#47 | Celebrating 20 years of Endpoint Central with Spartec Consortium, Africa | ManageEngine

<p>In this episode of the Endpoint Pulse Podcast, host Siyuly Kingsly sits down with Charles Ochieng, Managing Director at Spartec Consortium Limited, an ICT firm based in Kenya with operations across the East African region. The conversation explores how organisations in banking, insurance, financial services, government, and private institutions are approaching endpoint management, cybersecurity, and digital transformation.</p><p>Charles shares insights from the customer and end-user perspective, highlighting how Endpoint Central and the ManageEngine suite are helping organisations deliver faster support, improved service availability, and higher end-user satisfaction through unified endpoint management. The discussion covers evolving customer expectations, growing cybersecurity threats, malware prevention, browser security, and the increasing importance of AI-driven solutions in modern IT environments.</p><p>The episode also dives into regional trends such as vendor consolidation, the shift toward hybrid and remote workforces, and why features like remote support and asset management are often overlooked, and play a critical role in enabling productivity and security. Charles reflects on Endpoint Central’s evolution over the years and shares his experience partnering with ManageEngine, emphasising collaboration, roadmap alignment, and shared growth.</p><p>A valuable listen for IT leaders, partners, and organisations looking to understand real-world endpoint management challenges and opportunities in emerging markets.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources: </strong></p><ul><li>Know more about <a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Endpoint Central ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/manageengine-uem/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Check out our podcast page - <a href="https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/endpoint-pulse/?utm_source=Spotify" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Endpoint Pulse ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>Follow us on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/@ME-EC" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li><li>For feedback and suggestions, reach out to us at uems-podcast@manageengine.com</li></ul>