{"id":29894,"date":"2019-11-04T12:25:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=29894"},"modified":"2019-11-04T12:26:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:26:05","slug":"netshield-aims-to-better-help-it-professionals-by-stripping-away-noise-and-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/11\/04\/netshield-aims-to-better-help-it-professionals-by-stripping-away-noise-and-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Netshield aims to better help IT professionals by &#8216;stripping away noise and hype&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Customers\ntired of hearing about how IoT, the cloud, renewable energy and connectivity\nproducts are going to change their business but aren\u2019t provided the evidence to\nsupport these statements can now call on Netshield South Africa for practical\nexamples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According\nto Netshield, the company has been inundated with requests from customers to\nprovide them with working examples of how its technology solutions are driving\nbusiness transformation. As a result, it has reimagined its digital footprint\nto ensure that it speaks to actual use cases and not just covers mega trends\nshaping the industry, one example is the list of working case studies now on\nthe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.netshieldsa.com\">www.netshieldsa.com<\/a> website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe IT\nindustry is fixated on talking about megatrends and trying to fit solutions\naround the concept of IoT or cloud, with little explanation of the mechanics\nbehind how the actual application of the technology works,\u201d said Inus\nDreckmeyr, CEO at Netshield South Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is\neasier to throw terms like AI into a conversation than it is to prove if it\nworks. Which is why we have taken a step back and built out a series of use\ncases for customers looking to unpack the true business benefit of a technology\nas well as to create an understanding of how it can be applied in a business.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Netshield\u2019s\nteam of developers have been leading innovation in bespoke solution and\napplication development for 25 years and were one of the first local companies\nto build working IoT solutions for its clients nearly 15 years ago. With its\nvast knowledge it is now working with customers to unravel the noise behind \u2018it\ncould\u2019 and change the message to \u2018we can\u2019 and \u2018this is how\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A shift in\nthinking, which Dreckmeyr says is much needed by an industry that is paralysing\nits IT teams by trying to woo C-Level executives with the promise of Digital Transformation,\nbut not substantiating the claims behind this. The new Netshield approach can\nbe seen on its website, whereas opposed to just driving product messaging, it\nis creating what it aims to make a resource repository for users needed to\nprove the use of a product or solution in their environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Navigating\nthrough its case studies a customer will be able to view granular use cases of\nits Actsafe vehicle management and control, air conditioning duty cycling, its\nAPN Case \u2013 remote wireless access, how Cell Lock can protect cargo in transit,\nthe Data Centre in a Box, remote management and control for renewable energy\nsystems, a guide to understanding Netshield IoT building blocks, right through\nto managing weather stations, managing noise\nexposure and its Lamproom Manager. Many are substantiated with a video, mapped\nout in a diagram, and supported by a practical example. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Netshield team are themselves engineers, and while it is easy to get caught up in the hype of new technology trends, we understand exactly what it means to implement them,\u201d added Dreckmeyr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhich is why we are taking an almost back to basics approach when packaging our offerings. Our clients are tired of navigating through websites that speak to an idea and not a solution, that have broken links or take hours to get to what they need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs much as\nwe as an industry are trying to simplify IT for our users, we also need to\nsimplify our digital engagement and stop speaking above our customers. We hope\nto achieve just that with our new digital real estate.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customers tired of hearing about how IoT, the cloud, renewable energy and connectivity products are going to change their business but aren\u2019t provided the evidence to support these statements can now call on Netshield South Africa for practical examples. 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