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Interview: Seacom CIO Marius Burger on cloud in the time of Covid [promoted]
Seacom chief information officer and head of Seacom Cloud Marius Burger joins the TechCentral podcast for a discussion on cloud computing and the company's approach to market. Burger discusses how cloud computing's role has changed (or, rather, how people's perceptions of its role have changed) as a result of the…
IoT.nxt's Nico Steyn and André Jacobs on the value of innovation [promoted]
In the third of a series of podcasts with IoT.nxt, the company's CEO, Nico Steyn, and chief of product engineering, André Jacobs, join TechCentral for a discussion on innovation. Innovation is probably something we don’t see enough of in South Africa’s IT industry, with many of the large players in…
Dell Technologies rings the changes - MD Doug Woolley on where to next [promoted]
TechCentral is joined in this episode of the podcast by Doug Woolley, MD of Dell Technologies South Africa, for a discussion on the company post Dell's blockbuster acquisition in 2016 of EMC for US$67-billion and how that deal has changed the organisation. In the first of a series of three…
Ex-Huge Group CEO Anton Potgieter on his new telecoms venture
Anton Potgieter, founder of TelePassport and a former CEO of Huge Group, has a new venture in the telecommunications space. Called Trabel, the Cape Town-based company has developed Scotty BusinessLine, an app and service he said will "reinvent business calls on cellphones". Scotty BusinessLine provides “a second or business telephone…
Interview: Giovanni Chiarelli on MTN South Africa's 5G launch
MTN South Africa chief technology and information officer Giovanni Chiarelli joins the TechCentral podcast to chat about the company's launch on Tuesday of its commercial 5G network and what was involved. In the podcast, Chiarelli talks about why MTN has chosen the cities and towns it has for the launch,…
Revix CEO Sean Sanders on investing in crypto [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Revix co-founder and CEO Sean Sanders about cryptocurrencies as an investment class. Revix, which offers access to bitcoin and other crypto assets through crypto Bundles, is backed by JSE-listed investment holding company Sabvest. In the podcast, Sanders - who has…
Interview: William Mzimba on why Vodacom acquired IoT.nxt [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by IoT.nxt CEO Nico Steyn and Vodacom Business CEO William Mzimba to talk about Vodacom's acquisition of the company and the work it is doing for the telecommunications operator and its parent, Vodafone Group. In the podcast, Mzimba unpacks what…
Interview: TTRO's Dom Oettl and iOCO's Richard Vester on the advantage of cloud [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Dom Oettl, MD of The Training Room Online (TTRO), on how the company has used cloud computing -- and specifically Amazon Web Services -- to underpin its business success. TTRO designs and develops learning solutions using immersive technologies and learning methodologies…
Interview: Vumacam CEO Ricky Croock
Crime has accelerated dramatically since the end of level 4 of the national lockdown and is now easily as bad as it was before South Africa entered the lockdown in late March. That's according to Ricky Croock, CEO of Vumacam, the company building a CCTV network across Johannesburg, who was…
Eaton's Jaco du Plooy on the role of UPSes during load shedding and Covid-19 [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral speaks to Eaton product manager for Africa Jaco du Plooy about the role UPS solutions can play in load shedding and in saving lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. Du Plooy takes viewers and listeners through the range of UPS solutions that Eaton…
Interview: SweepSouth co-founder Alen Ribic
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod is joined by Alen Ribic, co-founder - with his wife, Aisha Pandor - of SweepSouth, the on-demand home cleaning company that last year raised R30-million in a funding round from Naspers. Ribic talks about the challenges of starting and running…
Skybox Security on toughening up IT defences in a pandemic [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by Peter Margaris and Simone Santana of Skybox Security for a discussion on why information security must remain a top priority through the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns. Santana, who is business development director for Skybox Security in South Africa, discusses…
iOCO's Varsha Ramesar on doing analytics right in the hyperscale world [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by iOCO managing executive for data and analytics Varsha Ramesar and iOCO executive head of cloud Richard Vester for a further discussion on hyperscale computing. Specifically, Ramesar and Vester delve into three key areas in the hyperscale computing and cloud discussion,…
Mike Sharman on launching MatchKit.co with Bryan Habana
Mike Sharman, founder of digital marketing agency Retroviral, joins TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod for a chat about MatchKit.io, a new website builder aimed at sports professionals. Founded by Sharman, Springbok rugby player Bryan Habana, and sports content creator and broadcaster Ben Karpinski, Retroactive - which owns MatchKit.co - intends to…
Interview: Tamir Shklaz, founder of PPE marketplace Insupply
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral's Duncan McLeod speaks to Tamir Shklaz, the founder of Insupply, an online marketplace built to help connect buyers and sellers of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the Covid-19 crisis. Insupply has drawn investment from two well-known South African technology entrepreneurs, Justin Drennan and…
DFA's Vino Govender on the telecoms sector after Covid-19
Dark Fibre Africa executive for strategy, mergers & acquisitions Vino Govender joins the TechCentral podcast for a discussion on how Covid-19 and the lockdown in South Africa have affected both DFA and the telecommunications industry more broadly. In the podcast, Govender talks about how DFA prepared for the lockdown, what…
Nico Steyn on IoT.nxt’s growth plans, a year after the Vodacom acquisition
Promoted | Nico Steyn, co-founder and CEO of IoT.nxt, joins TechCentral for a discussion on how the company has grown a year on from Vodacom Group’s blockbuster acquisition of a 51% stake in the business. In the podcast, Steyn talks about how the company is working with Vodacom – and…
Interview: Sébastien Stormacq on AWS's Cape Town data centres
Promoted | Continuing the discussion of last week with iOCO executive head of cloud Richard Vester, TechCentral is joined by Amazon Web Services principal developer advocate Sébastien Stormacq to explore the brave new world of hyperscale computing. In this episode, Stormacq is joined by Vester to discuss the impact of…
Interview: DPA CEO Norman Moyo on solving Africa's power woes
Norman Moyo, CEO of Econet Group-owned Distributed Power Africa (DPA), believes Africa can solve its power supply woes by unleashing the private sector in the same way as has happened in telecommunications. In this episode of the podcast, Moyo explains why he thinks the telecoms model, where the private sector…
Interview: Nutanix Xi Frame desktop-as-a-service offering now in SA
Enterprise cloud computing specialist Nutanix this week launched its desktop-as-a-service (DaaS) offering in the South African market - an opportune time given the Covid-19 pandemic and the work-from-home measures currently in place. To discuss the launch of Xi Frame and what it means for local enterprises, TechCentral is joined in…