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Dean Broadley on why product design at Yoco is an evolving art [promoted]
Dean Broadley, head of product design at Yoco, an African technology company, talks to TechCentral in this podcast interview about why and how the firm has deliberately not painted all customers with the same brush, but rather built relationships and maintained trust as an open commerce ecosystem for small businesses…
Everything PC S01E02 – ‘AMD: Ryzen from the dead – part 2’
Welcome back to Everything PC, and to the second episode of this brand new South African podcast that’s aimed at computer enthusiasts and technologists. In the second part of a two-parter on Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Everything PC hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius unpack the Silicon Valley company’s bumpy…
Everything PC S01E01 - 'AMD: Ryzen from the dead - part 1'
Welcome to the first-ever episode of Everything PC, a new South African podcast aimed squarely at computer enthusiasts. In this episode, the first of a two-parter, your hosts Duncan McLeod and Gerhard Pretorius unpack why Advanced Micro Devices - the US chip company better known as AMD - is worth…
Llew Claasen on how exchange controls are harming SA tech start-ups
South Africa’s exchange control regulations and intellectual property transfer rules are harming the potential of South Africa’s start-up ecosystem. This is the view of Llew Claasen, co-founder – with Vinny Lingham – of venture capital firm Newtown Partners, who says the regulations make it difficult for venture capital providers to…
The inside scoop on OVEX's big expansion plans [promoted]
In this podcast, TechCentral talks to OVEX CEO Jonathan Ovadia and marketing lead Nicola Bergonzoli about the crypto company’s ambitious expansion plans in Africa. Ovadia unpacks OVEX’s plans to expand to 20 African markets by the end of the year and how the company intends getting there. With a trading…
Decentralised finance, the 'end of banks' - and what comes next
Simon Dingle and Steven Sidley believe a revolution is coming to the world of finance, and it could mean the end of banks – at least as we know them. Dingle and Sidley join TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod to discuss their newly published book on “decentralised finance”, or DeFi, and…
Maxtec and BigFix - stopping cyberattackers in their tracks [promoted]
Irrespective of measures you have put in place and the regularity of your system diagnostics, cyberattacks are becoming ever more sophisticated. They are praying on all operating systems and the misguided belief that patching software is enough. And distributed workforces have made the cybercrooks’ job all that much easier. Cyberattacks…
mobiLearn's Hasmukh Gajjar on how online learning can uplift Africa [promoted]
If we are complacent, South Africa – and Africa – could become consumers of the fourth Industrial Revolution and not contributors to it. This is one of the reasons ICT industry veteran Dr Hasmukh Gajjar wants to capitalise on the ubiquity of smartphones and make credible and useful educational material…
Altron Karabina: a journey of success and significance
Everything starts with a journey, a journey that sometimes results in unexpected learnings. TechCentral is joined in this podcast by Collin Govender, MD of Altron Karabina, to talk about his career journey and some positive learnings he has shared with his teams. It started at something of a low point…
Reinventing learning: a major focus for HP in Africa
An interview with Bradley Pulford, MD of HP South Africa, on the importance of technology to lifelong learning. Technology has, now more than ever, become a critical component to a learner's journey and ongoing success after school. The chalkboard and textbooks serve a purpose, but having access to an infinite…
A new year, a new way of investing [promoted]
Revix CEO Sean Sanders returns to the podcast to offer his predictions for the world of cryptocurrencies in 2022. The podcast unpacks the relative maturity of the crypto space this year, and delves into a serious discussion on crypto as an investment. Sanders talks about the “flexing” of the market…
Interview: IBM’s Phil Anderson on ethics and AI [promoted]
As business transformation services leader at IBM South Africa, Phil Anderson’s portfolio is a tech geek’s dream job. Creating ways for companies to embrace blockchain, transformative business applications, robotics and artificial intelligence is all part of his domain. He joins us in this episode of the TechCentral podcast to unpack…
IBM and Salesforce: A partnership you should know more about [promoted]
This episode dives into the world of digital transformation from the front end with Salesforce.com and IBM Consulting. Shaun Paul de Caires, capability lead for IBM’s Salesforce practice, talks all things customer relationship management in this podcast. De Caires says this is not a new partnership, and that IBM has…
Exploring the complexity of the hybrid work paradox [promoted]
We all know that the world of work has been turned on its head. A recent survey found that 58% of employees want to spend the most and least time in the office for the same reason: more focused work. This is a key finding of The Work Trend Index…
DeFi, the metaverse, NFTs – what it all means for you [promoted]
The metaverse. NFTs. Decentralised finance. Most of us have heard of these terms, but what do they mean – and how does one profit from them? In this third episode of a series of podcasts with Revix, we delve into these topics in detail. Sean Sanders, CEO and founder of…
Ricoh's Mark Taylor and Jacques van Wyk on the brave new world of work [promoted]
The world of work has changed fundamentally, and quite possibly forever. Companies need to adapt, and one area that needs particular focus is how they manage their physical offices. As the Covid-19 pandemic starts to ease into 2022 – fingers firmly crossed – companies need to manage the gradual return…
Sage and AWCape: Can you afford not to modernise your applications? [promoted]
In the world of business applications, enterprises are spoilt for choice. Sage Intacct, cloud-based financial management software, is highlighted as the financial solution of choice and makes a strong argument in this episode as to why its solution should be yours. Jeff Ryan, MD of Sage partner AWCape, and Sage…
What a truly modern telephony system can do for your business [promoted]
Euphoria Telecom is a South African company on a mission to change the perceptions of what telephony solutions can do for your business. This episode of the podcast is geared towards answer the question: “What more can I expect from my telephony provider?” Nic Laschinger, chief technology officer at Euphoria…
Meet the team taking CipherWave to new heights [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, we meet the executive team of South African Internet service provider CipherWave. The podcast explores the company’s solutions and how it works with customers, as well as its plans for 2022, including empowering customers in a self-service environment. Led by CEO Wayne D’Sa, CipherWave…
How to profit from the rise of the connected home [promoted]
Aravind Pai, partner expert in the product development team in Bangalore for Radisys, joins the podcast for a fascinating discussion on connected homes and businesses. Radisys forms part of Jio Platforms, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries. With the constant rise in price of basic utilities such…