Array ( [episodeID] => 472 [featureSeriesID] => 1 [featureSeasonID] => 14 [featureEpisodeID] => 33 [featureTitle] => Keshal Sookha on digital transformation for South African SMEs [featureDescription] => Digital transformation can help South African SMEs compete without large IT budgets. Keshal Sookha, Managing Executive: Commercial Strategy at Telkom Business, explains how.\r\n\r\nSookha discusses why smaller businesses still face barriers to accessing enterprise-grade technology and how integrated platforms can simplify email, document management, storage, collaboration, and communication.\r\n\r\nHe also explains Telkom Business’s partnership with OneOffice, including its locally hosted cloud platform, integrated cybersecurity, and OneSeek AI capabilities. The discussion covers how SMEs can use AI to search information, summarise documents, and improve productivity without investing in specialist infrastructure or technical teams.\r\n\r\nSookha also outlines how Telkom Business is expanding beyond connectivity to offer broader digital solutions and why small businesses should digitise from the start rather than waiting until they become larger.\r\n\r\n0:00 Intro\r\n1:04 Why SMEs still face a digital divide\r\n2:18 Technology challenges for small businesses\r\n3:36 Telkom Business and OneOffice\r\n5:50 Cybersecurity and data protection\r\n7:43 Giving SMEs access to AI\r\n10:04 Telkom Business beyond connectivity\r\n12:46 Why SMEs should digitise from the start\r\n\r\nFollow MyBroadband:\r\nX - https://twitter.com/mybroadband\r\nFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mybroadband\r\nInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mybroadband/\r\nWebsite - https://mybroadband.co.za/news/\r\n\r\n#DigitalTransformation #SmallBusiness #ArtificialIntelligence [featureEpisode] => https://player.vimeo.com/video/1246493268 [featureDuration] => 15:00 min [featureImageMobile] => img/guests/ET-001-0047-033.jpg [featurePublication] => 2026-11-13 06:38:44 [featureLogo] => img/logos/SL114.png )