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Interview: Introducing Dimension Data’s Smart Virtual Workplace [promoted]
When the hard Covid-19 lockdown was introduced in South Africa on 27 March, many companies were forced to scramble to find ways to shift their workforces from their offices to employees’ homes. Some did better than others; some are still struggling to find the right balance and to support their…
Interview: SA's LightWare LiDAR raises R25m for global expansion
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod speaks to James Portman, founder and CEO of Centurion-based LightWare LiDAR, about the company's R25-million fundraising round with private equity player Sanari Capital. Portman, who is joined in the discussion by Sanari CEO Samantha Pokroy, explains how a South Africa light detection…
Interview: Pinnacle's Fred Saayman on the importance of Wi-Fi 6 [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, executive for the Huawei business unit at Pinnacle, talks about the latest version of Wi-Fi, version 6, and what it can do that previous versions could not. He delves into Huawei's AirEngine solution and what it is capable of, including supporting up to…
Interview: DStv's Mark Rayner on the Explora Ultra, streaming, 4K and more
Mark Rayner, CEO of MultiChoice South Africa, joins TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod on the podcast to discuss the major announcements made by the pay-television operator on Wednesday, including the launch of the DStv Explora Ultra personal video recorder (PVR). In the podcast, Rayner unpacks what the new PVR can do…
Trend Micro's Mannie Tzingakis on IT security in a pandemic [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by Mannie Tzingakis, technical lead for sub-Saharan Africa at Trend Micro, for a discussion on the trends in the Internet security space, especially since the advent of Covid-19. Tzingakis talks about the biggest security problems associated with the work-from-home measures introduced…
Interview: IoT.nxt signs partnership deal with Vodafone UK [promoted]
South African Internet of things specialist IoT.nxt has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Vodafone's UK subsidiary that will see the two companies collaborating in delivering IoT solutions to the mobile operator's enterprise customer base. IoT.nxt, which was recently acquired by South Africa's Vodacom Group (which is also controlled by…
Why Telkom is getting into financial services
In this episode, Duncan McLeod speaks to Telkom Financial Services managing executive Sibusiso Ngwenya to unpack the news at the weekend that the telecommunications operator is launching a range of financial services products. Telkom has launched a life insurance business and, like other operators, has begun offering funeral insurance --…
Interview: Wiocc chief development officer Darren Bedford
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral editor Duncan McLeod interviews Darren Bedford, chief development officer at Wiocc, a telecommunications infrastructure company originally founded to invest in the Eassy cable system along Africa's east coast. Bedford unpacks who Wiocc's shareholders are, why the company was founded to invest in Eassy,…
IoT.nxt executives on tackling the skills crisis [promoted]
Skills in the IT industry are in short supply and have been for decades. But the skills shortage in the Internet of things (IoT) arena is even more acute. In the fourth and final in a series of interviews with IoT.nxt, TechCentral is joined by the company's chief digital officer,…
Pinnacle's Fred Saayman on Huawei and disruption [promoted]
Fred Saayman, head of the Huawei business unit at Pinnacle, returns to the podcast for a discussion on the impact of US sanctions on the Chinese ICT giant's business, especially in the South African context. In the podcast, Saayman explains that Huawei has made good progress dealing with the challenges…
Dell Technologies' Tony Bartlett on the rise of edge computing [promoted]
In this promoted episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by Dell Technologies South Africa director of data centre compute Tony Bartlett for a discussion on some of the major trends affecting the IT industry. Specifically, Bartlett talks about the rise of edge computing and what's driving it, and explains…
Dell's Chris Buchanan on the dynamics of the new workforce [promoted]
In this episode of the podcast, TechCentral is joined by Dell Technologies South Africa client solutions director Chris Buchanan for a discussion on how Covid-19 has brought about dramatic changes in the workforce. The pandemic has been called a Black Swan event, something that only comes around once in a…
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…