ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet 2022
The past couple of years have resulted in incredible changes in the digital transformation of organisations. Video meetings, hybrid and remote working have become the new norm for many. E-commerce has increased traction locally, as has cloud computing. Unfortunately, with this accelerated shift to a digital environment there has also been a rise in cyber attacks. At the forefront of all this change sits the CIO.
Understanding how these issues and challenges are being thought about and dealt with is vital to trying to figure out how the space will evolve going forwards. With over 200 verified local CIOs completing this survey last year, the ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey is the definitive benchmark study to gauge what trends South Africa’s technology decision-making community is dealing with and the outlook for the years ahead.
To celebrate the work of the CIO and to reveal some of the top findings of this important piece of research, ITWeb Brainstorm is proud to announce that it is physically hosting its prestigious CIO Banquet again this year.
This exclusive event is the event of the year for the technology industry, with many of the country’s top C-Suite technology decision-makers in attendance. Don’t miss the chance to attend this prestigious event, hear the key research findings and network with the country’s leading technology minds.
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ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey 2022 / 2023
The ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Survey, run in partnership with MTN Business, is now in its 13th year.
The survey captures input from CIOs, or equivalent C-level execs, and results in an exclusive research report that provides unique insights into technology strategies of SA's top private and public sector organisations.
The comparative data from previous years enables ITWeb Brainstorm to track shifting priorities and investment trends, and allows for deep vertical sector analyses.
The key findings of the 2022/2023 survey will be revealed at the annual ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquet, which will take place at The Polo Room, Inanda Club on Thursday, 27 October 2022.
The full research report will be published on ITWeb and Brainstorm online in early 2023. The report is available free of charge to all valid survey respondents.
About The Polo Room
The Inanda Club was founded in 1934 with the purpose of providing a home for equestrian sports. The club was located in, what was then, the countryside north of Rosebank and it is doubtful that the founders imagined that the area would become the commercial CBD of Africa.
However urbanisation followed those pioneers and rather than being swamped by development, the Inanda Club has evolved the Sandton venue into a modern city club with a distinct equestrian and country character. This town club, combined with the Inanda Country Base in Kyalami, provides premier equestrian facilities fulfilling the objectives of the founding sections of Polo and the Rand Hunt.
This unique club now offers much more, with facilities that have a wide appeal. In addition to the equestrian sports, the club has a gym, tennis courts, a swimming pool, two bars, restaurants, lounges, meeting rooms, accommodation and a spectacular, large function venue.
View the results of the
ITWeb Brainstorm 2021 CIO Survey here
View our previous ITWeb Brainstorm CIO Banquets
Event Sponsor
About MTN
MTN Business, the Enterprise Business Unit of MTN Group, whose global footprint spans 19 countries in Africa, a leading emerging market operator with a clear vision to lead the delivery of a bold new digital world to our customers. We are inspired by our belief that everyone deserves the benefits of a modern connected life.
MTN Business aspires to be the ICT partner of choice for our clients across Africa and realises that continuous investment is paramount to guarantee that clients receive business solutions aligned to their current and future needs. MTN Business leverages its African footprint, providing fully converged, one-stop, 360-degree ICT services with the largest range of mobile and Internet-based communications solutions. MTN Business offers ICT solutions in Unified Communications (US), Internet of Things (IoT); Security; Cloud and Managed Networks for businesses of any size.
The MTN Group is listed on the JSE Securities Exchange in South Africa under the share code ‘MTN’. Our strategy, Ambition 2025, is anchored on building the largest and most valuable platform business, with a clear focus on Africa.
Visit: www.mtnbusiness.co.za
Table Sponsors
About BCX
At BCX, we pride ourselves on being one of the leading South African end-to-end digital partners for corporates and enterprises across the African continent, within the Private and Public Sector. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Telkom Group, we aim to become the number 1 digital partner of choice for clients within our chosen markets. BCX drives business results by helping our clients place their customer at the heart of their organisations. Enabled by our technological capabilities such as converged communications, cloud services, industry solutions, cyber security and digital edge, BCX will innovate solutions to deliver exceptional value through better experiences along the value chain. To do this we combine local market understanding and deep industry expertise with some of the world's most advanced Information and Communication Technology, together with a tireless commitment to make your unique digital journey as seamless as possible.
Visit: www.bcx.co.za
About ITgility in partnership with VMware
Our consultant level experience in solution design is provided to a number of South African enterprise customers. Our experience is based on complex hardware and software configurations that include architecture & design, performance tuning & capacity planning and solution implementation and support. With this background ITgility is uniquely positioned to assist any size business in delivering roadmaps to our customers, narrowing the gap between Business and IT requirements to operate at industry best practice standards. This approach will enable your business differentiation in the market place. Our consultative led roadmap approach will allow you to plan ahead and achieve better efficiencies through this approach.
Visit: www.itgility.co.za
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VMware software powers the world’s complex digital infrastructure. The company’s cloud, app modernization, networking, security, and digital workspace offerings help customers deliver any application on any cloud across any device. Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, VMware is committed to being a force for good, from its breakthrough technology innovations to its global impact.
Visit: www.vmware.com
About Huawei Mustek
Mustek is one of the largest assemblers and distributors of personal computers and complementary ICT products in South Africa. The focus is on being the country's leading IT supplier of choice. Through the supply, configuration and customisation of tried and trusted best industry practices and competitive pricing, Mustek is positioned to service a wide range of technology needs. Huawei is Mustek's primary enterprise technology partner, a strategy based on three core pillars: The Breadth and depth of the Huawei portfolio: From SME to large enterprise and public sector customers, Huawei solutions cater for the full spectrum. Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. Huawei is committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world.
Visit: www.mustek.co.za/huawei
About iOCO
iOCO is the technology software solutions company and ICT component within the EOH Group and offers a single point of contact for business across the ICT stack. We combine ease of engagement with a technology-agnostic approach to solution design.
iOCO sets the standard in best practice in ICT through a rigorous governance framework, mitigating risk for our clients and embracing a new way of doing business with a strategic technology partner.
iOCO serves clients across three lines of businesses: Digital, Services, and Technology:
- iOCO Digital is where we digitally transform businesses, through bespoke application development, data, analytics, and automation solutions supported by our turnkey hybrid-cloud and security capabilities.
- iOCO Services is the home to technology services and solutions based on human-centred design, largely driven by our network managed solutions and infrastructure manage and operate capabilities.
- iOCO Technology is where iOCO delivers robust technology foundations through compute infrastructure, OEM application solutions and partnerships that represent the global technology landscape, supported by local delivery expertise.
Visit: www.ioco.tech
About Tarsus
Tarsus On Demand is a cloud aggregation and enablement company. Providing access to leading cloud technologies so that our partners can harness the power of the cloud.
Visit: www.tarsusondemand.co.za
About inq.
As a global leading-edge solutions provider, inq. prides itself in providing innovative, business-relevant services in Edge AI and IoT, Fabric, SDN/NFV for Edge Cloud, Secure Access Services Edge and Elastic Edge. Our Edge expertise and global best practice provide digital services on the edge to guide our clients on their digital transformation journey.
Visit: www.inq.inc
About Arctic Wolf
Arctic Wolf® is the market leader in security operations. Using the cloud-native Arctic Wolf® Platform, we help organisations end cyber risk by providing security operations as a concierge service. Arctic Wolf solutions include Arctic Wolf® Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Managed Risk, Managed Cloud Monitoring and Managed Security Awareness —each delivered by the industry’s original Concierge Security® Team.
Visit: www.arcticwolf.com
Altron Nexus in partnership with Huawei
In today’s world, connection is all about how technology innovation can connect human needs
on a digital level. Connecting South Africans to a tech-driven future for over half a century,
Altron Nexus is a leading ICT telecommunications innovator that develops world-class solutions
ranging from next-generation enterprise network services to Smart Industry platforms and Safe
City ecosystems including critical communications.
As a collaborative partner to its clients in both the public and private sector, Altron Nexus
shapes the future of South African innovation with end-to-end turnkey solutions ranging from
planning and building to provisioning and procurement of technology, managing, and operating
networks right down to helping to develop a plan for financial funding and management of your
communications and information needs.
In 2012, Altron Nexus entered a strategic partnership with global technology leader, Huawei. Today, the pair celebrate 10 years of collaboration to collectively connect South Africa with a digital future where it matters most – in our schools, our hospitals, our municipalities, and our industries
Visit: www.altronnexus.com
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About Logicalis
We are Architects of Change. We help organisations succeed in a digital-first world. At Logicalis, we harness our collective technology expertise to help our clients build a blueprint for success, so they can deliver sustainable outcomes that matter. Our lifecycle services across cloud, connectivity, collaboration and security are designed to help optimize operations, reduce risk and empower employees. As a global technology service provider, we deliver next-generation digital managed services, to provide our clients with real-time visibility and actionable insights across the performance of their digital ecosystem including availability, user experience, security, economic performance and sustainability.
Visit: www.za.logicalis.com
About Software AG
Our technology simplifies the connected world so your systems integrate more seamlessly, technology connects more effectively and process run effortlessly – so you can make smarter decisions, faster.
Visit: www.softwareag.com/za
About Khipu
KHIPU Networks is a privately owned award winning international Cyber Security Company delivering a wide range of network, wireless and security solutions, technologies and services across multiple sectors. Founded in 2005, KHIPU Networks’ ethos has always been to work in partnership with customers, to understand their environments and challenges so that we can design and deploy ‘Best of Breed’ solutions that enable them to meet their strategic goals.
KHIPU Networks expanded to Africa in 2012 and have an office in Mauritius and two offices in South Africa which includes a Security Operations Centre (SOC) to increase the reach and functionality of our managed services, specifically our Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) focus.
KHIPU’s main focusses as a business are:
- To provide ‘outstanding’ commercial and technical customer services.
- To work in partnership with our customers to understand their environments and challenges so that we provide ‘best of breed’ solutions to meet their strategic goals.
- To have exceptional customer references, enabling our business to grow and who will provide testimonials to customers who are considering our solutions.
Visit: www.khipu-networks.com
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About Commvault
Data is at the heart of everything our customers do, especially in this transformative digital era. With the broadest portfolio in the industry, Commvault helps customers intelligently manage data to grow their businesses today and to extract value and make the most of their data for years to come.
Visit: www.commvault.com
About Infobip
Infobip is a global leader in omnichannel communication. We make it our business to simplify how brands connect with, engage and delight their customers at global scale.
Visit: www.infobip.com/customer
About Red Hat / HPE
Red Hat and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) work together to provide enterprise-ready, open source solutions that reduce cost and complexity while enhancing stability and performance across multiple cloud and physical environments. Through our joint engineering and strategic alignment we help mid-market, enterprise, and government organizations modernize IT to advance their digital transformation.
About Accenture
Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. We offer services powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers.
Visit: www.accenture.com
About First Distribution in partnership with Hitachi Vantara & Commvault
First Distribution is the leading value-added distributor in Africa. Our offering includes a product portfolio of global leading Datacentre, Cloud, Networking and Security products and services. This embraces hybrid solutions with access to any combination of on premise, private cloud and public cloud end-to-end solutions from multiple vendors. The portfolio, together with highly skilled staff to support and manage vendors with an unrivalled level of expertise, ensures that our partners have the key elements required for success. First Distribution additionally hosts one of the largest technology partner-to-partner networks in Africa allowing partners to extend the reach of their solutions across the continent.
Visit: www.firstdistribution.com
in partnership with
Simplified Data Protection For All Your Workloads.
Hitachi’s industry leading data management and protection solutions powered by Commvault help you to optimise the value of your data to drive positive business outcomes, navigate your environment through a single interface, and evolve your operations to meet the needs of a changing IT landscape. With Hitachi and Commvault you too can discover the Power Of One.
Boost efficiency, accelerate your journey to the cloud, and reduce costs by taking a modernised approach to data management. Both are offered through First Distribution.
About First Distribution in partnership with Exagrid & Commvault
First Distribution is the leading value-added distributor in Africa. Our offering includes a product portfolio of global leading Datacentre, Cloud, Networking and Security products and services. This embraces hybrid solutions with access to any combination of on premise, private cloud and public cloud end-to-end solutions from multiple vendors. The portfolio, together with highly skilled staff to support and manage vendors with an unrivalled level of expertise, ensures that our partners have the key elements required for success. First Distribution additionally hosts one of the largest technology partner-to-partner networks in Africa allowing partners to extend the reach of their solutions across the continent.
Visit: www.firstdistribution.com
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Commvault Customers Can Add ExaGrid Tiered Backup Storage to Improve the Storage Economics of their Backup Environments..
ExaGrid’s Tiered Backup Storage requires close integration between the backup software and the backup storage. ExaGrid provides a cost-effective backup solution that scales to meet the needs of demanding enterprise environments. ExaGrid improves the storage economics of Commvault environments by working with Commvault deduplication to provide up to 20:1 reduction in storage consumption, thus resulting in storage savings. This combination dramatically lowers the cost of onsite and offsite backup storage. Both are offered through First Distribution.
Visit: www.exagrid.com/exagrid-products/supported-data-backup-applications/commvault/
