Best TechCentral Podcasts (2025)

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TCS+ | Cloud On Demand's Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model 51:26

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2d ago51:26

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When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and independent software vendors – the real secret to achieving significant growth often lies in leveraging the distributor model. Consider this analogy: if…

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Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail 35:15

6d ago35:15

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E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time. The move to 15% and then to 20% will come much quicker. That’s the view of Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Naspers-owned Takealot Group – South Africa’s largest online…

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E8: Shawn Valenta 23:38

17d ago23:38

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In this episode of Tech-Centric Planet, hosts Mary Beth Hosking and Professor Martin Parr speak with telehealth pioneer Shawn Valenta about how virtual healthcare delivery is transforming access, efficiency, and sustainability in medicine. Drawing on over two decades of experience, including his role as the first Director of Telehealth at the Medic…

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TCS+ | Cloud On Demand's Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model 51:26

3d ago51:26

51:26

When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and independent software vendors – the real secret to achieving significant growth often lies in leveraging the distributor model. Consider this analogy: if…

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Cloud On Demand's Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model 51:26

3d ago51:26

51:26

When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and independent software vendors – the real secret to achieving significant growth often lies in leveraging the distributor model. Consider this analogy: if…

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Cloud On Demand's Senzo Mbhele on the benefits of the AWS distribution model 51:26

1d ago51:26

51:26

When most people think of Amazon Web Services, they automatically assume they should go directly to AWS. However, for the diverse ecosystem of AWS partners – including managed service providers and independent software vendors – the real secret to achieving significant growth often lies in leveraging the distributor model. Consider this analogy: if…

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TCS | Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail 35:15

7d ago35:15

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E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time. The move to 15% and then to 20% will come much quicker. That’s the view of Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Naspers-owned Takealot Group – South Africa’s largest online…

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TCS | Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail 35:15

6d ago35:15

35:15

E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time. The move to 15% and then to 20% will come much quicker. That’s the view of Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Naspers-owned Takealot Group – South Africa’s largest online…

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Takealot CEO Frederik Zietsman on township growth, EVs and the future of online retail 35:15

7d ago35:15

35:15

E-commerce will soon reach an important milestone in South Africa: by January, according to World Wide Worx research, online shopping will top 10% of total retail sales for the first time. The move to 15% and then to 20% will come much quicker. That’s the view of Frederik Zietsman, CEO of Naspers-owned Takealot Group – South Africa’s largest online…

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TCS | Seacom 2.0: Alpheus Mangale unpacks all the details about the giant new subsea system 44:03

10d ago44:03

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Seacom last week announced that it plans to build one of the highest-capacity subsea broadband cable systems the world has ever seen. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system – which will have an expected design capacity of a staggering 2 000Tbit/s – will be larger than the company’s original system, which brought high-speed connectivity to Africa’s eas…

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TCS | Seacom 2.0: Alpheus Mangale unpacks all the details about the giant new subsea system 44:03

9d ago44:03

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Seacom last week announced that it plans to build one of the highest-capacity subsea broadband cable systems the world has ever seen. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system – which will have an expected design capacity of a staggering 2 000Tbit/s – will be larger than the company’s original system, which brought high-speed connectivity to Africa’s eas…

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Seacom 2.0: Alpheus Mangale unpacks all the details about the giant new subsea system 44:03

10d ago44:03

44:03

Seacom last week announced that it plans to build one of the highest-capacity subsea broadband cable systems the world has ever seen. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system – which will have an expected design capacity of a staggering 2 000Tbit/s – will be larger than the company’s original system, which brought high-speed connectivity to Africa’s eas…

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Seacom 2.0: Alpheus Mangale unpacks all the details about the giant new subsea system 44:03

9d ago44:03

44:03

Seacom last week announced that it plans to build one of the highest-capacity subsea broadband cable systems the world has ever seen. Dubbed Seacom 2.0, the cable system – which will have an expected design capacity of a staggering 2 000Tbit/s – will be larger than the company’s original system, which brought high-speed connectivity to Africa’s eas…

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TCS | PayInc CEO Stephen Linnell on South Africa's payments revolution 25:18

18d ago25:18

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South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…

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TCS | PayInc CEO Stephen Linnell on South Africa's payments revolution 25:18

17d ago25:18

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South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…

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PayInc CEO Stephen Linnell on South Africa's payments revolution 25:18

18d ago25:18

25:18

South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…

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PayInc CEO Stephen Linnell on South Africa's payments revolution 25:18

17d ago25:18

25:18

South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…

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TCS+ | LSD Open: why repatriating from the cloud can be a costly mistake 21:07

20d ago21:07

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Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified infrastructure management, and most importantly, a reduction in costs. Some are going as far as repatriating their infrastructure back into on-premises environments, perhaps because they understand i…

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TCS+ | LSD Open: why repatriating from the cloud can be a costly mistake 21:07

19d ago21:07

21:07

Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified infrastructure management, and most importantly, a reduction in costs. Some are going as far as repatriating their infrastructure back into on-premises environments, perhaps because they understand i…

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LSD Open: why repatriating from the cloud can be a costly mistake 21:07

20d ago21:07

21:07

Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified infrastructure management, and most importantly, a reduction in costs. Some are going as far as repatriating their infrastructure back into on-premises environments, perhaps because they understand i…

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LSD Open: why repatriating from the cloud can be a costly mistake 21:07

19d ago21:07

21:07

Not every organisation that has migrated to the cloud has reaped the rewards promised in terms of faster development and deployment cycles, simplified infrastructure management, and most importantly, a reduction in costs. Some are going as far as repatriating their infrastructure back into on-premises environments, perhaps because they understand i…

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TCS | From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding 35:09

20d ago35:09

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The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Nicolas Riemer, co-founder and CEO of The Invigilator, joins TechCent…

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TCS | From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding 35:09

19d ago35:09

35:09

The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Nicolas Riemer, co-founder and CEO of The Invigilator, joins TechCent…

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From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding 35:09

19d ago35:09

35:09

The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Nicolas Riemer, co-founder and CEO of The Invigilator, joins TechCent…

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From lockdown idea to global player: The Invigilator bags $11-million funding 35:09

20d ago35:09

35:09

The Invigilator, the developer of a South African application that helps educational institutions monitor web-based assessments to prevent cheating, recenty secured US$11-million (R195-million) in funding to help it expand internationally. In this episode of the TechCentral Show, Nicolas Riemer, co-founder and CEO of The Invigilator, joins TechCent…

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E7 Jo Baker 20:08

1M ago20:08

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Money doesn’t have to be scary. In this episode of Tech-Centric Planet, Jo Baker reveals how her Savvy Living Formula is helping women rewrite their financial stories, break free from taboos, and create lasting stability, one simple step at a time.By Mary-Beth Hosking and Martin Parr

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TCS + | HP’s AI future - how on-device intelligence is redefining work in Africa 27:11

1M ago27:11

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AI has advanced at breakneck speed in the last few years, with most knowledge workers using the technology to enhance their work in some shape or form. Most of this computing has been happening in the cloud. However, the advent of the neural processing unit, or NPU, has made it possible to move AI computation to the edge, which not only improves sp…

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TCS + | HP’s AI future - how on-device intelligence is redefining work in Africa 27:11

1M ago27:11

27:11

AI has advanced at breakneck speed in the last few years, with most knowledge workers using the technology to enhance their work in some shape or form. Most of this computing has been happening in the cloud. However, the advent of the neural processing unit, or NPU, has made it possible to move AI computation to the edge, which not only improves sp…

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HP’s AI future - how on-device intelligence is redefining work in Africa 27:11

1M ago27:11

27:11

AI has advanced at breakneck speed in the last few years, with most knowledge workers using the technology to enhance their work in some shape or form. Most of this computing has been happening in the cloud. However, the advent of the neural processing unit, or NPU, has made it possible to move AI computation to the edge, which not only improves sp…

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HP’s AI future - how on-device intelligence is redefining work in Africa 27:11

1M ago27:11

27:11

AI has advanced at breakneck speed in the last few years, with most knowledge workers using the technology to enhance their work in some shape or form. Most of this computing has been happening in the cloud. However, the advent of the neural processing unit, or NPU, has made it possible to move AI computation to the edge, which not only improves sp…

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TCS | Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink 56:37

1M ago56:37

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Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago and how it became one of Southern Africa’s biggest ICT infrastructure players. Paratus started life in Angola in 2003, evolving from a local internet s…

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TCS | Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink 56:37

1M ago56:37

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Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago and how it became one of Southern Africa’s biggest ICT infrastructure players. Paratus started life in Angola in 2003, evolving from a local internet s…

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Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink 56:37

1M ago56:37

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Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago and how it became one of Southern Africa’s biggest ICT infrastructure players. Paratus started life in Angola in 2003, evolving from a local internet s…

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Barney Harmse on building Paratus Group – and working with Starlink 56:37

1M ago56:37

56:37

Paratus Group executive chairman Barney Harmse joins the TechCentral Show to share the story of the telecommunications group’s rise from small beginnings in Angola and Namibia more than 20 years ago and how it became one of Southern Africa’s biggest ICT infrastructure players. Paratus started life in Angola in 2003, evolving from a local internet s…

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TCS | Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plans 52:01

2M ago52:01

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Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa. Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Vodacom, which is buying a 30% co-controlling stake in the business, it has unveiled big plans to deploy fibre in …

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TCS | Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plans 52:01

2M ago52:01

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Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa. Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Vodacom, which is buying a 30% co-controlling stake in the business, it has unveiled big plans to deploy fibre in …

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Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plans 52:01

2M ago52:01

52:01

Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa. Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Vodacom, which is buying a 30% co-controlling stake in the business, it has unveiled big plans to deploy fibre in …

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Maziv goes massive: CEO Dietlof Mare on Vumatel’s big roll-out plans 52:01

2M ago52:01

52:01

Maziv, the company that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, plans to spend R12-billion over the next five years as its ramps its deployment of fibre infrastructure across South Africa. Poised for a big injection of cash and assets from Vodacom, which is buying a 30% co-controlling stake in the business, it has unveiled big plans to deploy fibre in …

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TCS+ | Arctic Wolf on cybersecurity in the age of AI 33:39

2M ago33:39

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What does it really take to defend a business in an era of AI-driven attacks? In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ ,Clare Loveridge, vice president and GM for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), and Johnny Ellis, senior director of Emea channel sales, both at Arctic Wolf, go beyond the buzzwords to confront the uncomfortable truth: despite bill…

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TCS+ | Arctic Wolf on cybersecurity in the age of AI 33:39

2M ago33:39

33:39

What does it really take to defend a business in an era of AI-driven attacks? In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ ,Clare Loveridge, vice president and GM for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), and Johnny Ellis, senior director of Emea channel sales, both at Arctic Wolf, go beyond the buzzwords to confront the uncomfortable truth: despite bill…

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Arctic Wolf on cybersecurity in the age of AI 33:39

2M ago33:39

33:39

What does it really take to defend a business in an era of AI-driven attacks? In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ ,Clare Loveridge, vice president and GM for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), and Johnny Ellis, senior director of Emea channel sales, both at Arctic Wolf, go beyond the buzzwords to confront the uncomfortable truth: despite bill…

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Arctic Wolf on cybersecurity in the age of AI 33:39

2M ago33:39

33:39

What does it really take to defend a business in an era of AI-driven attacks? In this episode of TechCentral’s TCS+ ,Clare Loveridge, vice president and GM for Europe, Middle East and Africa (Emea), and Johnny Ellis, senior director of Emea channel sales, both at Arctic Wolf, go beyond the buzzwords to confront the uncomfortable truth: despite bill…

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TCS | The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal 26:43

2M ago26:43

26:43

Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank described the deal as a “significant milestone” in its strategy to target small and medium enterprises. iKhokha co-founder and CEO Matt Putman i…

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TCS | The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal 26:43

2M ago26:43

26:43

Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank described the deal as a “significant milestone” in its strategy to target small and medium enterprises. iKhokha co-founder and CEO Matt Putman i…

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The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal 26:43

2M ago26:43

26:43

Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank described the deal as a “significant milestone” in its strategy to target small and medium enterprises. iKhokha co-founder and CEO Matt Putman i…

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The story behind Nedbank’s R1.65-billion iKhokha deal 26:43

2M ago26:43

26:43

Nedbank announced last week that it was acquiring Durban-based fintech iKhokha in a R1.65-billion deal that could signal the start of further consolidation in the payments industry in South Africa. Nedbank described the deal as a “significant milestone” in its strategy to target small and medium enterprises. iKhokha co-founder and CEO Matt Putman i…

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TCS+ | Kinetic Skunk: fintechs risk cloud bill shock without proper planning 37:38

2M ago37:38

37:38

Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is an …

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TCS+ | Kinetic Skunk: fintechs risk cloud bill shock without proper planning 37:38

2M ago37:38

37:38

Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is an …

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TCS+ | Kinetic Skunk: fintechs risk cloud bill shock without proper planning 37:38

2M ago37:38

37:38

Fintechs choose cloud technologies in the hopes that the efficiency and scalability of cloud computing will give them a competitive advantage. But cloud adoption is no silver bullet. If done incorrectly, a migration to the cloud can cause costs to balloon instead of decreasing them, leading to frustration and even lost revenue. Kinetic Skunk is an …