{"id":881186,"date":"2026-10-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=881186"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:08:07","slug":"industry-insights-lorin-jansen-and-thavs-naidoo-on-extracting-maximum-business-value-from-your-cloud-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/cloud-hosting\/881186\/industry-insights-lorin-jansen-and-thavs-naidoo-on-extracting-maximum-business-value-from-your-cloud-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Insights \u2013 Lorin Jansen and Thavs Naidoo on extracting maximum business value from your cloud environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this Industry Insights interview, presented by BCX, Lorin Jansen and Thavs Naidoo discuss the importance of getting maximum value from your business cloud environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jansen is the Managing Executive: Dotcom at BCX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is a commercially driven technology executive who is responsible for setting the strategic direction of BCX\u2019s Dotcom Software Projects business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jansen\u2019s core role is to ensure the delivery of Microsoft and cloud solutions that help customers achieve their digital transformation objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naidoo is the Senior Manager: Cloud at BCX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this role, he provides strategic leadership for BCX\u2019s end-to-end enterprise infrastructure solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naidoo also develops and executes strategic business development plans for important target markets, and monitors and optimizes the performance of BCX\u2019s cloud projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The interview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this Industry Insights interview, Jansen begins by explaining why organisations are reassessing the value they receive from their cloud investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She explains what \u201ccloud value\u201d means to businesses, as well as how organisations can better measure outcomes from their cloud investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naidoo unpacks the most common obstacles that prevent organisations from realizing cloud value, as well as the importance of factors like visibility, governance, resilience, and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jansen then explains what business leaders should be asking their technology teams when it comes to their cloud investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Naidoo concludes the interview by highlighting the areas where there tend to be the greatest opportunities for improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the full interview with Lorin Jansen and Thavs Naidoo, below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BCX presents - Lorin Jansen and Thavs Naidoo on getting real value from cloud\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPf0s-Jdc9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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