What"s Next with Aki Anastasiou

00:17:20

Julian Liebenberg On BCX's Partnership With Alibaba...

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2022/10/17

Julian Liebenberg is the Chief of Cloud Platform Solutions at BCX and has more than three decades of experience in the ICT sector. Liebenberg has a talent for contextualising large services-based deals in simple business language and has a personal philosophy rooted in empowering people to achieve more than they thought possible. His specialities include Sales and Marketing, Solutions, Design and Facilitation, Strategy Design and Execution, Public Relations and Communications, and Business

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00:17:34

Morne Kroukamp and Brett Bygate unpack Dell...

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2022/10/14

Morne Kroukamp is a Field Product Marketing Manager at Dell Technologies. He has worked in the technology industry for over 10 years and is passionate about working with customers to deliver successful business outcomes. He prioritises building long-term relationships with these customers that are based on trust and integrity. Brett Bygate is the Dell Technologies Brand Executive at Pinnacle ICT. He has worked in Pinnacle’s Dell Technologies department for over seven years – first as a Dell

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00:16:17

Sean Duffy explains how organisations can mitigate...

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2022/09/28

Sean Duffy is the Global Vice President of Cybersecurity GTM at NTT, a position he has held since June 2019. Duffy is responsible for the development and execution of the NTT Security GTM strategy and portfolio. He joined Dimension Data in 1999 and worked there until 2019, holding many prominent positions during this time - including Security National General Manager, Security MEA Executive, and Senior Vice President of Group Security. In this What’s Next in Security interview, Duffy discusses

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00:20:43

Secureworks’ Rafe Pilling discusses the cyber threat...

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2022/09/23

Rafe Pilling is a security researcher at Secureworks Counter Threat Unit, where he focuses on cyber threat intelligence. Pilling has over 13 years of experience in the cyber security industry and is recognised as an expert in the field. Pilling holds his Honours in Computer Science and Management Science from the University of Edinburgh and a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Networking and Web Technologies from Edinburgh Napier University. In this episode of What’s Next in Security, Pilling says

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00:19:08

Microsoft South Africa’s Colin Erasmus on how...

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2022/09/21

Colin Erasmus is one of the most experienced technology executives in the country and was recently appointed as the COO of Microsoft South Africa. Erasmus has worked at Microsoft for over 22 years and held several prominent positions in the company during this time. He was the Microsoft Tech-Ed and Partner Summit Event Technical Director for over 10 years before being appointed as the Business Group Lead in 2007. In this What’s Next in Security interview, Erasmus meets with Aki Anastasiou to

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00:34:43

Anton Herbst Discusses How Cloud Has Evolved Over The...

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2022/09/19

Anton Herbst is the CEO of Tarsus On Demand and Tarsus Technology Group and has over 25 years of IT industry experience. During his tenure in the MB Technologies Group, Herbst has held multiple positions, including CEO of Advanced Channel Technologies (ACT) and Executive Director on the main board of MB Technologies Group. Herbst holds a National Higher Diploma in Extractive Metallurgy and BCom Degree from Technikon Witwatersrand and the University of Pretoria, respectively. In this What’s Next

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00:25:31

Digicloud's Louis Van Schalkwyk Explains The...

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2022/09/15

Louis van Schalkwyk is the Head of Technical Operations for Digicloud Africa, a position he has held since October 2018. Van Schalkwyk is a Google-certified professional with qualifications in Cloud Architecture, Security, Collaboration, and Machine Learning. He previously worked at Grove Group for ten years, first as the Head of Deployments from 2007 and then as the Technical Presales Team Leader from 2012. In this What’s Next interview, van Schalkwyk joins Aki Anastasiou to discuss the impact

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00:41:44

Andrew Cruise and Lee Syse on how South African...

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2022/09/14

Andrew Cruise is a co-founder and MD at Routed – with the latter being a position he has held since June 2016. Cruise and two business partners started Routed to help large enterprises migrate their important applications to the cloud. They chose VMware Cloud Director for this purpose and have since built a VMware Cloud with 100% uptime. On this What’s Next episode, Cruise is joined by Lee Syse, Lead Cloud Solutions Architect for the Cloud Providers business at VMware Sub-Saharan Africa.He has

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00:16:21

Temenos Sales Director Craig Anderson on market...

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2022/09/14

Craig Anderson is the Temenos Sales Director for the Africa region – a position he has held since February 2022. Before taking up his current role, Anderson accrued experience at a variety of prominent businesses, including Oracle, EY, and FIS. He is passionate about educating prospective Temenos clients on the benefits of the company’s banking products – such as its banking cloud product, as well as platforms like Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact. In this What’s Next interview, Anderson

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00:26:37

Dimension Data’s Neal Botje discusses the...

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2022/09/14

Neal Botje is the Practice Head of Security for Dimension Data, a position he has held since August 2021. He is passionate about data privacy and information security, and has a background in problem-solving, critical and systems thinking, and protecting sensitive data for large financial institutions. Botje previously worked at XON as the Head of Information Security and Compliance for over five years. He then joined McAfee in 2016 as an Enterprise Account Executive involved in data protection

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00:24:24

iTried CEO Wynand Theron Talks About Protecting SMEs’...

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2022/09/14

Wynand Theron is the CEO of iTried, an IT services and consulting company that he founded to help start-ups, SMEs, and schools protect their cloud data and build a secure business. He is an experienced IT manager and entrepreneur who has worked in the ICT, hospitality, and co-working industries. Theron also has extensive knowledge in data security and networking communication infrastructure, as well as a passion for safe data communications. In this What’s Next interview, Theron meets with Aki

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00:27:08

SAP's Titilayo Adewumi Discusses SAP's Operations In...

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2022/09/08

Titilayo Adewumi is the Regional Sales Director for West Africa at SAP and is responsible for managing the Sales portfolio for the West African Region for both General Business and Large Enterprises, ensuring quarter on quarter achievements. She has over 10 years of experience working in Information Technology, Public Health, Financial Services and Telecommunications industries in both Canada, Sweden, Denmark and Nigeria. Titilayo is passionate about advocating for Women’s Leadership and

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00:18:42

Dr. Ayotunde Coker Talks About OADC's First Data...

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2022/09/07

Dr. Ayotunde Coker is the Chief Executive Officer of Open Access Data Centres. Dr. Coker is one of the leading players in the development of the data centre industry in Africa and is Chairperson of influential industry group, the Africa Data Centres Association. Before joining OADC as Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Coker led Rack Centre to becoming a household name in Nigeria and a leading brand in Africa, with global recognition and numerous prestigious international awards. Throughout a

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00:15:53

Videsha Proothveerajh Talks About The LexisNexis CEO...

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2022/09/05

Videsha Proothveerajh is the CEO of LexisNexis South Africa. Proothveerajh is a corporate leader who stands at the forefront of the dynamic South African technology space. Prior to joining LexisNexis SA, she was the Data Centre Group Director for EMEA Territory and the GM for Intel. She recently won the prestigious Woman in Tech award at the Africa Tech Week Award 2022 ceremony. In this episode of What's Next, Proothveerajh talks about what is driving growth at LexisNexis South Africa despite

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00:26:54

SAP's Stanley Dube Talks About The Benefits Of Cloud...

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2022/08/31

Stanley Dube is the Head of Cloud ERP at SAP Africa. Dube leads a team that inspires SAP’s customers to envision the full potential of digitalisation of their business processes. His team helps companies understand the path to harnessing the synergies of digitized value chains. Prior to his current role, he was a Senior Solution Advisor supporting inbound logistics sales processes across Africa and the Middle East. Over numerous years he assisted companies across Africa and Europe implement

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00:45:42

SAP Experts On How South African Businesses Can Speed...

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2022/08/29

Colin Banks is the Industry and Customer Advisory Lead at SAP Africa, and Kwena Mabotja is the Global Director for Purpose and Sustainability Marketing and Solutions at SAP. Banks has worked at SAP for over 10 years and is passionate about helping SAP customers drive innovation through the use of the latest technologies. Mabotja is focused on cementing SAP’s commitment as an enabler and exemplar of purpose-growing awareness and scaling the impact of SAP’s purpose and sustainability offerings and

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00:15:08

SAP's Mpho Matsitse, Discusses Why Value Management...

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2022/08/24

Mpho Matsitse is the Head of Industry and Value Advisory at SAP Africa. In his role, Matsitse leads a team of highly talented industry and value advisors across the SAP Africa region. This high-performing team acts as trusted advisors to SAP Africa’s customers by offering a value-based engagement approach that helps customers advance their adoption of leading SAP technologies to unlock new business value. Matsitse aims to use his ability as a business strategist to enable the successful growth of

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00:26:09

SAP’s Hardeep Sound talks about accelerating digital...

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2022/08/22

Hardeep Sound is the Regional Director at SAP East Africa, a position he has held since October 2019. Sound previously worked as a Consultant at Deloitte in Kenya, and then as a Technical Trainer and Infrastructure Consultant at InfoSys in Ethiopia. He joined Microsoft as a Senior Consultant in 2003 and went on to become the Specialist Sales Unit Manager in 2010. Sound also worked at Oracle in Kenya from 2013 to 2019 - first as a Senior Sales Manager and then as a Sales Director. In this What’s

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00:11:33

Scott Thwaites talks about the benefits of TikTok for...

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2022/08/18

Scott Thwaites is TikTok’s Head of Business Partnerships for Gaming and New Markets in the Middle East, Turkey, Africa, and Pakistan (METAP) region. As one of TikTok’s first employees in the METAP region, Thwaites has been instrumental in designing and implementing business structures to generate revenue in these markets. Prior to his appointment at TikTok, Thwaites worked as the Head of Global Projects at Ad Dynamo for over a year. He then joined Twitter in 2014 as a Partner Manager for the EMEA

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00:09:46

Makgosi Mabaso Discusses How SMBs Benefit From Telkom...

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2022/08/16

Makgosi Mabaso is the Telkom Consumer Broadband and Smarthome Managing Executive, a position she has held since July 2021. During her career, she occupied several roles within the IT ecosystem – including being the CIO of Faritec – before moving into the commercial side of the telco industry. Mabaso has now been with Telkom for over 10 years and held various other senior positions during this time – including the Chief of Staff for the Telkom Group. Mabaso also worked in Managing Executive

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