Creating a sustainable work environment with Huawei Cloud

If there is one thing Pinnacle ICT and Huawei agree on, it's believing that technological innovations play a vital role in gearing towards creating a cleaner and greener environment, “Pinnacle and Huawei are both focused on offering clients’ solutions that contribute to sustainability, carbon reduction and responsible innovation, transitioning to Cloud is one of the key factors in achieving this”. – Stefan van Niekerk, Huawei Product Manager for Server, Storage & Cloud at Pinnacle ICT.

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“Being the Product Manager for Server, Storage and Cloud, I often feel conflicted within my role when it comes to promoting only one solution but what users need to realise is that each solution provides them with certain pro’s and con’s, it all depends on what they are trying to achieve – and if sustainability, cost-saving, flexibility and speed are at the top of your priority list, then Huawei Cloud is the way to go”, continues van Niekerk.

“In the earlier years many companies projected the image off being “eco-friendly” for the sake of keeping up appearances but as time has progressed and more research has been conducted, it has become apparent that climate change will have a crippling effect on companies not willing to address this issue, Forbes actually determined that climate change could cost companies a whopping $1.3 Trillion by 2026”. Transitioning to Cloud Computing reduces carbon emissions significantly and to try and put it into a better perspective for larger organisations – transitioning one department to Cloud can save an estimated 30k metric tons of CO2 over five years, amounting to 6000 fewer vehicles on the road.

“Cloud computing also assists in reducing your energy consumption significantly by replacing your high-carbon physical products with virtual products that do exactly the same thing. At the end of the day this is going to save you costs in terms of purchasing and running hardware, resulting in a lower utility bill at the end of the month.”

If there is one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is that circumstances can change overnight, and companies need to be prepared. Whether your staff are able to work from the office or need the flexibility to work remotely depending on their responsibilities, Cloud allows them the opportunity to continue functioning productively, which at the end of the day is beneficial to your organisation's profitability and success.

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