On Thursday 12th of October, we hosted Microsoft and over 50 bloggers at the Nailab as Microsoft talked about their partnership with Intel, Lenovo and Dell, to expand the business solutions available to small, medium business in Kenya. The campaign themed – Accelerate Your Business which was unveiled on the same day is meant to expose customers in the SME sector to the Windows 10 Pro devices.
The MC for the evening was Samuel Mbugua who moderated a panel consisting of:
Rotimi Olumide – Windows Business Group Lead, Microsoft West East Central Africa
David Caleb – Senior. Manager, Intel West East Central Africa
Sean Wasonga – Technical Account Manager, Microsoft.
Lenovo representatives
Windows Group Lead,Microsoft Sub Sahara Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, Rotimi Olumide kicked off the event by announcing that Microsoft was thrilled to announce this initiative with Intel, Lenovo and Dell.
Microsoft’s company goal is to help every individual and organization to achieve more. #AccelerateYourBizKe
— BAKE Business (@BakeBiz) October 12, 2016
Windows 10 Pro is available on a wide variety of innovative devices built for getting work done including rugged tablets with voice recognition, innovative 2-in-1s that can be used as a tablet or a laptop, amazing thin and light notebooks, desktops and powerful workstations with keyboard, mouse and large displays.
Lenovo doesn’t stand still, it moves with technology #AccelerateYourBizKe
— Kendesk (@kendesk_ke) October 12, 2016
72% of cyber attacks target small size and mid-size businesses. We’ve built #Windows10 with your security in mind. #AccelerateYourBizKE pic.twitter.com/2zJkpCb4Yz
— Microsoft EastAfrica (@Microsoftea) October 12, 2016
Even more amazing features include Cortana. A feature that integrates with certain apps installed like Uber. Call it a “work happening anytime, anywhere affair. A twenty first century workplace. With windows 10, you can order for an uber right at the comfort of your office. A lot too has changed in the software landscape. The Office365 is not just about MsWord and MsExcel but also data security, cloud storage and Pro-help, which are all in-built. With Microsoft, security to them will always be critical, but tools to protect data and services will get better and smarter is their assurance.
@Office365 offers security of devices, documents and people….. Enables businesses to have easier solutions #AccelerateyourbizKe
— Constant Cap (@ConstantCap) October 12, 2016
.@Microsoftea,Lenovo & Intel partnership also has NIC as a financial partner to help small biz accelerate their growth #AccelerateYourBizKe
— Kachwanya (@kachwanya) October 12, 2016
The commercial device market is growing worldwide with over a 100 million Thinkpad devices sold in the market to date.
Microsoft Azure, office365 and other cloud services are on pay as you go package for affordability #AccelerateYourBizKe
— TechMoran Magazine (@TechMoranLtd) October 12, 2016
#Office365 for data processing and security#OneDrive for storage#Skype for communication#Windows10 for great UI
— Techsawa (@techsawa) October 12, 2016
As the panel discussion came to an end, the audience was given time to ask questions and seek further clarification. In the end, all the participating and attending members went home with an Intel gift hamper.