TCS+

Vodacom Business moves to crack the SME tech gap

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone agrees that small and medium enterprises are the backbone of the South African economy. But the reality on the ground tells a different story...

Arctic Wolf unpacks the evolving threat landscape for SA businesses

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Most security teams can tell you what they've deployed. Far fewer can answer the board's next question: are we actually less exposed than we were thre...

Vox Kiwi: a wireless solution promising a fibre-like experience

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Access to stable, reliable, high-speed internet is crucial to participating in the modern economy. Although fibre connectivity offers the highest spee...

Flipping the narrative on AI in the Global South

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this thought-provoking episode of TechCentral's TCS+, Mpho Chitapi sits down with Dr Josefin Rosén, principal trustworthy AI specialist in SAS's D...

TCS+ | Bolt ups the ante on platform safety

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Safety is a core concern for e-hailing operators as it ensures that platforms engender trust among drivers, passengers and the general public. Bolt re...

Cloud On Demand and Consnet: inside a real-world AWS partner success story

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The cloud revolution has challenged businesses of all sizes by changing how IT teams go about implementing projects and managing infrastructure. IT se...

Why cybersecurity is becoming a competitive advantage for SA businesses

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Cybersecurity is undergoing a quiet but important shift in South African boardrooms: from a defensive cost centre to a strategic business enabler. Tha...

Africa’s digital transformation – unlocking AI through cloud and culture

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Africa’s digital transformation continues to accelerate, driven by growing cloud adoption and rising interest in artificial intelligence. Yet many o...

How Cloud on Demand helps partners thrive in the AWS ecosystem

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Newly minted small businesses often struggle to establish themselves as reliable service providers among their more established competitors. To help c...

Videsha Proothveerajh on Vodacom Business’s new approach to enterprise technology

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vodacom Business recently appointed an “extraordinary business advisory board”, a strategic initiative designed to strengthen its enterprise exper...

Managing Sims, saving money: how MSB Micro keeps businesses connected

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s hyperconnected society, mobile connectivity is key to running a successful business, helping keep employees connected to each other, to o...

Cloud On Demand's Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS par...

LSD Open: why repatriating from the cloud can be a costly mistake

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified...

HP’s AI future - how on-device intelligence is redefining work in Africa

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI has advanced at breakneck speed in the last few years, with most knowledge workers using the technology to enhance their work in some shape or form...

Arctic Wolf on cybersecurity in the age of AI

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really take to defend a business in an era of AI-driven attacks? In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ ,Clare Loveridge, vice president...

TCS+ | Kinetic Skunk: fintechs risk cloud bill shock without proper planning

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But clo...

Cassava’s Adil El Youssefi on data centre growth in Africa

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TCS+, Adil El Youssefi, newly appointed CEO of the colocation business at Cassava Technologies and CEO of Africa Data Centres, chat...

Zahir Cajee on Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold7, Flip7 and Watch8 line-up

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Folding phones are advancing at light speed. For consumers, the appeal is self-evident: on one hand, folding phones give them the option to have a lar...

Lessons from South Africa’s biggest cyberattacks

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

IT security breaches are on the rise in South Africa and worldwide, and with AI tools at their disposal, criminals are scaling up their attacks. With ...

First Distribution’s guide to a bulletproof cyber crisis response strategy

24 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In cybersecurity, prevention is always better than cure. However, organisations have to prepare for the worst-case scenario, one where their systems a...

How cyberthreats turn into cyber crises

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today's hyperconnected society, a cybersecurity crisis isn’t just a technical glitch; it's a profound disruption that can bring businesses, gover...

Vox’s Craig Blignaut on the data boom and the future of Wi-Fi

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Data is like oxygen in the digital era, and people are using more of it. In 2025 alone, global mobile data usage is projected to reach 200 exabytes pe...

Samsung unveils significant new safety feature for A-series phones

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Samsung Electronics recently launched the latest line-up of its popular Galaxy A-series of midtier smartphones, with the A26, A36 and A56 replacing th...

MVNX on the opportunities in South Africa’s booming MVNO market

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For years, mobile telecommunications was dominated by a handful of large operators, or MNOs. Now, with almost 30 MVNOs, or mobile virtual network oper...

First Distribution on the latest and greatest cloud technologies

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The pace of innovation in the cloud space is breathtaking. Gone are the days when the cloud was just about virtual machines and storage; today, it is ...

First Distribution on data governance in hybrid cloud environments

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Data is the lifeblood of every organisation, driving innovation, enhancing customer experiences and influencing strategic decisions. But managing this...

First Distribution on cloud cost management in Microsoft Azure

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Organisations are flocking to the cloud for its agility, scalability and innovation potential. But while the cloud promises big things, it also presen...

AfriGIS’s Helen Hulett on how tech can help resolve South Africa’s water crisis

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many municipalities in South Africa are struggling to maintain a reliable supply of clean water to households and industries. Thankfully, technology i...

The future of mobile money, with MTN’s Kagiso Mothibi

06 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mobile money has an increasingly vital role to play in South Africa’s economy, despite the fact that the country boasts an advanced financial servic...

AI is more than hype: Workday execs unpack real human impact

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Forget the hype, embrace the revolution! In this episode of TCS+, TechCentral speaks with Workday South Africa country manager Kiv Moodley and manager...

Switchcom Distribution, and Huawei eKit in the hands of installers

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of TCS+ is the third in a series of three focused on the relationship between Switchcom Distribution and Huawei eKit as well as the netwo...

Schneider Electric's Clive Roberts on driving digitisation in the CPG sector

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the TechCentral Show, we chat to Clive Roberts, the consumer packaged goods (CPG) segment leader for anglophone Africa at Schneider...

Switchcom and Huawei eKit: networking made easy for SMEs

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Networking equipment wholesaler Switchcom Distribution has partnered with Huawei Technologies to bring new offerings to the South African market and e...

Inside MTN's big brand overhaul

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Better Connection. Everywhere You Go. Or simply just Y’ello. Brand identity matter, and MTN South Africa – one of South Africa’s most valued...

Snode CEO Nithen Naidoo on the cybersecurity opportunity

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nithen Naidoo, founder and CEO of Snode Technologies, shares valuable insights on Snode and the cybersecurity space with TechCentral’s TCS+. -- Snod...

Shifting Microsoft Azure SQL into overdrive

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Microsoft Azure SQL is a fully managed and scalable cloud database service – and its myriad benefits mean your company should be considering it if i...

Just how secure is your cloud database?

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the second episode of this series on migrating to Microsoft Azure SQL, the focus turns to what’s involved in moving from SQL Server to Azure SQL,...

Moving from SQL Server to Azure SQL – what you need to know

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your company thinking about modernising its IT infrastructure? Is it planning to migrate from an on-premises Microsoft SQL Server database to the c...

Bolt doubling down on safety for riders and drivers

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The operating environment in South Africa for ride-hailing services like Bolt is fraught with complexity, while the country’s crime problem only con...

Beware the Toxic Cloud Trilogy – a discussion with Tenable

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Companies moving to the cloud – and those already there – need to be aware of the Toxic Cloud Trilogy, three pitfalls in cloud computing that must...

Why your company needs network monitoring as a service

05 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Trace Network Operations, founded in 2016, provides bespoke network solutions in network management and network monitoring. Company founder Darryl The...

Obsidian’s Muggie van Staden on the power of ITSM

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Information technology service management (ITSM) is more than another buzzword. It’s a concept that helps organisations design and deliver IT servic...

How to stop a data disaster – a discussion with Veeam

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Veeam is helping organisations in South Africa and the rest of the African continent safeguard their most valuable asset: their data. In this episode ...

Inside Eswatini’s big fibre roll-out plans

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Eswatini is on a mission to roll out high-speed fibre broadband infrastructure for its citizens. According to Themba Khumalo, MD of The Eswatini Posts...

What Google Cloud solutions mean for companies in Africa

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of a three-part interview series with TechCentral’s TCS+, Digicloud Africa executives unpack what Google Cloud’s solutions me...

Pinnacle’s Jacque Visagie – AI will transform SA business

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Pinnacle, one of South Africa’s leading technology distributors, is going all-in on AI. The company, which represents some of the leading brands in ...

Binance on the role of cryptocurrencies in digitising money

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The digitisation of money is helping drive financial inclusion and improve access to complex financial services in South Africa and the rest of the Af...

How to become a Google Cloud reseller in Africa

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the second part of a three-part interview series with TechCentral’s TCS+, Digicloud Africa executives unpack how African ICT companies can become...

Introducing Digicloud, Google Cloud’s partner in Africa

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Digicloud Africa has a big role to play in the African ICT ecosystem as Google Cloud’s enablement partner on the continent. Two of Digicloud’s top...

Arctic Wolf – weighing up in-house vs outsourced SOCs

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TCS+, TechCentral speaks with Jason Oehley and Andre Den Hond, regional sales manager and senior sales engineer, respectively, at A...

Switchcom and Huawei forge new alliance

16 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Networking equipment wholesaler Switchcom Distribution has partnered with Huawei Technologies to bring new offerings to the South African market and e...

CYBER1 Solutions on choosing a managed security service provider

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TCS+, TechCentral speaks to CYBER1 Solutions executives Jayson O’Reilly, the company’s MD, and Akeel Sayed, head of its managed...

Hypa Fibre and its aspirations for the aspirational market

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hypa Fibre is a fibre internet service provider focused on underserved markets in South Africa’s townships. John Githinji, national head of sales at...

Network Platforms' Warwick Ward-Cox – IP wrangler

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Warwick Ward-Cox, chief technical officer at Network Platforms – a wholesale provider specialising in supporting internet service providers and IT m...

From gen AI to deepfakes – the latest infosec threats

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Twice yearly, ESET publishes its Threat Report in which it unpacks the latest trends and developments in the world of information security. Adrian Sta...

Robert Jorge lifts the lid on Openserve's network

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build and maintain South Africa’s largest wholesale telecommunications network? Robert Jorge, chief network officer at Openserv...

How Betway parent Super Group profits from Workday

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Super Group, the New York-listed parent of Betway and other online betting brands, has achieved significant gains in efficiency and productivity throu...

The past, present and future of Openserve, with CEO Althon Beukes

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Openserve, South Africa’s biggest telecommunications infrastructure provider, has been through enormous changes in the nine years since it became a ...

Pushkar Gokhale on Openserve's digital strategy

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Openserve chief digital and strategy officer Pushkar Gokhale is TechCentral’s guest in this episode of the TCS+ business technology show, where he u...

Angus Hay on Africa Data Centres' big Samrand expansion

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TechCentral’s business technology show TCS+, Africa Data Centres regional executive for South Africa Angus Hay discusses the sign...

How Openserve learnt to love 'open access'

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this first in a series of interviews with Openserve executives, TechCentral’s TCS+ speaks to the company’s chief commercial officer, Phila Dube...

CYBER1 Solutions and iiDENTIFii on combating identity theft in 2024

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Identity theft is a massive and growing problem that requires smart risk mitigation strategies. That is one of the key messages coming out of a TechCe...

Zuko Mdwaba on Salesforce and its SA and Africa growth plans

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Customer relationship management software giant Salesforce recently showcased the power of its latest artificial intelligence and cloud-based solution...

Braintree on the psychology of software purchases

10 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Braintree’s Grant van der Westhuizen and Heath Huxtable tell TechCentral’s TCS+ business technology show about how to acquire software that solves...

Moving to SAP S/4 HANA Cloud? What you need to know

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A 2023 report by International Data Corporation (IDC) found that an astonishing 96% of CIOs in South Africa plan to modernise their ERP applications u...

WIOCC and 2Africa: providing an alternative to national long-distance fibre

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The 2Africa submarine communications cable, which will be the longest such system in the world when it’s completed, is already helping one South Afr...

TCS+ | Asokan Moodley on Nedbank’s journey into AI

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Asokan Moodley is leading Nedbank’s drive into the world of AI – and it is already starting to have a meaningful impact on productivity in the ban...

Yesh Surjoodeen unpacks HP’s Amplify Partner Program

26 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

HP, long been a leader in the technology space, launched the Amplify Partner Program in 2021. The programme has since gone from strength to strength. ...

Telco or ISP? Tired of load shedding chaos? This is for you

13 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Alan Kemp, director at Iris Network Systems, has a long history in South Africa’s internet service provider industry. So, he knows all too well how ...

Check Point dissects the complexities of cloud security

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Promoted | Check Point’s Rudi van Rooyen explains why cloud security is not as straightforward as organisations might assume. The software security ...

ESET’s Adrian Stanford: how AI will transform cybersecurity

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial intelligence technologies will be used by both threat actors and those fighting cybercrime, and will bring about fundamental changes in the...

Pinnacle CEO on how AI is going to transform SA business

06 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TCS+ | Pinnacle CEO on how AI is going to transform SA business Pinnacle CEO Tim Humphreys-Davies and his management team are early adopters in South...

Workday and Altron on leadership, and driving meaningful change

03 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of Workday’s Changemakers series with TechCentral, we speak to Altron Group chief operating officer Collin Govender and Workda...

Old Mutual’s Nomsa Lewisa on the future of work

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Old Mutual IT executive for employee and workplace enablement Nomsa Lewisa is the guest in this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ business technology po...

InterSystems on the role of technology in SA's healthcare industry

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The healthcare industry in South Africa is in a state of flux, not least because of the introduction of the much-derided national health insurance (NH...

Don’t let your Wi-Fi drag your business down

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A strong and reliable Wi-Fi network is no longer a perk but a fundamental necessity. Just like access to good coffee and comfortable chairs, businesse...

What MTN has to offer government clients

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the internet of things (IoT) to private 5G networks, MTN Group has a lot to offer public sector organisations, according to David Behr, CEO of MT...

CYBER1 Solutions on data and identity governance

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Data and identity governance should be a top-of-mind issue for business leaders in 2024. CYBER1 Solutions MD Jayson O’Reilly and senior cybersecurit...

How Workday solutions are helping supercharge Adcorp

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Vinolia Singh, chief people officer at JSE-listed workplace solutions provider Adcorp, joins the second episode of a series of interviews about enterp...

Protecting company data, without impacting productivity

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Protecting sensitive company information through data loss prevention (DLP) tools has become paramount for many organisations. But doing so without im...

Calybre: a new-age consultancy for ‘data people’

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

South Africa has a new data consultancy. Called Calybre, it’s headed by CEO Alexa Bisschops and is positioned as “the best partner for any company...

TechCentral announces TCS Legends

04 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

TechCentral, the publisher of South Africa’s leading business technology podcasts, is thrilled to announce the launch of TCS Legends. The new show w...

TCS+ | A look at the future of networking, with NTT Data and Cisco

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big changes are coming to the way companies build and manage their network infrastructure. This is a key discussion point in the latest episode of Tec...

Guardian Eye’s AVA brings affordable telemedicine to the workplace

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As South Africa experiences tough economic times, employers and workforces alike can benefit from solutions like telemedicine. In a nutshell, telemedi...

KnowBe4 looks at cybersecurity trends for 2024

07 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we approach 2024, KnowBe4’s content strategy vice president Anna Collard joins TechCentral’s TCS+ show to unpack reflections drawn from the wor...

OneTrust’s Joseph Byrne: privacy risk management done right

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Byrne, principal solutions engineer at OneTrust, knows a lot about the topic of risk management. He joins Duncan McLeod on TechCentral’s busi...

Ricoh – safe and secure role in today’s digital ecosystems

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+, Jaydev Chiba engages in a comprehensive discussion with Marcell Otto, digital services product manager for Ri...

NEC XON on going toe to toe with cybercriminals

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Companies may be surprised to learn that the profile of the typical cybercriminal in 2023 does not match the stereotype of tech-savvy youngsters in ho...

SOC-as-a-service: CYBER1 SOC and the future of cybersecurity

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A robust security operations centre (SOC) that is well run and equipped with the latest technologies and expertise can help bolster the security postu...

Why your company needs Arctic Wolf to stay secure

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TCS+, TechCentral speaks to Jason Oehley and Andre den Hond, both with Arctic Wolf, to unpack the security posture of businesses in...

Kiv Moodley on Workday's big plans for South Africa

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Fast-expanding Nasdaq-listed enterprise cloud software specialist Workday has big plans for its South African unit. In this episode of TCS+, Workday S...

Getting sassy with SASE

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Secure access service edge, or SASE – pronounced “sassy”, this emerging network security concept, first described four years ago by Gartner, has...

Fortinet, and the invisible tech that powers our lives

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+, Fortinet’s Matthew Taljaard, subject matter expert in operational technology (OT) for Africa at Fortinet, d...

How MiWay uses conversation analytics

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

MiWay has deployed advanced “conversation analytics” technology in its contact centre environment to improve the performance of customer-facing ag...

The story behind MTN SuperFlex

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine truly unlimited phone calls and texts to any local network and a large allocation of monthly mobile data for just R299/month. That’s what MT...

IDPs vital in streamlining software development: LSD, Red Hat

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ technology show, Jaydev Chiba speaks to the chief technology officer of LSD Open Julian Gericke and senior sol...

Generative AI in cybersecurity: Next DLP on what to know

27 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Executives from data loss prevention specialists Next DLP believe generative artificial intelligence will have both positive and negative impacts on t...

Online scams in Africa: how cybercriminals trick victims

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nearly half of 800 African survey participants have fallen victim to an online scam at least once, losing thousands of dollars in the process and comp...

Altron’s Caryn Vos on why, in security, encryption is king

12 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Cryptography and encryption are pivotal in modern cybersecurity operations. Altron Systems Integration senior manager for cryptography Caryn Vos tells...

Why more isn't always better in IT security

15 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s easy to keep layering security solutions on top of a company’s IT systems, but this can lead to complexity, high costs and other unnecessary ...