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Johannesburg – South Africa – 4 April 2022 – First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for IT, Datacentre and Networking Solutions, announces its distribution partnership with Arista Networks for South Africa and the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client to cloud networking for large datacentre, campus andRead more

Johannesburg – South Africa – 24 February 2022 – BeyondTrust, the worldwide leader in intelligent identity and access security, has appointed First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for cybersecurity, datacentre, cloud, surveillance, and IoT solutions as the South African distributor for BeyondTrust’s range of cybersecurity solutions. The pan-African distribution agreement covers South Africa, the SouthernRead more

Johannesburg – South Africa – 09 February 2022 – First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for Cybersecurity, Datacentre, Cloud, Surveillance and IoT Solutions, is furthering their partnership with BCD – the security industry’s most trusted source for video data infrastructure solutions. The distribution partnership aims to reinforce FD’s value proposition of providing turnkey security andRead more

First Distribution, the leading pan-African distributor for Cyber Security, Datacentre, Cloud, Surveillance and IoT Solutions, have entered into a partnership with Mimecast, to sell Mimecast managed services in South Africa and through Africa in collaboration with select managed service providers (MSP’s). The partnership aims to reinforce FD’s value proposition of providing turnkey security solutions toRead more

Protecting data in the cloud is increasingly complex and challenging, but it has to be a priority and should start with basic data good practice. This is according to speakers participating in a webinar hosted by Obsidian Systems, in partnership with First Distribution and IBM. In a poll of webinar participants, asking whether their businessesRead more

Cloud computing has finally come of age, with the unique circumstances of the last two years accelerating its adoption across the world. In South Africa, and across Africa, a surge in public cloud availability has been welcomed by end-users and partners alike as new solutions have helped to solve both traditional and modern business challenges.Read more

Remote workforces may be enjoying the balance that comes with working from home, but they are inevitably putting in longer hours, which means they need to equip their workspaces with all the tools needed to make their work hours more comfortable and productive. This is according to First Distribution Dell Technologies brand executive Andre Human,Read more

A great partnership between Intercept and First Distribution supports Software Development Houses and Independent Software Vendors (ISV) in embracing the cloud. This partnership enables software developers across pan-Africa to leverage the benefits of First Distribution’s Azure ISV Services. “Intercept and First Distribution work together to maximise one another’s scaling possibilities,” according to Intercept CEO JobRead more

There’s no doubt that data is a key driver in most organisations today. New types and sources of data such as social media, and new technologies like smart devices mean that more data is generated, shared and ultimately, kept than ever before. This is why data management has become so critical. Storage, once considered toRead more

Organisations are still battling to deliver value from their data in a complex environment in which data volumes are growing all the time. This emerged during a webinar hosted by First Distribution and IBM, in collaboration with ITWeb, where Fatima Dawood, IBM Software Product Manager at First Distribution, and Sheldon Hand, IBM Leader for DataRead more