Our Technology Partners
As a Citrix partner in South Africa since 1987, OAS selects, integrates, and manages best-of-breed technology — so your business gets the right solution for each function, not a single vendor's full stack forced into every role.
Our partnerships represent deep technical relationships with access to advanced training, priority support, vendor engineering teams, and preferred pricing.
Strategic Partnerships
Citrix / Cloud Software Group
Platinum PartnerOAS has been a Citrix partner since 1987 — one of the longest-standing Citrix relationships in Southern Africa. Platinum is the highest tier in the Citrix partner programme, and OAS has maintained this distinction through sustained investment in training, certifications, and client delivery.
What this means for your organisation
- Direct access to Citrix engineering teams for complex deployments
- Priority support and escalation for critical issues
- Preferred pricing on Citrix DaaS, CVAD, NetScaler, and Secure Private Access
- Proven expertise in hybrid deployments, migrations, and performance optimisation
Citrix portfolio delivered by OAS
- Citrix DaaS (Desktop as a Service) — cloud-managed virtual desktops
- Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops (CVAD) — on-premises and hybrid virtualisation
- NetScaler ADC — application delivery, load balancing, and WAF
- Citrix Secure Private Access — zero-trust network access for web and SaaS applications
- Citrix Enterprise Browser — secure managed browser for BYOD and contractor access
Citrix file-based licensing ends on 15 April 2026. Organisations running on-premises Citrix must migrate to the License Activation Service (LAS) before this deadline. OAS provides full LAS migration planning and execution.
SentinelOne
MSSP PartnerSentinelOne provides the "Protect" pillar of OAS's Three Pillar Managed Security framework. The Singularity XDR platform delivers autonomous endpoint detection and response, using behavioural AI to identify and neutralise threats — including ransomware, zero-day exploits, and fileless attacks.
Partnership value
- MSSP-tier access enables OAS to deliver managed endpoint protection as a service
- Multi-tenant architecture built for MSP/MSSP operations
- SentinelOne integrates directly with N-able RMM for unified management
Key capabilities
- Autonomous threat detection and containment — no human intervention required
- Ransomware rollback restores encrypted files to their pre-attack state
- Purple AI enables natural-language threat hunting for resource-constrained teams
- Recognised as a Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Endpoint Protection Platforms (5th consecutive year)
N-able
Technology PartnerN-able powers the "Detect" pillar of the Three Pillar framework. N-central RMM is OAS's primary platform for remote monitoring, patch management, and service delivery automation across all client environments.
Partnership value
- Enterprise-grade RMM platform for medium-to-large managed service operations
- Unified console for RMM, EDR (SentinelOne), and backup (Cove) management
- 650+ built-in automation scripts for consistent, scalable service delivery
Key capabilities
- 24/7 endpoint and infrastructure monitoring with automated alerting
- Patch management for Windows, macOS, Linux, and 100+ third-party applications
- NetPath network diagnostics and performance monitoring
- Multi-tenant management with granular isolation between client environments
Key Technology Partnerships
Microsoft
PartnerOAS delivers Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure, Microsoft 365 productivity suites, and Azure Virtual Desktop deployments. With Azure data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South African organisations can meet data sovereignty requirements while accessing enterprise cloud services.
- Azure cloud migration and management
- Microsoft 365 deployment and optimisation
- Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) for virtual desktop delivery
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) for identity and access management
Cove Data Protection
Partner (N-able)Cove provides the "Recover" pillar of the Three Pillar framework — cloud-first backup for servers, workstations, and Microsoft 365. Immutable, encrypted backups ensure your data survives ransomware attacks, accidental deletion, and retention policy gaps.
- Direct-to-cloud backup with no on-site appliance required
- Microsoft 365 backup for Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams
- TrueDelta incremental technology — up to 60x smaller backups for tighter RPO/RTO
Nutanix
PartnerNutanix hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) supports OAS's on-premises Citrix deployments where data sovereignty, latency, or regulatory requirements preclude public cloud. Nutanix AHV eliminates VMware licensing costs while delivering enterprise storage, compute, and virtualisation in a single platform.
- Citrix-on-Nutanix architectures for on-premises virtual desktops
- Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on Azure for hybrid cloud extension
- Infrastructure consolidation replacing legacy three-tier architecture
Specialist Technology Partnerships
Splunk
SIEM, log aggregation, and security analytics