2020 African Business Excellence Awards

18 MEA MARKETS / African Business Excellence Awards 2020 , Best Full Stack IT Solutions Provider 2020 Silicon Overdrive CC IT is a vital service for businesses, but many struggle to keep up to date with the latest developments on the market. The teamat Silicon Overdrive have proven to be some of the leaders in providing industry with these vital services. We take a closer look at the firmas it celebrates success in this year’s African Excellence Awards fromMEANews. Since being founded, Silicon Overdrive has aimed to be a trusted provider of comprehensive managed IT services, support and solutions. The team’s significant experience has allowed them to work in a variety of different mediums, providing invaluable support to business owners. As a full-stack IT Managed Services provider, Silicon Overdrive offers a range of services that most individual IT companies do not offer. They can bring together a range of different products and solutions from a variety of providers to ensure each client gets the perfect system for their business. The team uses Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, 365, Intune, Teams collaboration, ICT Security, Compliance and Audit; SEO Services and Software Development. Much of Silicon Overdrive’s experience is in in helping customers migrate, secure, optimise and manage their Cloud infrastructures. The enormous range of compliance requirements such as GDPR, PCI DSS, ISO 27001 and HIPAA can make this a big challenge, but Silicon Overdrive take it in their stride. Based primarily in South Africa, the firm has had to move quickly to react to the massive impact of COVID-19. Working from home has been a massive change for many, but Silicon Overdrive has been on hand to ensure that they can continue working smoothly. With the passing of the POPI Act, the team have been forced to draft new policies that ensure their customers know what to expect. The team are starting to implement strategies to ensure that their clients are POPI compliant by the July 2021 deadline. The team’s strength comes from its adaptability. The firm has had to ensure that it can provide solutions that suit the specific needs of each client. The firm is partnered with Microsoft and Amazon, allowing them Sep20393 to be cloud-agnostic. Instead of using a single solution for all their clients, they have the expertise to identify and offer the perfect solution, as well as the ideal product for that solution. This is why the team has been able to work with brands such as DPO PayGate, Electrum Payments, African Bank and HomeChoice. Many agriculture, financial services, education, healthcare, manufacturing, media, non-profit, retail and technology companies have been able benefit from the team’s considerable experience. Their dedicated teams have been able to quickly and effectively establish what suite of office and productivity tools a company should use, which Cloud Services Platform is better for their industry, how to drive traffic to their site. In many situations, the team have developed custom software to meet business demands. The team are always looking for new people to add to the talented team, adopting the Amazon “Bar Raiser” approach, where new hires need to be better than 50% of existing staff. Striving to hire the best means that the team is always able to attach the top talent. People want to be recognized for their achievements, so Silicon Overdrive ensures that new certifications are shared across social media channels. This ensures that everyone can be celebrated. The attitude of Silicon Overdrive is one that encourages the best from its employees. The team feel free to perform to their best in every regard. It’s why the firm is in such high demand. As the team celebrate their latest growth phase, they’re sure to achieve new and impressive heights of success. Company: Silicon Overdrive CC Name: Warwick Levey Web Address: www.overdrive.co.za