About

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

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

1994

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

1995

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

1996

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

1997

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

1999

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

2001

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

2003

Partnership with GuruHut resulted in true collaboration and SmarterTeams.

2014

Partnership with Autumn Leaf and Hadoop kickstarted SmarterData.

2015

SmarterCode is becoming a critical function.

2016

SmarterCompute brings hybrid IT and infrastructure to the forefront.

2017

RadixTrie and the Obsidians Group Do IT Smarter.

2019

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

2022

Mission Statement

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.