IT services for South African businesses
Technology that keeps business moving.
IT security, migrations, networking, on-premises, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and AI-powered software, from one experienced engineer who keeps your data safe and your changes moving.
- Security first
- POPIA-aware
- Your data stays yours
What we do
IT services, end to end
From the first assessment to the hardware, the migration and the support afterwards.
IT Security
Harden what you already have, close the gaps attackers use, and know where you stand.
Learn moreHardening & Vulnerability Management
Hardened to CIS benchmarks, scanned for vulnerabilities, and proven with reports.
Learn moreMigration
Move email, files and servers to the cloud without losing a thing or a day.
Learn moreProduct Sales
The right hardware and licences, configured and supported, not just delivered.
Learn moreAssessments
An honest look at your IT, and a prioritised list of what to fix first.
Learn moreAudit & Compliance
Evidence your auditors accept, and controls that hold up between audits.
Learn moreInfrastructure Upgrades
Replace ageing servers and systems before they fail, without the downtime.
Learn moreNetworking
Fast, reliable networks for one office or many, secured at every edge.
Learn moreBusiness Requirements
Know exactly what to build or buy before you spend a cent.
Learn moreAI Software Development
Custom software that uses AI to save hours, while your data stays yours.
Learn moreWhy Bitara
Experience, and changes that do not wait for a committee
26+ years in the internet field
More than 26 years of hands-on experience with networks, servers, security and software, from the early internet to today's cloud and AI.
Next-day changes to production
All development and infrastructure are handled by one dedicated engineer, so there are no hand-offs between teams. A change requested today can be in production the next day, once change-control documentation and testing are complete.
One point of contact
The person you speak to is the person doing the work, from the first conversation to support afterwards.
AI without giving your data away
Many AI tools send your documents and recordings to someone else's servers, where they may be kept or used to train other models. We build AI software that runs on infrastructure you choose, including your own or South African servers, so your information stays in your control and within POPIA.
Secure AI software developmentHow we work
Assess, plan, deliver, support
- 1
Assess
We look at what you have and what you need.
- 2
Plan
A clear plan, with costs, risks and timelines.
- 3
Deliver
The work done carefully, around your business hours.
- 4
Support
We stay on to keep it running and improving.
One integrated platform
Monitoring, helpdesk and assets, working as one
When something fails, the monitoring raises the alert, the helpdesk opens the ticket with the affected asset attached, the right technician is assigned and escalated to if the SLA is at risk, and the fix becomes a knowledge article. Every step is recorded.
- Monitoring
- Alert
- Helpdesk ticket
- Technician
- Resolution
- Knowledge article
Our products
Cloud platforms, built in-house
Complete, fully cloud-based solutions: nothing to install, secure by design.
Asset Management
Every device, licence and contract, from purchase to disposal, in one cloud platform.
Explore Cloud platformHelpdesk
Tickets, monitoring alerts, escalation, password resets and metrics: fully integrated, fully auditable.
Explore Cloud platformLegal Practice Management
Live case updates, file tracking, court dates, reconciliations and promises to pay, for attorneys.
Explore Live productScribbella
Recordings in, words you can trust out. Transcribed on our own servers and checked by a person.
ExploreProof, not promises
Built the way we build for you
This website runs on infrastructure we hardened ourselves, to the same standard we apply for clients. Every figure here is measured, not marketing.
- server
- hardened Linux, CIS Level 1 92% (from 76%)
- crypto
- FIPS-approved system policy, AES-GCM only
- transport
- TLS 1.2 / 1.3, HSTS, SSH with FIPS ciphers
- headers
- strict CSP, no framing, no sniffing
- privacy
- 0 third-party requests, no trackers, POPIA-aware
- database
- TLS-only, audited (pgAudit), checksummed
- defence
- fail2ban, file-integrity monitoring, daily security patches
- delivery
- automated tests, then push-to-deploy with health checks
Let's talk about your IT
Tell us what you need. You will hear back from the person who will do the work.