AT GENGHIS, WE
ALWAYS LOOK AT A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR
OUR CLIENTS AND
STAFF BASED ON HOW FLEXIBLE IT IS FOR SCALE
AND CHANGE.
FEATURE
AT GENGHIS, WE
ALWAYS LOOK AT A TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR
OUR CLIENTS AND
STAFF BASED ON HOW FLEXIBLE IT IS FOR SCALE
AND CHANGE.
Capital was able to seamlessly transition into a work from home( WFH) model with no disruption to its business – the only requirement is a working Internet connection.
“ In any recession, bad companies are wiped out, good companies survive, great companies thrive,” Jeremiah Chunge Munyasa, Head of Alternative Channels and Technology at Genghis Capital.
“ When we moved to our VMware cloud in 2017 with Node Africa, it was a decision based on economics, little did we know that it would be the perfect recipe to help us weather several business disruptions.
“ At Genghis, we always look at a technology solution for our clients and staff based on how flexible it is for scale and change, and not the traditional
Jeremiah Chunge Munyasa, Head of Alternative Channels and Technology at Genghis Capital thinking of how rigid it is. It is a model that has paid off for our business.”
This is not the first time that the company’ s cloud-first approach has paid dividends and its technology has been stress-tested. During the unrest as a result of the 2017 Kenyan government elections, the Genghis Capital team was able to ensure Business Continuity by working and accessing its cloud services from home, while the majority of the country stayed at home. It is a model where foresight is, in fact, hindsight and the team is continuing to innovate albeit from home, with a new digital business application that it has been developing now ready to be launched.
By being digital-first, Chunge and his team have seamlessly embraced Business Continuity. This has been
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