The Sun International CEO SleepOut™: a time of reflection for Global Micro Solutions' JJ Milner
Reflection and sharing ideas for social change is a strong motivator for JJ Milner of Global Micro Solutions and his participation of The Sun International CEO SleepOut™. Get inspired by this remarkable industry leader.
Returning to The CEO SleepOut™ for JJ Milner, MD of Global Micro Solutions, has a meaning deeper than the apparent: “It was actually one of the most profound experiences of my life. It was incredibly rewarding and I can’t wait for the experience this year! So many times we’re involved at arms’ length in charity events: there’s a unique sense at the CEO Sleepout that together as a group, you can affect change for the positive.”
JJ reflects further on the importance of The Sun International CEO SleepOut™: “It’s not a networking event: take the time to make understand the point of view of the people that are around you. Make it a personal experience, it’s not a corporate event: you’ll get a lot more out of it when you share ideas with a lot of the people that are around.”
JJ is a self-confessed digital evangelist that is passionate about cloud services and business IT that is also a respected thought leader and mentor to numerous well-known IT businesses and tech entrepreneurs.
Global Micro was formed nearly 22 years ago by JJ and a group of highly-skilled, passionate and tech-savvy entrepreneurs. The company has evolved into one of the most experienced IT providers of diverse, comprehensive and business-related managed technology services in South Africa.
Global Micro has received numerous honours and awards, including the prestigious Microsoft Hosting Partner of the year award for 2010, 2011 and 2012. The company also boasts a number of South African firsts, including: first deployments of hosted Exchange and federated hosted Exchange, hosted Citrix, n-Tier provisioning, Hosted Hyper-V, and Hosted OCS.
Since its inception in the early 90’s JJ has played a pivotal role with each of the company’s milestone achievements. Today he is driven to help and shape transparent IT businesses, by educating customers and businesses with best practices, based on his expertise and in-depth knowledge.