In this episode of What’s Next, Jan Bouwer – Chief of Digital Platform Solutions at BCX – discusses the benefits of managed cloud solutions, a topic he will be presenting on at the Cloud & Security Conference 2023.

Bouwer started his career as an IT professional at a leading iron and steel manufacturing company, before joining Andersen Consulting and then Accenture – a global NYSE-listed company.

He had an impressive 23-year career as a management consultant, including 13 years as a Managing Director (Partner).

As Managing Director, Bouwer was involved in various multi-year IT transformation projects – responsible for the Health and Public Sector business within South Africa – and was the industry solutions lead for Government Enterprise Solutions in Europe, Latin America, and Africa.

Bouwer then joined BCX in 2017 to lead its transformational solutions and pre-sales units, and has since held key positions as Managing Executive for the West Coast Region and Managing Executive for Retail and Consumer Goods.

In 2021, Bouwer was appointed Managing Executive for Enterprise Application Solutions, and in March 2021, he was appointed Chief of Digital Platform Solutions.

In this interview, Bouwer discusses the benefits of managed cloud solutions and when they are most suitable.

He then explains how offering a wide range of cloud-based solutions across both the public and private cloud enables BCX to serve the specific needs of each client.

To find out more about the 2023 Cloud & Security Conference visit the conference website: https://cloudconference.co.za/