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Obsidian Systems goes wide open with Free Beer Session 23

Open source specialist firm to host next session and cover everything that is trending digitally!


Johannesburg, 22 Aug 2017
Red Hat's Solution Architect Gavin McDougall.
Red Hat's Solution Architect Gavin McDougall.

Leading open source technology, services and solutions specialist Obsidian Systems has announced the next Free Beer technology networking and review session on 31 August, featuring Senior Principal Consultant and Data Scientist at ATBM Advisory, GIBS, Manoj Chiba, a seasoned tech professional and data specialist with an extensive background in business analysis.

Moreover, Red Hat's Solution Architect Gavin McDougall will offer his perspective and insight into his open source personal journey, from Internet Solutions to his current role as a Solutions Architect.

He will deliver his topic, titled: 2001: A Space Odyssey, will cover his progress, from his first Linux distro to his current position building platforms for large enterprises in telecommunications.

Free Beer Sessions is a trademark of Obsidian's offering to the market and is a recognised platform for in-depth discussion among stakeholders within South Africa's open source ecosystem.

It raises issues, identifies opportunities and tackles the topics that continue to define this growing ecosystem.

Chiba's training, qualifications and passion for data and the intersection with technology drive his underlying philosophy for evidence-based decision-making.

Chiba is a data specialist and has completed over 2 000 analyses in a wide range of sectors, such as financial services, healthcare, and retail. He is commonly featured publicly on all things data related. #OpenSource #BigData #DigitalDisruption #Trends.

Obsidian's guest is on the faculty of the Gordon Institute of Business Science and is also a non-executive director at BioRecord Health Solutions.

Muggie van Staden, MD at Obsidian Systems, says, like all the other successful Free Beer Sessions, this event, its 23rd in the series, will again feature technology that really matters and will be live streamed to all outside of Johannesburg!

Free Beer Session number 23.
Free Beer Session number 23.

"There is a strong digital component to this Free Beer Session! It is going to be unique and interesting. Add your name to the list for our live event, or join us on Twitter and Facebook if you are in South Africa; you might still be able to enjoy a beer and pizza with us!" says Van Staden.

Remember to register to join us in Johannesburg or live stream from anywhere on 31 August 2017.

Register for Jhb: http://bit.ly/2hE5wuq or register for live stream: http://bit.ly/2vzqb8z.

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Obsidian Systems

Obsidian Systems is an established supplier of open source software solutions. The company was started in 1995 as a modest services provider targeting businesses and organisations looking to integrate and leverage off Linux infrastructure.

In the last two years, Obsidian Systems has expanded its knowledge base by acquiring 25% of both Autumn Leaf and GuruHut.

The expansion of skills is now a formidable team, with Java expertise aligning its enterprise open source solution for retail, supporting technology and consulting services across enterprise-ready open source infrastructure, big data, collaboration and bimodal IT strategies for your business.

Obsidian Systems and its subsidiaries, GuruHut and Autumn Leaf, strive to bring three legs to the South African market: the first being vendor-certified products, the second being local skills providing consulting, development and support, and the third being vendor-certified training and certification. With these three elements, any organisation can trust the enterprise open source solution provided.

Obsidian Systems is a Level 2 contributor to broad-based black economic empowered supplier of open source software solutions in South Africa. For a smarter perspective on your IT, visit Obsidian Systems at http://smarterdata.co.za/ and http://smarterteams.co.za/.

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