Presented by MyBroadband

A look at the 2017 MyBroadband Cloud Conference

MyBroadband

 ·17 May 2017

MyBroadband’s 2017 Cloud, Hosting, and Security Conference took place at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 10 May.

The conference provided a platform for IT executives and managers to interact and do business with South Africa’s top cloud and hosting providers.

The event attracted a record number of delegates, with 1,900 IT executives and decision makers attending the event.

These delegates were treated to presentations from the top cloud, hosting, and security experts in South Africa, and were able to visit stands and exhibitions from the country’s top IT companies.

BCX, the leading player in South Africa’s cloud and hosting market, was the lead sponsor of the conference.

Telviva was the co-lead sponsor, with ODEK and Genesys partnering with MyBroadband as title sponsors of the event.

Radio 702’s Aki Anastasiou was the MC at the event, with speakers from Amazon Web Services, BCX, SensePost, Dimension Data, Connection Telecom, SITA, Huawei, and many other leading organisations.

The photos below provide an overview of the event.

BCX – Lead Sponsor

Telviva – Co-Lead Sponsor

Odek – Title Sponsor

SITA – Platinum Sponsor

Commvault – Platinum Sponsor

Hetzner – Gold Sponsor

Networks Unlimited, with Rubrik, Hypergrid, Fortinet, and Silverpeak – Gold Sponsor

Huawei – Gold Sponsor

BitCo – Silver Sponsor

Arcserve – Silver Sponsor

CipherWave – Silver Sponsor

Dimension Data – Silver Sponsor

Synthesis – Silver Sponsor

Euphoria – Silver Sponsor

SolarWinds and ATS – Bronze Sponsor

ContinuitySA – Bronze Sponsor

Veaam – Bronze Sponsor

Dartcom SA – Bronze Sponsor

Teraco – Bronze Sponsor

Gabsten Technologies – Bronze Sponsor

Synapsys – Bronze Sponsor

The Packet Hub – Bronze Sponsor

Montana – Bronze Sponsor

Aritari – Bronze Sponsor

Kaspersky Lab – Bronze Sponsor

First Distribution – Bronze Sponsor

Nerds on Site – Bronze Sponsor

FibreCo – Bronze Sponsor

Silver Platypus – Display Sponsor

RSAWEB – Literature Sponsor

Antfarm – Streaming Sponsor

Delegates arrive, enjoy morning refreshments, and visit the exhibitions.

Delegates seated, the conference is about to start.

Conference MC Aki Anastasiou opens the event with a discussion on the cloud environment and the growth of the industry.

Jacques Loubser, Chief of Infrastructure Solutions at BCX, provided an overview of digital transformation, cloud services, and security.

David Meintjes, Managing Director at Connection Telecom, discussed the changing technology and cloud landscape.

Dominic White, Chief Technology Officer at SensePost, discussed security challenges faced by companies and individuals, with an excellent demo of a cyber attack.

Gert Swart, Chief Executive Officer at ODEK Customer Engagement, discussed their range of products and services.

Fernando Gordo, CTO of Data Center, IT and Cloud Solutions at Huawei Technologies, discussed cloud transformation in South Africa.

Michael Needham, Senior Manager Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, discussed “Innovating on behalf of customers”.

Grant Morgan, General Manager of Cloud at Dimension Data, provides an overview on how to implement an effective cloud strategy.

Lunch is served, sponsored by BCX.

Pieter Geldenhuys, innovation and technology strategy futurist and expert, talks about managing innovation in a complex adaptive ontology.

Tony Smallwood, Executive Head IoT: Africa at Vodacom, provides an overview of the Internet of Things.

Cloud, Hosting, and Security panel discussion with MyBroadband Managing Editor Rudolph Muller, Modeen Malick, Senior System Engineer at Commvault, and SITA CTO Pandelani Munyai.

Cocktails, sponsored by SITA and ODEK

VR bicycle ride from Dimension Data.

MyBroadband’s Vicky Sidler doing an interview in partnership with Antfarm.

Nerds on Site

BCX Tweet vending machine