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Compliance vs data protection: A wedding or a war? [promoted]
Kris Budnik oversees cybersecurity across all channels at First National Bank. He joins this third episode in an Ava Security series of podcasts to talk about compliance versus data protection. The conversation, however, covers a wide range of topics, including what’s involved in running a security team for a large…
Tools for maximising profitability and resilience for small businesses [promoted]
Sage Africa and Middle East vice president for small business Viresh Harduth returns to the podcast for a discussion on how, despite everything that has happened over the past 18 months, the small business sector in South Africa remains resilient and vibrant. That’s according to new Sage research that shows…
How Investec is driving a security-focused internal culture [promoted]
Aashika Bava, head of security awareness training at Investec, believes cyber-awareness programmes are crucial in the fight against cybercrime. In this episode of the podcast, brought to you by Ava Security, Bava unpacks what’s involved and why Investec appointed a senior manager to drive this area of its business. “Compliance…
Security starts with your users. Ava’s Ran Pugach explains why
Ran Pugach, chief product and development officer at Ava Security, joins the podcast to unpack the role of users in the world of cybersecurity. The first episode in this three-part series focuses on the very real insider threat posed to organisations by insiders. Users, Pugach says, are not cyber experts…
Acer GM Glenn Du Toit: Companies should not be ignoring Chromebooks [promoted]
If you think Chromebooks are not for you, then it’s important you listen to this podcast with Acer Africa GM Glenn Du Toit. With the baked-in security of Google, a clean interface, and supported by a company that is geared to service, Du Toit explains why companies shouldn’t be ignoring…
Why Standard Bank is betting big on the ‘platform economy’
Banks are facing more competition today than ever, and much of that competition is coming from left field – from non-traditional competitors such as mobile operators and technology giants. The implications, says Standard Bank Group, are dire for financial services institutions that are unwilling to adapt their strategies to compete…
Cloud apps: The difference between thriving and surviving in 2021 [promoted]
PJ Bishop, vice president for services at Sage Africa and Middle East, is well positioned to discuss the tools that make a tangible difference to the life of a business owner, and the impact they have on profitability and the bottom line. In addition to his role at Sage, PJ…
How insight-led user experiences can drive growth [promoted]
After a successful period in the UK, Nicholas Durrant returned to Cape Town to cement and grow Bluegrass Digital, offering insight-driven user experiences, innovation and technology to drive business growth for a global market. In this podcast, Durrant offers a view into the modern services business, often referencing the production…
Wayne D’Sa on a new era for CipherWave [promoted]
Wayne D’Sa is CEO of connectivity provider CipherWave. In this episode of the podcast, he unpacks his plans for the business, including its strong play into the voice space. The company has strong offerings as an Internet service provider, cloud provider and voice partner. In the podcast, D’Sa explores how…
How technology is transforming the customer experience in SA [promoted]
The technology landscape in South Africa has changed enormously in the past decade, helping make the country a hotbed for innovation in contact centre analytics. That’s the view of Frank Sherlock, vice president of international operations at CallMiner, and Peter Flanagan, MD of Genii Analytics, who joined the TechCentral podcast…
Interview: EOH CCO Ziaad Suleman on the promise of Brics [promoted]
The Brics formation of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (Brics) offers South African companies – from small businesses to large enterprises – with unprecedented access to markets that make up more than 40% of the world’s population. That’s the view of newly appointed EOH Holdings chief commercial officer…
Stephane Duproz on Africa Data Centres' big expansion drive
Africa Data Centres announced a plan earlier this week to ramp up investment in data centre infrastructure across Africa, with plans to build 10 new facilities in the coming years? In this episode of the podcast, ADC CEO Stephane Duproz speaks to Duncan McLeod from London about the announcement, where…
HPE GreenLake unpacked: What your business needs to know [promoted]
Ever wondered what Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE’s) GreenLake solution can do for your business? In this episode of the podcast, HPE country channel and sales lead Sandile Dube and Dimension Data regional head of solutions Quintus Moolman unpack what HPE GreenLake is exactly – HPE describes it as “the cloud…
How Comair did digital transformation right
Comair CIO Avsharn Bachoo has a quiet determination about him and a leadership style that drives change and provides a clear path for his team to follow. The focus of this episode is digital transformation. Where others seem only to be talking about it, Bachoo has enabled transformation at Comair,…
Interview: The digital economy is open to everyone [promoted]
As surprising as it sounds, there are still businesses that operate without an integrated accounting, payroll or payment software to help them. That’s one of the concerns aired by Viresh Harduth, vice president of small business, Sage Africa and Middle East, in a podcast interview with TechCentral. Harduth unpacks some…
e4’s Fikile Sibiya on a challenging 18 months for IT leaders [promoted]
Fikile Sibiya is chief information officer of e4. She knows just how much pressure CIOs and IT leadership teams have been under over the past 18 months, with Covid-19 impacting them hard. In this podcast interview with TechCentral, Sibiya talks about how CIOs have helped steer their organisations through a…
Pinnacle’s Nyeleti Shikwambane on being a female leader in IT [promoted]
This episode of the podcast brings a fitting end to Women’s Month as we get to know Nyeleti Shikwambane, a mother of four who is also the Huawei Enterprise product manager, IP, at Pinnacle. Speaking from home – Nyeleti has welcomed a new baby into her life a week ago…
Protecting unstructured data doesn’t have to be a nightmare [promoted]
By 2025, global data creation is projected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes, according to Statista. This growth does not always happen within neat boundaries, nor within systems of record – rather, unstructured formats make up much of the critical business data driving the economy. This poses massive risks…
Kim Reid reflects on 10 years as Takealot CEO
Kim Reid has spent the past 10 years building Takealot Group – today controlled by Naspers – into South Africa’s largest e-commerce company. He sat down with TechCentral to reflect on his time at the helm. Reid, who will step down at the end of September to take on the…
Insight and flexibility: Invisible accounting at its best [promoted]
Sage has made a significant impact in the applications market and today, Gerhard Hartman, vice president: medium business at Sage Africa and Middle East, joins the TechCentral team to chat about creating efficiencies in business and driving key performance indicators. He talks about providing business software to drive success. In…