Why Lightstone Trusted IBM With Its Most Valuable Asset: Data

Send us Fan MailEvery business talks about data. Few understand what it really takes to protect it.In this episode of Behind The Stack, host Jade Barter sits down with Werner Ferreira, Group IT Infrastructure Manager at Lightstone, one of South Africa's leading data and analytics companies.Werner shares what it takes to manage and protect the infrastructure behind millions of data points, the challenges of balancing performance, security and cost, and why resilience has become a business-critical priority in today's threat landscape.We discuss:• The role data plays in modern business decision-making• Why infrastructure is more important than ever• The realities of ransomware and cyber risk• How Lightstone approaches storage, recovery and resilience• Common misconceptions about enterprise technology• The impact of AI on infrastructure and data management• What business leaders should be thinking about todayWhether you're a business owner, IT leader, or simply curious about the technology powering some of South Africa's most data-driven organisations, this episode offers valuable insights into the systems that keep modern business running.