by Selectium can be found in Hall 2,  2B-20.

Citrix – Hall 2, 2C-20

A company spokesperson for Citrix emphasised how it sees the African market and GITEX in particular: “We are very excited as a team to attend GITEX Africa because it is an event that is anticipated to attract a broad and varied audience of professionals from the technology industry. GITEX has established a worldwide community that depends on its commitment to keep exploring new tech regions and markets to promote knowledge sharing.”

On their exhibition stand, Citrix are showing their secure, unified digital workspace technology for a work-anywhere world – clearly relevant to the GITEX Africa marketplace. This includes the companies’ NetScaler solutions for comprehensive application delivery and load balancing for better UX. Citrix firmly believes that digital workspaces demand a reliable and people-centric security framework, a secure digital perimeter. This security approach plays a crucial role in realizing the workspace’s vision and assists customers in securely executing their cloud strategies and digital transformation plans. Find out more about the Citrix offer on their stand in Hall 2, 2C-20.

Commvault – Hall 2, D15

The Commvault team is to be found in Hall 2, D15. Amine Mounadir, System Engineer, said this about their offer at GITEX Africa: “Commvault is a global enterprise leader in intelligent data management solutions across on-premises, multi-cloud, and SaaS environments. Commvault will be showcasing its advanced data protection and data security solutions. This would include cyber deception services as well as the next evolution of its Metallic Backup as a Service offering. The HyperScale X appliance provides the ultimate simplicity, security and scale with single pane of glass management through the Commvault Command Center.”

Rubrik – Hall 3, 3D – 95

Rubrik Security Cloud is a data security platform that keeps your data secure, monitors your data risks, and quickly recovers your data, wherever it lives. Built on zero trust architectural principles, Rubrik Security Cloud empowers organizations to:

• Preserve data integrity and keep data readily accessible to withstand cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions
• Reduce your data risks by continuously monitoring for emergent cyber threats such as ransomware and sensitive data exposure
• Surgically and rapidly restore your impacted apps, files or objects, by containing threats and orchestrating recoveries while avoiding malware reinfection.

Meet Rubrik’s experts at Stand 3D – 95 in Hall 3