Bytes Technology Group plc (BYIT) Q4 2024 Earnings Call

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Good morning, everyone. I'm Sam Ludd, the CEO of Bytes Technology Group, and thank you for joining us for our live presentation of our financial year-end results. We also have a live stream audience, so welcome to you that are watching on screen, and I'm delighted to be here alongside Andrew. I've had the pleasure of meeting a number of you before, but for those of you that I've not yet met, here's a quick introduction. I was previously the managing director of Phoenix Software for nearly a decade, and I've been a member of the board since July, which has given me a close understanding of the operations of the group working with Andrew and Patrick, our chair. The circumstances around my appointment are, of course, well known, and I wanted to take a moment to share some of my perspectives of Bytes and the opportunities we have ahead of us. Having worked in IT for many decades, I can detect when a culture is working and feels vibrant and purposeful. And this is very much the case for Bytes. The tenure and experience that we have across our staff positions us to continue to deliver what our customers need in the form of licensing advice, recommendations on solutions and procurement. And this is underpinned by our staff's commitment to delivering for our customers. I'm continually impressed with our expertise and capabilities across multiple technology areas, including new innovative solutions such as generative AI, co-pilot, and how we cater for the ongoing demand for cloud adoption, backup, storage, and security solutions. These will be our key focus areas in 2024 and 2025. One of our strategic strengths most certainly lies in our exhaustive list of vendor partners, many at the highest levels of accreditation available to any channel partner, global or local. We are re...