What"s Next with Aki Anastasiou

00:18:35

Nihilent's Sabahat Kazi On The Future Of SAP BTP

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2021/08/24

In the second What’s Next interview with Nihilent, Sabahat Kazi gives insight on the iVEN and iDEAL solutions and how Nihilent is connecting the supply chain for customers as well as vendors. Sabahat shares how SAP is positioning its Business Technology Platform (BTP) and he gives insight into the adoption of BTP by SAP customers.

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00:17:37

In Conversation With Red Hat's Johan Scheepers

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2021/08/04

Johan Scheepers is an experienced IT expert working as a Senior Manager in Solution Architects at Red Hat in Sub-Saharan Africa. He is a highly-motivated professional that has garnered 30 years’ experience in the information technology industry. In this What’s Next interview, Scheepers discusses why organisations should automate and modernise their IT systems. Scheepers highlights the benefits to organisations of using open source software to implement automation and how Red Hat can help.

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00:21:39

In Conversation With Nihilent's Sabahat Kazi

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2021/07/30

Sabahat Kazi is an experienced SAP expert and the Global Head of ERP at Nihilent – a global consulting and services company. He is also the CEO and founder of Intellect Bizware Services, the SAP business unit of Nihilent in the APJ region. In this What’s Next episode, Sabahat explains how his team was able to produce the first Rise with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition solution in the Asia-Pacific and Japan region with Nihilent’s deep-rooted SAP expertise. He shares how Nihilent is now bringing

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00:25:12

BCX's Julian Liebenberg Discusses Integrated SD - WAN...

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2021/07/28

Julian Liebenberg is a leading ICT executive and the Chief of the Converged Communications Business unit at BCX. Liebenberg has over three decades of experience in the ICT sector having served at numerous large-scale organisations across South Africa. In this What’s Next interview, Liebenberg discusses how several enterprise network trends are combining and compelling businesses towards software-defined wide area networks (SD-WANs) and integrated cloud-based network security. He mentions why

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00:12:41

Advantage Air's Crispin Cheadle On The Best Smart...

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2021/07/26

Crispin Cheadle is an expert on smart home systems and runs the South African division of Advantage Air, the Smart Home manufacturer which has offices based in South Africa and Australia. Advantage Air developed the MyPlace Smart Home system 18 years ago and has been improving on it ever since. To date, their products have been recognised as world-leading products. In this What’s Next episode, Cheadle provides background on Advantage Air’s MyPlace system and the solutions they provide. He discusses

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00:27:06

SMSPortal's Charles Stretch And James Pearce On The...

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2021/07/08

In this What’s Next episode, Aki Anastasiou discusses the future of SMS with tech experts Charles Stretch and James Pearce, the founders and joint CEOs of SMSPortal. Stretch and Pearce have built SMSPortal from a garage-based start-up to an international player and the biggest bulk SMS provider in Africa. In this episode, Stretch and Pearce give some background on the journey of SMSPortal and how it has grown organically over the last few years. They expand on the recent growth in the African

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00:13:45

Kobus Burnett discusses Seagate’s latest storage...

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2021/06/30

Kobus Burnett is a storage and tech expert who is currently the territory lead for South, East, and West Africa at Seagate. Burnett has worked at Seagate since 2019 and has more than 10 years’ experience with the Seagate brand. In this What’s Next interview, Burnett shares some of the exciting features consumers can experience with Seagate’s One Touch portable drive series, including massive storage capacity and blazingly fast transfer speeds.

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00:22:34

In Discussion With Guy Golan And Paul Green

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2021/06/28

In this What’s Next episode, Aki Anastasiou talks to security experts Guy Golan, the CEO and co-founder of the Performanta Group, and Paul Green, the Services Director at Identity Experts. Golan and Green discuss the acquisition of Identity Experts by the Performanta Group and how the acquisition allows Performanta to extend its security capabilities across the Microsoft portfolio. They also share how Performanta Group deals with issues around cyber defence and how they are moving forward as a

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00:24:30

Ryan Ramawoothar Discusses The Tools To Help Become...

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2021/06/23

Ryan Ramawoothar is an experienced business executive and a senior software and cloud specialist at First Technology. Ramawoothar has been with First Technology since 2017 and has a history of working in the SaaS and cloud industries. In this What’s Next interview, Ramawoothar discusses the typical problems and challenges business face to become POPIA compliant and shares how the Microsoft Compliance Center and Microsoft Compliance Manager tools make it seamless for businesses to manage their POPIA

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00:22:38

IOCOs Simon Just On The Future Of The Workplace

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2021/06/22

Simon Just is a leading ICT expert and the Cluster Executive of Advisory, Solutions and Group Marketing at EOH and iOCO. In this What’s Next episode, Simon shares how the work environment has changed over in recent times, and what the future of work looks like.

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00:16:52

Mike Styer Explains How To Start Your SAP Migration...

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2021/06/21

Mike Styer is an IT industry veteran and the country manager of GlassHouse South Africa. GlassHouse South Africa is a leader in managed services, backup, recovery, business continuity, and managed SAP services and systems monitoring. In his second What’s Next interview, Styer provides background on legacy SAP systems and shares insight into SAP’s modern upgrades. Styer provides key reasons for businesses to migrate to SAP S4/HANA system and explains why it is important to start the process as soon

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00:14:24

Pinnacle's Ricky Pereira On The Importance Of Data...

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2021/06/14

Ricky Pereira is a leading ICT distribution expert serving as the Dell Technologies Enterprise Business Unit Manager at Pinnacle, a leading ICT distribution company and authorised distributor for Dell Technologies in South Africa. In this episode of What’s Next, Pereira discusses how the pandemic accelerated the demand for enterprise solutions and how Pinnacle had adapted to the changing demands. He also shares some important factors to consider when looking for data storage and protection

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00:17:59

The Future Growth Of IoT With Informed Decisions CEO,...

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2021/06/09

Pieter Pienaar is the Chief Executive Officer at Informed Decisions and a leading ICT executive in South Africa. In this What’s Next interview, Pienaar shares details around why Informed Decisions was started and the unique solutions they provide. Pienaar gives some insight into the future growth of IoT, their crowning achievement, and what the future holds for Informed Decisions.

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00:22:11

Zendesk’s Owen McConnell on the changing face of the...

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2021/06/07

Owen McConnell is an experienced software professional and the Director of Commercial Sales at Zendesk in EMEA. In this What’s Next episode, McConnell talks about digital transformation and the change in customer experience which has been aided by technology.

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00:18:10

GlassHouse SA’s Mike Styer on the importance of cyber...

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2021/05/25

Mike Styer is an accomplished technology executive with more than 30 years’ experience in the information technology sector. In this What’s Next episode, Styer shares how the Covid pandemic had impacted organisations’ ability to protect their data and discusses cyber recovery and its importance for organisations.

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00:15:15

What's Next - Episode 10 - Brett Van Rensburg

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2021/05/03

Brett van Rensburg is a top ICT expert and the Sales Director for the Network Division of iOCO, Africa’s leading integrated technology services company. In this What’s Next interview, Van Rensburg discussed the advantages and challenges of a hybrid workforce and shares insight into the different remote access options for organisations, and the benefits of each option.

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00:31:08

What's Next - Episode 9 - Brett Orwin And Guy Shannon...

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2021/04/26

In this interview, Aki Anastasiou talks to two cyber security experts from Nexio South Africa, Brett Orwin and Guy Shannon, about how SMEs are being breached and why cyber security solutions for SME’s are often too complex, resource inefficient, and costly. Brett Orwin is the EHOD: Network and Collaboration at Nexio South Africa and has more than 30 years’ experience in the telecommunications and information technology industries. Guy Shannon is the Cyber Security Operations Lead at Nexio South

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00:22:57

MyBroadband Conference - Valde Ferradaz

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2021/04/14

Valde Ferradaz is the Chief Executive Officer at Ignition Telecoms and the Head of MVN-X. Valde is a highly experienced, successful and well-regarded business leader in the Telecommunications industry, having led numerous technology-related companies over the past decade. Valde most recently held CEO responsibilities in the Digicel Group, a Telecommunications network company operating across Asia Pacific, Caribbean and Central America. Previously, Valde held various C-Level Executive positions at

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00:18:51

MyBroadband Conference - Dominic Cull

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2021/04/14

Dominic has extensive experience in advising on the commercial and regulatory aspects of new technology, broadcasting, and electronic communications ventures for local and international companies and policy and regulation in the ICT and telecommunications sectors, having spent 14 years advising the public and private sector on ICT legal issues. Dominic is involved at all stages of the communications law and regulation-making process and liaises closely with, inter alia, the Independent

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00:18:11

MyBroadband Conference - David Redekop

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2021/04/14

David Redekop is the Co-founder of Nerds On Site and a cybersecurity expert. David has a strong focus on incident response and prevention of security lapses by implementing practical, yet strong policies.

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