CyberPro Consulting

22/10/2026

Yesterday, our team attended 's IT Indaba at the Sandton Convention Centre, with discussions ranging from AI to leadership and the role of diverse teams in driving business performance.

One of the key takeaways came from the panel discussion, The Inclusion Advantage: How to Get Diverse Teams Delivering Top Performance, featuring Faith Burn, Nomonde White and Makopi Nkopodi.

Inclusion goes beyond how we look or think. It also means creating space for different perspectives to be heard.

When we hire people who think the same way we do, we risk groupthink and miss opportunities to challenge assumptions, approach problems differently and innovate.

This starts with leadership. Teams need to feel comfortable questioning decisions, offering alternative viewpoints and contributing their expertise, even when their views differ from those of the person leading them.

A leader doesn't have to be the smartest person in the room. Their role is to recognise the strengths of the people around them and allow those strengths to complement one another. A product manager, architect and tester each bring different expertise to a project. Giving them the freedom to apply that knowledge and challenge one another's thinking can lead to better solutions and outcomes.

Thank you to all the speakers for taking the time to share their expertise and perspectives with the audience.

19/10/2026

This past weekend, our Operations Team got together for a weekend of sharing ideas, looking ahead and team building.

Friday was all about looking at what’s happening in our respective industries, sharing ideas and discussing how we can continue to move forward as a business. Each department head brought their own perspective on new opportunities, changing technology and ways we can keep growing.

Saturday was a little less about business and a lot more about having fun together! From game drives to archery and ai**un shooting, there was no shortage of laughter and friendly competition.

We’re heading back to work with plenty of good memories, new ideas and an even stronger sense of being part of one team.

12/10/2026

Last week, Shiyaam Van Harte, our Western Cape Director, had the opportunity to return to her former school, Kasselsvlei High School, as the guest speaker at their matric valedictory.

Having matriculated at the school herself in 2009, it was a meaningful opportunity to give back to the community she grew up in and encourage the next generation as they prepare for their own futures.

Drawing on her personal journey, Shiyaam shared a message of perseverance, the importance of education, and the value of believing in what is possible, even when circumstances are challenging. She also introduced learners to career opportunities in technology, including software development, data analytics and cybersecurity, encouraging them to explore paths they may not have considered before.

At CyberPro Consulting, we believe that creating awareness of opportunities and sharing knowledge can make a difference.

Thank you, Shiyaam, for giving back and inspiring the next generation.

23/09/2026

The Joburg team is celebrating Heritage Day a little early!

Everyone brought along a dish representing their culture and shared the story behind it, giving the team a chance to learn more about the traditions, flavours and heritage that make South Africa so wonderfully diverse.

A morning filled with good food, great stories and a celebration of the different cultures that make up our team.

Happy Heritage Month from the CyberPro Johannesburg team!

14/09/2026

Quality engineering is changing, and we're proud to see our people helping shape the conversation.

Congratulations to Dipti Joshi, Lead QA Engineer on being selected as a speaker at the Test Automation Innovation Summit (TAIS) 2026 in Johannesburg.

Dipti will be presenting a session on Continuous Testing in CI/CD and DevSecOps Pipelines, sharing practical insights into building quality into modern software delivery from the start.

As one of South Africa's leading software testing events, TAIS brings together QA leaders, automation engineers and DevSecOps professionals to explore the latest trends, real-world challenges and innovations in test automation and quality engineering.

📅 14 October 2026
📍 Radisson Blu Gautrain Hotel, Sandton
To register for the event, visit: https://www.testautomationinnovationsummit.com/johannesburg/register

08/09/2026

Our team is at Datadog Live Johannesburg this morning, joining industry leaders for a day of insightful conversations around observability, cloud operations, and modern DevOps practices.

The event showcases how organisations use observability to gain deeper visibility into their systems, troubleshoot complex production issues faster, and build more resilient applications.

It is a great opportunity to connect with the local tech community, exchange real-world experiences, and explore the latest innovations shaping cloud and platform engineering.

Thank you to Datadog for bringing the community together.

03/09/2026

Innovation is not always about building something new. Sometimes it's about rethinking what already exists.

Congratulations to Matimu Chauke, Chris Boshoff, and their team on their award-winning solution for the Hollard Insurance Hackathon.

Their solution tackled the challenge of Dynamic and Configurable Products by shifting product implementation from a development-driven approach to a configuration-driven one. Instead of rebuilding customer journeys for every new product, they created a reusable framework where journeys, rules, and validations can be configured. This helps organisations bring new products to market faster while reducing duplicated development and testing effort.

The team also explored how AI Agents can support real business processes by interpreting requirements, identifying reusable components, and assisting with product configuration.

Read more about their innovative solution here: https://cpconsulting.co.za/second-place-at-the-2026-hollard-hackathon/

Discover how our team won second place at a hackathon, using AI Agents and configurable technology to rethink product development.

20/08/2026

Yesterday, the CyberPro Consulting team attended the AWS Summit Johannesburg 2026. A day filled with innovation, learning, and great conversations.

From the latest developments in cloud, AI, data, and security to customer success stories and technical sessions, the summit offered valuable insights into how organisations are using AWS technologies to solve real business challenges.

Events like these are a great opportunity to connect with industry peers, exchange ideas, and stay up to date with the technologies shaping the future of digital transformation.

A big thank you to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and everyone who made the event possible. It was great connecting with so many people across the South African tech community.

18/08/2026

Last night, our Principal Consultant, Simon Stewart, had the opportunity to present at DAMA South Africa on a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant as AI continues to reshape the way we work with data.

“Goodbye Dashboards, Hello Dialogue.”

For years, dashboards have been at the heart of business analytics, giving us a structured view of what has happened and, increasingly, what is happening now.

But what if the next evolution of analytics isn't another dashboard? What if, instead of searching through reports and clicking through filters, we could simply ask questions, explore insights and have a conversation with our data?

Simon explored how conversational AI and agent-driven interfaces are changing the way organisations interact with information, while also addressing an important reality: better interfaces don't automatically mean better answers.

Curated and trusted data, semantic models, consistent business definitions, provenance, evidence, monitoring, governance and human oversight are all still critical if AI is going to move beyond experimentation and become something businesses can genuinely trust.

The discussion also touched on some fascinating questions around the future of Excel, self-service analytics, low-code and “vibe coding”, deterministic vs. probabilistic answers, AI governance, and how organisations can balance rapid experimentation with accountability.

A big thank you to DAMA South Africa, Howard Diesel, Simon and everyone who participated in the discussion for creating a space where these conversations can happen.