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 its packaged solutions and the success formula to South Africa and explains how South African SAP ECC customers can transform into intelligent enterprises in just a few weeks.

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 cybersecurity should be a high priority and lays out why you need to plan your network migration to SD-WAN with cloud-based security controls in mind as an integrated architecture.

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 the life improvements that can be provided by MyPlace and how common, everyday pain points can be solved.

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 market for bulk communication platforms to achieve maximum reach and customer engagement.

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.

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 business by offering in-house Microsoft security capabilities.

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 compliance and how First Technology can assist them in their journey.

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.

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 as possible.

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 solutions.