{"id":175517,"date":"2017-05-17T10:15:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T08:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=175517"},"modified":"2017-05-17T10:15:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T08:15:18","slug":"a-look-at-the-2017-mybroadband-cloud-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/175517\/a-look-at-the-2017-mybroadband-cloud-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"A look at the 2017 MyBroadband Cloud Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

MyBroadband\u2019s 2017 Cloud, Hosting, and Security Conference took place at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 10 May.<\/p>\n

The conference provided a platform for IT executives and managers to interact and do business with South Africa\u2019s top cloud and hosting providers.<\/p>\n

The event attracted a record number of delegates, with 1,900 IT executives and decision makers attending the event.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

BCX, the leading player in South Africa\u2019s cloud and hosting market, was the lead sponsor of the conference.<\/p>\n

Telviva was the co-lead sponsor, with ODEK and Genesys partnering with MyBroadband as title sponsors of the event.<\/p>\n

Radio 702\u2019s Aki Anastasiou was the MC at\u00a0the event, with speakers from Amazon Web Services, BCX, SensePost, Dimension Data, Connection Telecom, SITA, Huawei, and many other leading organisations.<\/p>\n

The photos below\u00a0provide an overview of\u00a0the event.<\/p>\n

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BCX \u2013 Lead Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Telviva \u2013 Co-Lead Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Odek \u2013 Title Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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SITA \u2013 Platinum Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Commvault \u2013 Platinum Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Hetzner \u2013 Gold Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Networks Unlimited, with Rubrik, Hypergrid, Fortinet, and Silverpeak – Gold Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Huawei – Gold Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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BitCo \u2013 Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Arcserve – Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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CipherWave – Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Dimension Data – Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Synthesis – Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Euphoria – Silver Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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SolarWinds and ATS – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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ContinuitySA – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

\"Continuity<\/a><\/p>\n

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Veaam – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Dartcom SA – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Teraco – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Gabsten Technologies – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Synapsys – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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The Packet Hub – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Montana\u00a0– Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Aritari – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Kaspersky Lab – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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First Distribution – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Nerds on Site – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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FibreCo – Bronze Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Silver Platypus \u2013 Display Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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RSAWEB \u2013 Literature Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Antfarm – Streaming Sponsor<\/h3>\n

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Delegates arrive, enjoy morning refreshments, and visit the exhibitions.<\/h3>\n

\"Arrival\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Delegates seated, the conference is about to start.<\/h3>\n

\"Delegates<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Delegates\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Conference MC Aki Anastasiou opens the event with a discussion on the cloud environment and the growth of the industry.<\/h3>\n

\"Aki<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jacques Loubser, Chief of Infrastructure Solutions at BCX, provided an overview of digital transformation, cloud services, and security.<\/h3>\n

\"Jacques<\/a><\/p>\n

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David Meintjes, Managing Director at Connection Telecom, discussed the changing technology and cloud landscape.<\/h3>\n

\"David<\/a><\/p>\n

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Dominic White, Chief Technology Officer at SensePost, discussed security challenges faced by companies and individuals, with an excellent demo of\u00a0a cyber attack.<\/h3>\n

\"Dominic\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gert Swart, Chief Executive Officer at ODEK Customer Engagement, discussed their range of products and services.<\/h3>\n

\"Gert<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fernando Gordo, CTO of Data Center, IT and Cloud Solutions at Huawei Technologies, discussed cloud transformation in South Africa.<\/h3>\n

\"Fernando<\/a><\/p>\n

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Michael Needham, Senior Manager Solutions Architecture at Amazon Web Services, discussed \u201cInnovating on behalf of customers\u201d.<\/h3>\n

\"Michael<\/a><\/p>\n

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Grant Morgan, General Manager of Cloud at Dimension Data, provides an overview on how to implement an effective cloud strategy.<\/h3>\n

\"Grant<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lunch is served, sponsored by BCX.<\/h3>\n

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Pieter Geldenhuys, innovation and technology strategy futurist and expert, talks about managing innovation in a complex adaptive ontology.<\/h3>\n

\"Pieter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tony Smallwood, Executive Head IoT: Africa at Vodacom, provides an overview of the Internet of Things.<\/h3>\n

\"Tony<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cloud, Hosting, and Security panel discussion with MyBroadband Managing Editor Rudolph Muller, Modeen Malick, Senior System Engineer at Commvault, and SITA CTO Pandelani Munyai.<\/h3>\n

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\"Modeen\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pandelani\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Cocktails, sponsored by SITA and ODEK<\/h3>\n

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\"Cocktails\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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VR bicycle ride from Dimension Data.<\/h3>\n

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MyBroadband\u2019s Vicky Sidler doing an interview in partnership with Antfarm.<\/h3>\n

\"Vicky\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Nerds on Site<\/h3>\n

\"Nerds-on-SIte-Car\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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BCX Tweet vending machine<\/h3>\n

\"BCX\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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