NEWS
Dimension Data inspires
internal engagement
with Tour De France
coding competition
The winning team, Mark Codendish, created
a fantasy cycling game to challenge
Dimension Data’s machine learning
predictor
Nutanix
launches new
channel charter
– Power to the
Partner
N
utanix, a leader in enterprise cloud
computing, has announced that the
company is officially launching its new
channel charter, Power to the Partner.
The charter stands out from traditional
channel programmes by providing a unique
emphasis on partner investments in Nutanix
rather than solely on revenue targets.
Nutanix first shared the high-level vision of
its channel charter during the company’s
Partner Xchange event in May.
The new structure enables partners of
all sizes to achieve the highest
partner category.
D
imension Data has announced the
winner of its record-breaking Tour
de France-inspired coding competition
Le Code to France, a brand-new
initiative aimed at engaging its 30,000
global employees and driving innovative
ideas that can be implemented during
future Tours.
The winning team, called Mark Codendish
after Team Dimension Data’s illustrious
sprint cyclist, created a fantasy cycling
game to challenge the company’s
machine learning predictor.
Although the competition was originally
aimed at engineers and developers
within the Dimension Data family, over
120 employees entered, with notable
entries including an augmented reality
visualisation of each race stage and a
chatbot that could answer live questions
about what’s happening during a
cycling race. Peter Gray, Senior Director
of the Sports Practice – Technology
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at Dimension Data said, “Le Code to
France is a fantastic initiative that
allows us to bring a new angle to our
employee engagement efforts around
the Tour de France.
“It has encouraged colleagues to
come together and share ideas from
different business units across multiple
regions and has been a great way to
highlight the innovation running within
Dimension Data.”
Douglas Waddilove, part of the winning
team alongside Alexander Pienaar,
Trevan Lott and Nihal Somers, added:
“We saw an opportunity to increase
client experiences at the Tour de
France through gamification, and came
up with an idea which incorporated
machine learning.
“Even though our team wasn’t strong in
the technical aspect, Le Code to France has
inspired a technical drive in each of us.”
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