The 2026 Agri Indaba explored the role of data, AI, connectivity, automation and cyber security in helping agricultural businesses respond to changing operating conditions.
Timeline
2026
October
- 15.
- 7. Sustainability in data centres means combining energy efficiency, power resilience, water management and cooling, says David Erwee, head of architecture at Datacentrix.
September
- 30. Datacentrix was named Infrastructure Solutions Group Platinum Partner of the Year, and Anle Brett, product manager for end-user computing at Datacentrix, won the Intelligent Devices Group Champion of the Year award.
July
- 9. Hybrid cloud is becoming the new operating model as companies rethink what they trust to public cloud and what they keep on premises, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.
- 2. Modern mining undertakings require a balance between edge, core and cloud environments, says Karina Geyser, business unit manager at Datacentrix.
June
- 25. Datacentrix's Communication Platform as a Service offering enables companies to consolidate communication into a single, integrated environment.
- 17. As AI becomes embedded in business operations, sovereignty will be defined less by where data resides and more by who controls it, how it is used and who is accountable for it, says Gert Haasbroek, senior cloud architect at Datacentrix.
- 10. The company has reinforced its commitment to local education through a series of corporate social investment initiatives at schools in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
- 5. PaperCut Grows is designed to go beyond traditional sustainability measures by enabling organisations to become ‘forest positive’ – replacing more trees than are used in printing.
- 2. For organisations looking to unlock the next phase of digital transformation, illuminating dark data is no longer optional, says Shakeel Jhazbhay, GM: Digital Business Solutions at Datacentrix.
May
- 28. Companies must move towards a more proactive attack surface management strategy, driven by governance and data alignment, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.
- 21. RADWIN’s FiberinMotion technology provides high throughput, low latency and the ability to support mobility in demanding environments.
April
- 29. Response readiness isn’t something that is designed once and then forgotten – it needs to be tested regularly, says Kyle Pillay, security as a service manager at Datacentrix.
- 16. Suppliers are evaluated across four operational channels – agriculture, retail, fuel and services.
March
- 25. As cloud adoption accelerates, many companies find themselves paying for resources they don’t use, says Gert Haasbroek, senior cloud architect at Datacentrix.
- 23. LEO satellite provides enterprise-grade, last-mile redundancy that can be deployed quickly and integrated cleanly into a broader managed network architecture, says David Erwee, head of architecture at Datacentrix Managed Services.
- 17. Zutari has modernised the server environment at its main data centre to support rising performance demands and improve operational resilience.
- 13. The ISO 27035 certification recognises Datacentrix’s integrated processes for identifying, responding to and managing information security incidents.
- 6. The company was also named Services Partner of the Year, Storage Partner of the Year and Security Partner of the Year.
February
- 18. Agentic AI is where higher education institutions can see real change, particularly when it comes to administration, compliance and decision-making, says Ashraf Davids, solutions manager for digital business solutions at Datacentrix.