The vital importance of information technology in today’s global economy makes it a key business concern, helping managers understand what’s really happening in their company at any given time and helping them make smarter decisions about investing company money, ultimately making businesses more efficient.
Technology alone, though, is rarely the key to unlocking economic value: companies create real success when they combine technology with efficient ways of doing business.
With the myriad products and solutions on the market, it is often difficult for companies to decide on those most necessary and effective for their business, resulting in under-utilised, badly integrated solutions more often than not. Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting, explains that part of the problem is that while most IT companies offer good products, very few offer effective systems integration.
“Most so-called solution providers are ultimately nothing more than product implementation companies,” says Naidoo. “There are very few companies that are good systems integration businesses. We pride ourselves on the fact that we are a local BEE business that can do pure systems integration as opposed to merely product implementation.”
In addition, Logikal Consulting offers an excellent price/performance value proposition, providing world-class solutions at very reasonable pricing. With expertise in proven solutions like SAP and SAS, to Java and Tibco implementations, to telecoms engineering, as well as many others, the company’s portfolio and offering comes at prices that are hard to beat.
Kundan Kumar , Logikal Consulting’s Group Service Delivery Director adds that the company’s expertise ultimately results in an understanding of business technology challenges and how to fix them. “Business and IT must be in tune in order to support and realise the enterprise strategy. We are the glue that ensures that business technology decisions are effectively identified and executed, meet the needs of the business, manages the risk and gives proper consideration to regulatory, legal and industry requirements.”
He believes technology should be considered a strategic asset in working out the business capability of the enterprise. But, he says, most enterprises are currently not capable of taking advantage of opportunities and challenges because their systems are plagued with difficulties. This is where effective systems integration can take the business to a higher level. In addition, Lavesh Patil, Group Operations Director at Logikal Consulting points out that common information challenges encountered by most businesses can be easily resolved with the right knowhow, and once again experience and expertise make all the difference.
“An effective, working system can no longer be based on a static structure. Innovative business principles are breaking down the traditional enterprise, and by allowing various technologies and products to talk to each other more effectively, systems integration enables the enterprise to be dynamic while sustaining continuity,” concludes Patil.
Gerald Naidoo, CEO of Logikal Consulting
