Enterprise Open Source Solutions South Africa

Obsidian Systems is a South African enterprise technology company specialising in enterprise open source software solutions, DevSecOps, hybrid IT infrastructure, and managed services. We work with mid-market and enterprise organisations across financial services, government, mining, retail, and telecommunications by helping teams get the right code to the right platform and the right data.

We are not a generalist IT reseller. Certified engineers, formal partner agreements, and years of hands-on delivery experience in the South African market back every vendor relationship we hold. Our clients engage us because we bring three key elements together in one place: vendor-certified products, local consulting and support expertise, and accredited training and certification.

Obsidian Systems is a Level 1 Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BBBEE) contributor. Download our current BBBEE certificate here →.

Click play below and scroll down our timeline to get a glimpse into the history of Obsidian Systems.


Mission Statement

Core Values Diagram 3D

Profit beyond the bottom line. We strive to ensure that with every interaction with Obsidian Systems, our clients, partners, community, employees and the company profits from it.


Core Values

Passion is what fuels us. Respect is what we earn. Openness is what we share. Family is what makes us special. Integrity is what we stand for. Trust is what we gain.

A timeline of our history

  • 1994

    RAU (Rand Afrikaans University) Engineers and the internet get together.

  • 1995

    Taken from a geology and mining magazine Obsidian Systems was registered.

  • 1996

    Obsidian’s first office for early adopters of Open Source and talent.

  • 1997

    Obsidian’s first commercial Linux Install for Nando’s.

  • 1999

    Partnership with Red Hat’s first Enterprise-ready product and certified training.

  • 2001

    Obsidian’s Friday ‘Sanity Days’ begin at Bosbok and Kelly road offices.

  • 2003

    Obsidian in the spotlight at the LinuxConf at the Sandton Convention Centre.

  • 2007

    SUSE partnership established

  • 2014

    Partnership with GuruHut resulted in true collaboration and SmarterTeams.

  • 2015

    Partnership with Autumn Leaf and Hadoop kickstarted SmarterData.

  • 2016

    SmarterCode is becoming a critical function.

  • 2017

    SmarterCompute brings hybrid IT and infrastructure to the forefront.

  • 2019

    RadixTrie and the Obsidians Group Do IT Smarter.

  • 2020

    AWS Advanced Partner status achieved

  • 2022

    SmarterPlatforms allow you to architect, scale and, operate in a hybrid IT world.

  • 2026

    Your AI strategy is only as good as the infrastructure underneath it.