Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Tecala?
By Nick Forrester
Fri 16 Oct 2020
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Tecala is a technology services provider and IT consulting company which works with managed services, cloud and communications specialists to deliver a range of IT services. The company is based in Australia, with locations in Sydney and Melbourne.
In this video, we speak to Tecala managing director Pieter DeGunst, who discusses the company's primary focuses, the solutions that it leverages, and the infrastructure and resources it has in the A/NZ market.
Watch the video below.
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