

About Us
Make your business smarter
Established in 2017, Blackboard BI is a South African based company operating globally across the consulting, data & analytics, technology and training spaces.
Leveraging expertise, experience & our execution capability we drive value at our clients quickly and effectively.
We have a close relationship with our partner companies to deliver a full range services. 360 degree Business Performance and Qalo Ya Tsebo
Blackboard BI specialises in Intelligent Business Data Services and Digital Solutions. What makes us different:
- Hitachi Energy Global Development and Software Sales and Implementation partner.
- SAP Celonis Partner
- Business Analysis and custom Software Development capability.
- Global support, Training and development
- SAP BI (BOBJ, HANA, BW, SAP Analytics Cloud, Data Services)
- Microsoft (Azure, Azure Synapse, Power BI, Power Platform, BI Integration, Azure Data Factory, SSIS, SSAS, SSRS)
- Oracle, DB2, MySQL, and more
- Global experience and clients
- Cloud optimisation to reduce risk, cost and implement governance
- Governance, Risk and Compliance consulting, implementation and training
Consultants
Our innovation consulting team works with clients to look at data and analytics in new ways to drive tangible business growth and value

Stefan Walkenshaw
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE ARCHITECT & CEO
Stefan is a senior Business Intelligence specialist with 28 years experience in Business Analysis, globally and locally. He has experience in understanding business requirements and translating them into practical solutions in the Mining, Utilities, Banking, Retail, Manufacturing Defense, Insurance, Logistics and Oil and Gas sectors.

Cobus van Rooyen
DELIVERY AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR & DATA ENGINEER
Cobus is an experienced SAP HANA, Business Objects, Microsoft Azure data consultant with a strong and diverse technical background spanning 20 years in operational IT.

Ntiyiso Mayile
ADVISORY AND ENABLEMENT DIRECTOR
Ntiyiso is an ETL Engineer and Data Architect, Building Data Analytics solutions using On-premises and Cloud technologies. He is an experienced consultant in Azure and Microsoft platforms.

Lebogang Mokoena
GOVERNANCE, RISK & COMPLIANCE (GRC) LEAD
Lebogang is a senior professional with over 18 years of experience in IT. She has broad experience in the IT domain covering, risk management, IT governance and control processes. Her skills and exposure include Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) technology domain with a strong focus on SAP and non-ERP systems as well as extensive IT consulting, audit, risk management, governance and information security.

Hendrik van Zyl
CLOUD INnOVATIONS LEAD
Hendrik has been working in the IT industry for over 22 years, with comprehensive experience and competencies in a variety of technologies from Custom Development to Data Transformation and Systems Integration.