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DSL Telecom Wins The Zoho Partner Of The Year MEA Award At The Zoho Global Partner Summit In Chennai, India

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:28:36 +0200

DSL Telecom's Managing Director, Dean Schreuder, and Technical Director, Paul Wilson, attended the 2025 Zoho Global Partner Summit in Chennai, India and we're proud to announce that DSL Telecom was awarded the Zoho Partner Of The Year for the MEA Region (2024).

About the award

This Zoho Partner Of The Year MEA award reaffirms DSL Telecom’s reputation as a trusted Zoho Premium Partner, recognising our expertise in implementing and optimising Zoho solutions to help businesses maximise their software investment.

DSL Telecom's Partner of the Year award 2024 - MEA

Dean and Paul with Ajeet and Vincent from Zoho

Some more highlights from the summit

Learning and networking opportunities

The summit brought together Zoho visionaries and partners from around the world to share insights, celebrate innovation, and foster collaboration. Attendees were treated to presentations and previews of Zoho's app platform and strategies for growth in the region.

Beyond the sessions, the event served as an invaluable networking platform. Dean and Paul connected with the Zoho team and other partners, exchanging fresh perspectives and innovative ideas to drive growth and collaboration.

Dean and Paul with Ali Shabdar from Zoho

Dean and Paul connecting with Tonia from Zoho

Dean shares expertise during a fireside chat

During the ''Winning Enterprises Together'' fireside chat, Dean shared insights on the differences between enterprise customers and SMEs when adopting Zoho solutions. He discussed their unique needs, decision-making processes, and expectations, providing strategies for successfully implementing Zoho software in large organisations.

Dean participating in a fireside chat

Paul during a Q&A session

Filming Zoho Partner testimonials

Dean and Paul also had the unique opportunity to film a Zoho partner testimonial, and a Zoho Creator partner testimonial at the Zoho Tower. These testimonials highlight DSL Telecom's journey as a Zoho partner and their impactful work in the South African market using Zoho Creator.

Dean being filmed for his Zoho partner testimonial

Paul filming some content for Zoho Creator

Cultural highlights: Zoho's Pongal celebration

During the summit, Zoho hosted a Pongal 2025 celebration for its team members. Dean and Paul took part in the festival, experiencing the local traditions of Tamil Nadu's annual harvest celebration.

Dean with Sridhar Vembu, Zoho's CEO, at the Pongal celebration

Paul enjoying the festivities at the Pongal celebration

The Zoho Global Partner Summit provided a valuable opportunity to connect with industry leaders, explore upcoming Zoho features, and gain insights into Zoho implementation and consulting. With these takeaways, DSL Telecom is well-equipped to help businesses optimise Zoho solutions for success.

DSL Telecom Wins Partner Of The Year Award At Zoho Inspire MEA In Dubai

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 14:28:36 +0200

We’re excited to announce that DSL Telecom has won Zoho Partner of the Year – South Africa 2024 at the Zoho Inspire MEA Conference in Dubai in January 2025. Representing DSL Telecom, Tremayne Burns, Head of Operations, and Hansie Swanepoel, Success and Implementation Manager, proudly accepted the award.

What the Zoho Inspire MEA event is about

The Zoho Inspire Conference is an event where Zoho partners from the region come together to connect with fellow Zoho Partners and Zoho team members. It provides a platform for partners to explore the latest Zoho innovations, product updates, and industry trends.

This year, attendees participated in insightful sessions and fireside chats covering Zoho’s AI strategy, as well as deep dives into Zoho CRM, Zoho Creator, Zoho Desk, and other Zoho applications.

A win for us, a win for our customers

Winning the Zoho Partner of the Year – South Africa 2024 award confirms our role as a leading provider of Zoho solutions, it also highlights our expertise and commitment to delivering effective solutions that drive business success. For our customers, it means they can rely on us for high-quality Zoho implementation, strategic guidance, and ongoing Zoho support, backed by our strong reputation in the market.

Some highlights from the Zoho Inspire 2025 event

The Address Sky View Hotel, Dubai

Hansie and Tremayne in Dubai

The lobby at the Address Sky View Hotel

Hansie with Tonia from Zoho

Zoho's AI strategy fireside chat

An engaging tech-business session

Hansie and Tremayne at the Zoho Inspire event

Hansie and Tremayne with Nishar and Ajeet

Hansie and Tremayne with Hyther

With new insights gained from the Zoho Inspire 2025 event, and our recognition as a top-performing Zoho partner, we remain dedicated to helping our customers unlock the full potential of Zoho's powerful suite of applications. We're excited about the future and look forward to empowering even more businesses.

DSL Telecom Wins Key Business Contributor Award At Zoho Inspire MEA

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:40:09 +0200

We're proud to announce that for the first time, DSL Telecom has received Zoho's Key Contributor Award for South Africa at the recent Zoho Inspire MEA (Middle East and Africa) conference held in Dubai.

DSL Telecom's Managing Director, Dean Schreuder, Marketing Director, Danielle Schreuder and Technical Director, Paul Wilson attended the event, which took place at Atlantis, The Palm on the 23rd of January 2024.

Zoho partners unite

Zoho's Inspire conferences, are known worldwide to be learn and grow initiatives designed exclusively for Zoho partners, providing them with the necessary insights, training and resources that can help scale their businesses.

These flagship events are typically powerful knowledge-sharing platforms between MEA partners, industry leads and Zoho experts as they explore the latest trends and solutions shaping the future of modern businesses. The full-day event aims to accelerate Zoho partners' growth and success by providing insightful growth hacks and the chance to learn about the latest enhancements to the partner program.

The agenda for Zoho Inspire Dubai 2024 event featured several standout sessions including updates on the latest Zoho developments, essential strategies for businesses venturing into new markets or industries, and a detailed exploration of sales and marketing planning.

Attendees then delved into the intricacies of Zoho Creator and other developer tools, learning how they can be used effectively, illustrated with real-world business use cases.

There was also ample opportunity to network, engage in discussions and share valuable insights with both fellow partners and members of the Zoho team allowing participants to build important relationships within the Zoho community.

About the award

The Zoho Partner Key Business Contributor Award is an accolade given to outstanding Zoho partners who have not only fully integrated the power of Zoho products within their own businesses but have also exponentially helped customers succeed on their own software journeys.

Winning this award not only enhances DSL Telecom's credibility within the industry, it also solidifies our position as a reputable provider of Zoho's software solutions. Being recognised for our proficiency in leveraging Zoho products means customers can be assured that they will receive access to top-notch expertise, services and support from the DSL Telecom team.

Some highlights of the Zoho Inspire 2024 event

With our Key Contributor award in hand and as a proud Zoho Premium Partner, the team at DSL Telecom is more inspired than ever to continue delivering Zoho's superior software solutions to customers and looks forward to what 2024 holds.