Dell Technologies has announced the launch of Dell Financial Services in the UAE and Saudi Arabia to provide additional support to the company’s partners and customers.
The availability of Dell Financial Services in these two markets will give organizations more choice and flexibility to access and leverage technology to drive business continuity and growth, the company said.
In phase one of the launch, the offerings under Dell Financial Services will include:
• Comprehensive as-a-service solutions: PC as a Service that combines hardware, software, lifecycle services and payment solutions into a predictable price per seat, per month;
• Technology refresh and rotation cycles: that encourage regular technology upgrades and lowers the total cost of technology investment;
• Managing cash flow: by spreading payments over time through full payout lease or loan solutions that provide affordable technology acquisition through budgeted payments for hardware, software and services;
• Financing software, including service & maintenance: with DFS’ Transformational License Agreement and Flexible Software Payments that make acquiring and managing software more flexible;
• End-of-lease services: Customers have access to Dell Financial Services end-of-lease specialists and lifecycle managers for equipment management at the end of term. DFS provides flexible options to match customers’ specific requirement to extend or refresh technology
Mohammed Amin, Senior Vice-President, Middle East, Russia, Africa and Turkey (MERAT) at Dell Technologies, said: “In today's volatile economic climate, it has become very clear that technology is a crucial driver of business continuity. At the same time, businesses are striving to balance their need to invest in IT, while aligning to their organisation's goal of optimising capital spending. With the introduction of Dell Financial Services in these three markets, we are giving organisations the ability to opt for technology payment solutions that comes with strategic, operational and financial benefits to them. It also reflects our unwavering commitment to continue investing in our customers and partners even during a challenging business environment, to ensure they are able to access the technology they need, with the freedom and flexibility to evolve their digital transformation journey.”
DFS offers financing for the complete range of products and solutions within the Dell Technologies portfolio including VMware, whether sold by Dell Technologies directly or resold by channel partners. The consumption models under DFS also have the most expansive channel coverage and choice of services, which are customized to the customers’ business and technology needs.
Hadi Nader, Group Managing Partner, Mideast Data Systems (MDS) - Systems Integration, said: “As a Dell Technologies Titanium partner, we aim to deliver solutions that shape the future of technology innovation, while enabling our customers to grow and be successful. The launch of Dell Financial Services in the UAE comes at a time when organisations across all industries are seeing a paradigm shift sparked by digital transformation. It also reflects Dell Technologies’ commitment to responding to customers’ needs in a challenging business environment, to make IT acquisition easy and affordable. We look forward to working closely with DFS to enable organizations to build and invest in their technology infrastructure to drive growth.”