What’s Next — Mark Wayne and Greg McDonald discuss the Great VM Reset in South Africa
In this What’s Next with Aki Anastasiou interview, Mark Wayne and Greg McDonald discuss the Great VM Reset and the importance of a good hybrid cloud strategy.
Wayne is the Head of Solutions at iOCO and a veteran of the ICT sector in South Africa with expertise in developing enterprise infrastructure, client-facing solutions, and hybrid cloud systems.
He previously served as a Pre-Sales Strategic Consultant at Aptronics before the company was integrated into iOCO.
iOCO is one of South Africa’s largest and most trusted ICT solution providers, with over 4,500 skilled professionals serving 4,000 notable clients across 40 countries.
McDonald is the Sales Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a senior sales and business leader with over two decades of experience in driving sustainable growth, market expansion, and high-performance teams across complex enterprise environments.
He is known for his expertise in translating business challenges into scalable technology solutions and delivering measurable outcomes for customers and partners.
As the Sales Director at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, McDonald’s responsibilities include strategic leadership, commercial execution, and customer engagement, where he works closely with partners and internal stakeholders.
The interview
In this What’s Next interview, McDonald outlines what the ‘Great VM Reset’ means for organisations heavily invested in traditional virtualisation models, and touches on the rising pressures and market shifts he’s observed.
He also notes that the Great VM Reset promises immediate cost relief that can be reinvested, and discusses the areas that should be prioritised for reinvestment.
Wayne unpacks what a hybrid-by-design cloud foundation looks like in practice and why it’s essential for modern enterprises.
He then touches on what’s driving the public/private cloud shift and how Morpheus and Private Cloud are enabling it.
McDonald and Wayne conclude the interview by explaining how organisations can begin accessing the new solutions emerging and how the industry will continue to evolve over the next five years.
Watch the interview with Mark Wayne and Greg McDonald below.
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