Microsoft and Google are two of the world’s most prominent innovators and have changed the way we experience technology for good. The workplace has been no exception to this transformation with both Microsoft and Google releasing innovations that have shaped the Modern Workplace we know today. When it comes to making technology investments in [...]
Written by: Ryan Britton, US Program Lead 4 Things You Should do before Investing in a Teams Platform Applications like Slack and Microsoft Teams are rapidly becoming central to expediting teamwork within organizations. Microsoft Teams is the fastest-growing application in Microsoft's history, and its ascendancy attributes to a similar rise of team-collaboration [...]
Mint, SUSE, Microsoft & SAB&T join forces to help businesses do more with less Mint, SUSE, Microsoft South Africa and SAB&T have entered into a local joint venture designed to assist organisations across industry sectors in migrating their SAP workloads to Azure given the imminent arrival of two Microsoft data centres in Africa. [...]
Mint Group appoints Wilhelm van Rensburg as MD for its SA division Global technology innovator Mint Group has appointed Wilhelm van Rensburg as the Managing Director (MD) of its South African division owing to the rapid expansion experienced by the group. “Mint is continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation with a rapid increase in demand for our solutions, which are driving [...]
Mint Group Wins Gold Award for EMEA Region in the 2019 IAMCP Global Partner-to-Partner Awards Program Johannesburg, Gauteng - July 17, 2019 – Mint Group is delighted to announce that, for the second year running, the global technology innovator won the gold award for the EMEA region in the annual IAMCP (International Association [...]
Mint Group announces Inner Circle Status - FY20 Mint Group is proud to announce that it has earned membership in the 2019/2020 Inner Circle for Microsoft Business Applications for the third year running – a recognition which places the technology innovator among the top 1% of Microsoft partners globally. Microsoft’s One Commercial Partner [...]
Written by: Clarissa Vargas Herrera The intranet is the hub of the digital workplace, a central driver of collaboration and transformation for organizations in the digital era. As a SharePoint and UX consultant, I have lived and breathed the evolution of this collaboration platform over many years, experiencing the rapid transformation of SharePoint [...]
Ronelle Naidoo, Head of Public Sector Deals, Mint Group The smart campus is already here, it’s been here for a while. What prevents it from being intelligent is that, although the technology and data analysis capabilities are all available, there’s no real integration. Everything is siloed, with different sections and departments unable to [...]
Written by: Tristan Dennis, Mint Sales Executive The Accenture 2015 US Innovation Survey reported that 84% of executives considered their future success to be extremely dependent on innovation, with McKinsey adding that 80% of executives view their current business models as at risk of disruption in the near future. Imagine being the person [...]
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — June 10, 2019 - A pilot initiative implemented by Microsoft partner Mint Group and the Limpopo Department of Health (DoH) at the Rethabile Clinic, Polokwane, has proved the viability of intelligent healthcare at government clinics through the application of Artificial Intelligence. With plans to transform 400 of Limpopo’s clinics [...]
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — June 6, 2019 — Mint Group today proudly announced it has won the 2019 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for South Africa. The company was honored among a global field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft [...]
According to Stats SA, graduates are the most vulnerable in the South African labour market, with unemployment for this group reflected at 31% for the 1st quarter of 2019. These stats are alarming, stressing the need for local organisations to create programmes that empower graduates with the skills and experience needed to enter the [...]
Written by: Yvonne Dias, Mint Group CFO The ultimate do-this-not-that tech product launch guide So, you’ve done it; following years of planning, coding, strategising, over-caffeinating and under-sleeping, you finally have a product that is ready to launch. Your first introduction to the world will solve a problem people did not even know they [...]
Written by: Troy Gerber, Modern Workplace Lead The cloud has changed the way that technology service partners work with their customers, in that it is now far more of an advisory and management role than an implementation one. While many organisations are still reticent about adopting a cloud strategy, often this is owing [...]
On February 20, 2019, Mint Group and Microsoft shed light on cloud complexity and Microsoft licensing at the Cloud 101 Business Brunch where cloud experts and business innovators met to discuss common cloud challenges, investments, and trends. Attendees from all over Africa joined in on the discussion at Microsoft's head office in Bryanston, Johannesburg, as [...]
Written by: Yvonne Dias, Mint Group CFO By Yvonne Dias Employees Shouldn't Be the Focus of Workplace Design, They Should Be the Designers Lack of change management and buy-in from staff are two of the most significant contributors to project failure, highlighting the need for employees to be part of workplace design. Including [...]
Mint Group congratulates technology giant Microsoft for successfully launching two Azure cloud data centres in South Africa, availing hyper scalability, flexibility and security to local organisations. Mint Group CEO Carel du Toit Microsoft’s commitment to delivering cloud services directly from data centres located in Johannesburg and Cape Town offers enterprise-grade reliability [...]
Written by: Craig Heckrath, AI Delivery Lead AI and Machine Learning Are Slowly Making Their Way Into Small Businesses Large organizations are at the forefront of artificial intelligence and machine learning innovations in large part because they have the resources to invest the time and funds needed to bring projects to fruition. However, [...]
Written by: Yvonne Dias, CFO The state of digital workplace adoption in organizations covers a wide range of stages, and South African organizations are no different. Some companies are working on a digital strategy, while others are in the early stages of implementation. But very few companies have a proper digital workplace strategy [...]
Click here to access the Cloud Compliance Checklist About Mint Group Mint Group is a global IT consultancy and development house recognised amongst the top 1% global business application integrators. As an Inner Circle Microsoft Gold Partner, Mint enables better business by digitally transforming its clients through Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP Business Applications, [...]
Written by: Sugeshni Subroyen, Head of Brand The marketing landscape is vastly different from 10 years ago. While billboards and print media slots worked previously, the advent of digital marketing in a buyer-empowered world has created endless possibilities for sellers to connect with buyers. With the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into marketing [...]
Written by: Sugeshni Subroyen, Head of Brand Never has the emphasis on customer centricity been more rampant than it is in the era of the connected customer who, thanks to technology, has become more powerful and vocal than ever before, marking only the beginning of an era where failure to listen equals a [...]
Written by: Lauren Clark Mint Group Head of People In July 2016 I attended my first Microsoft WPC event in Toronto, Canada, even though this was not a typical event for an HR person to attend. During my pre-event schedule preparations, I came across the Women in Technology (WIT) group and signed up immediately for [...]
Mint Group proud to be one of only two African partners to hold the Cloud Business Applications competency for Dynamics 365 Mint Group is proud to announce that it has increased its number of Gold Microsoft Competencies held from 6 to 10. Of the 4 newly awarded competencies the Gold Cloud Business Applications Competency [...]
Johannesburg – 08 November 2018 – Technology Giant Microsoft and the South African International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) announced on Thursday, at the 2018 IAMCP golf day, joint strategic plans to strengthen collaboration and support avenues for local Microsoft partners throughout FY19. Microsoft partners collaborating at the IAMCP Golf Day Dinner [...]
Written by: Yvonne Dias, CFO Utilising the powerful capabilities of AI to revolutionise your CRM software strategy More and more businesses are realising that their competitive advantage lies in creating an engaging customer experience. Easy? Unfortunately, not. But, thanks to more accessible and affordable analytics technology and CRM solutions designed to accommodate it, [...]
“When we put offers together, we start with the strength of what Microsoft provides then make sure to add value over and above that. There’s plenty we can do with PowerApps to engage and empower Firstline Workers.” Empowering the underserved When designing solutions for companies with Firstline Workers, Mint gives these critical [...]
Mint, SUSE, Microsoft & SAB&T join forces to help businesses do more with less Mint, SUSE, Microsoft South Africa and SAB&T have entered into a local joint venture designed to assist organisations across industry sectors in migrating their SAP workloads to Azure given the imminent arrival of two Microsoft data centres in Africa. [...]
Mint Group named Managing Director’s Partner of the Year and wins in Cloud CRM and Modern Workplace Due to a transformative culture of firsts, Mint Group was nominated as a finalist in six Microsoft Partner Network (MPN) Partner of the Year Awards categories on October 9, 2018 and named a winner of three [...]
EY and Mint Management Technologies understand the need for their clients to ensure continuous innovation that is conducive to environmental awareness, job creation, ethical AI and good governance. Organisations need to carefully balance people, security, compliance, processes and technology with risks in order to reap the rewards of sustainable innovation that transforms and disrupts. [...]
BVT Engineering Professional Services is a New-Zealand based organisation that creates practical, client-driven solutions to a wide range of engineering problems. The organisation’s focus on exceptional service, coupled with a continuous drive to digitally transform and enhance its operations, sets it apart and enables leading solutions for its clients. As an organisation at the [...]
Mint Group has long been investing time and effort in getting more young girls interested in careers in the technology industry. Mint Group HR Executive, Lauren Clark, notes that through various initiatives the organisation has succeeded in attracting female graduates, as well as host high school girls who are still deciding on their career [...]
Click here to find out more about the Microsoft Teams Training Mint in partnership with LGIT Smart Solutions, offers an online MasterMind Series that will enable you to become a Microsoft Teams MasterMind in one month by showing you how to access and apply the powerful automation, collaboration and productivity capabilities of this powerful [...]
Mint earns distinction through commitment to academic customers Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa — July, 10, 2018 — Mint Group, top 1% global systems integrator, today announced it has become a Microsoft Authorised Education Partner (AEP), demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft academic customers’ evolving needs in today’s dynamic business environment. To earn a Microsoft [...]
Written by: Ryan Britton, Mint US Delivery Lead & ALM Ranger Compliance. It's like wearing a helmet while you're kicking tricks with your BMX buddies: somehow it just seems to take the fun out of pulling off any type of acrobatics... because the cool kids perform summersaults *without* the safety gear their mothers [...]
Taking his passion for employee engagement and social media fanaticism to the air, Mint Sales Executive Francois Pienaar was featured on the Big Small Business Show on February 7, 2017 to debate the value of involving your employees in your marketing strategy. The emphasis of Pienaar’s discussion was that, ultimately, employees are all brand [...]