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Don't ignore cloud backup: Keepit CEO Frederik Schouboe explains why [promoted]
As companies move IT from on-premises environments into the cloud, many assume it is sufficient to allow their cloud vendor to manage their backups for them. This is absolutely not the case, according to Keepit co-founder and CEO Frederik Schouboe, who explains in this episode of the TechCentral podcast why…
Your company is sitting on a data gold mine: Microsoft's JK Kanis
Businesses are sitting on a gold mine in the vast quantities of data in their organisations, yet most are not yet taking full advantage of the power of artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud technologies to turn these data repositories into real value. In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral…
Welcome to the brave new world of 'everything as a service' [promoted]
The concept of "everything as a service", or XaaS, is rapidly gaining favour among companies as they look to control IT costs and improve efficiencies in a post-pandemic world. In this episode of the podcast - the second in a series of two with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Aptronics -…
Choosing the right cloud platform - insights from HPE and Aptronics [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, Rachel Cooke, GreenLake country lead at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Mark Wayne, pre-sales strategic consultant at Aptronics, unpack the challenges around choosing the right cloud platform. Cooke kicks off the conversation with a view on how Covid-19 has accelerated cloud discussions in enterprises…
Mimecast’s Brian Pinnock on the Popi Act and what happens next [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Mimecast director of sales engineering for the Middle East & Africa Brian Pinnock about what companies should know – and be doing – about the Protection of Personal Information (Popi) Act and Europe’s GDPR rules. How seriously should companies be taking…
Cloud computing: A guide for smaller businesses [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral delves into what smaller enterprises need to know about cloud computing, with ESET cybersecurity specialist Gabriel le Roux. In the podcast, Le Roux explains that, with the advent of broadband Internet access, small businesses can -- but often aren't -- taking advantage of…
Zendesk's Maxime Blanchard: Why getting CX right is crucial to business success [promoted]
Maxime Blachard is a French former pro-football player who played as defender and defensive midfielder for various teams. Today, though, he's more on the offensive -- in the technology space, where, as South African territory manager for Zendesk, he is passionate about customer experience (CX). Zendesk recently completed a research…
Why it's time to rethink IT financing
It has been an extraordinary year, often for all the wrong reasons. And not just because the world was hit by a global pandemic, but because of the ways the associated lockdowns have changed the world of work and, for many companies, their IT spending priorities. In some instances, companies…
Kaspersky's Lehan van den Heever on using AI to fight cyber threats [promoted]
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming important tools in fighting cyber threats, but why, and what are the short- and long-term implications? In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Kaspersky enterprise cybersecurity advisor Lehan van den Heever about how AI and ML can be used…
Pieter de Villiers on building Clickatell into a $1-billion tech giant
Pieter de Villiers began his career as an optometrist, but quickly pivoted into the world of technology entrepreneurship when he realised running a retail store was not his cup of tea. Today, the business he co-founded with his twin brother Casper and two others -- Danie du Toit and Patrick…
Interview: Stephen van Coller reflects on two tough years at EOH
For the past two years, Stephen van Coller has been holding down one of the toughest CEO jobs in South Africa -- attempting to lead IT services group EOH Holdings out of dire straits. The former MTN Group executive, who joined EOH in September 2018, has been fighting a corruption…
Solving companies' IT challenges in a post-pandemic world [promoted]
The world changed dramatically in 2020, thanks for the Covid-19 pandemic. Digital transformation strategies are being fast-tracked and businesses are being forced to update their infrastructure to accommodate a mobile workforce. But none of this is easy. Cloud is a key component of this change, with companies having to choose…
Dimension Data on why getting CX right is crucial for modern banks to thrive [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Dimension Data executives about how improving the customer experience (CX) in banking, using technology, can help banks do better by their clients. Dimension Data Middle East & Africa executive for intelligent customer experience Nompumelelo Mokou and the company's head of sales…
How CallMiner is helping African Bank retain and grow its client base [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral talks to African Bank CIO Penny Futter and the bank's executive of credit and data science, Vere Millican, about their decision to deploy advanced speech analytics software from CallMiner. Frank Sherlock, CallMiner's vice-president for international markets, joins the podcast to talk about the…
Westcon-Comstor’s Lyndsey Chiinze on why hybrid cloud matters [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to NetApp product manager at Comstor Southern Africa Lyndsey Chiinze about “hybrid cloud infrastructure”, or HCI, and why it’s become critically important in digital transformation projects. This is particularly true, Chiinze said, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic and work-from-measures. In the…
What Donald Trump can teach your company about digital transformation [promoted]
What if South African companies could learn a thing or two from outgoing US President Donald Trump? Or, more specifically, the way his campaign team used technology to secure the controversial candidate the presidency in 2016? Karl Fischer, MD of the coastal region at software house DVT and the company's…
How the Da Vinci Institute is pivoting online with the cloud and FuseForward [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral chats to FuseForward MD Premie Naicker about the proof of concept the Amazon Web Services partner is doing is involved with at the Da Vinci Institute. FuseForward, a Canadian company founded in Vancouver, opened its first office in South Africa about 18…
Mondia launches time-based video streamer Monsooq in South Africa
A new emerging markets-focused video streaming platform called Monsooq, developed by multinational media group Mondia, has been launched in South Africa, becoming the first market worldwide to get access. In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral's Duncan McLeod interviews Mondia chief commercial officer Paolo Rizzardini about why his company chose…
Maxtec MD Praven Pillay on cybersecurity in a cloud and Covid era [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Maxtec MD Praven Pillay about the growing importance of cybersecurity, especially in the cloud, and the solutions the company offers the market. The conversation kicks off with a look at Maxtec's history and the role it plays in the IT ecosystem…
Inside the JSE's plan to build a blockchain-based capital-raising platform
In this episode of the TechCentral podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks to Myles Milston, CEO of London-based Globacap Technology, which has received a £4-million (R83-million) investment from the JSE. In addition to the investment, the JSE has signed a deal with Globacap to create a blockchain-based "private placements platform" to allow…