About us

Analytics heritage. Cloud, AI, and security expertise.

Analytics Hive was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, to help organisations find value in their data. Today we bring that heritage to AWS cloud, artificial intelligence, data, and cybersecurity consulting.

Our story

Locally developed, internationally deployed.

We began as an advanced analytics and data management practice, working with financial services, telecommunications, higher education, and public sector organisations on the questions their data could answer: who is likely to churn, where the next opportunity lies, and how liquidity and demand are changing.

As those clients moved to the cloud and began adopting AI, we grew with them. Our practice now spans AWS cloud architecture and operations, AI and machine learning, data platforms, and cybersecurity and information system audits, delivered from South Africa to clients across the region and beyond.

What we believe

  • Outcomes over outputs

    Every engagement starts with the business result you need, and we measure ourselves against it.

  • Honest advice

    If a use case is not ready, or a simpler option exists, we will tell you. Credibility matters more than scope.

  • Security by design

    Our audit and cybersecurity heritage means controls are built in from the first design, not bolted on.

  • Skills transfer

    We train and pair with your teams so that the capability stays with you after we leave.

Practices

Four practices, one accountable team

We deliberately keep our practices under one roof so that an AI initiative inherits the right data foundations, the right cloud architecture, and the right security controls from day one.

AWS Cloud & Infrastructure

Foundations, migration, architecture, resilience, networking, cost and managed operations for organisations building on Amazon Web Services.

AWS AI, Machine Learning & Generative AI

AI strategy, generative AI, intelligent automation, predictive machine learning, enterprise knowledge and MLOps built on AWS-native services.

AWS Data & Analytics

Data strategy, lakehouse platforms, pipelines, business intelligence, predictive analytics and managed data operations on AWS.

AWS Security

Security posture assessment, secure architecture, identity and data protection, DevSecOps, AI security and ongoing managed security.

AWS Professional Services & Enablement

Specialist AWS architecture and engineering expertise, workshops, and end-to-end transformation partnership across cloud, data, AI and security.

How we engage

Flexible engagement models

From a two-week assessment to a multi-year managed service, we shape the engagement around your priorities and your team's capacity.
  • Assessments and reviews: architecture, security, data maturity, AI readiness
  • Project delivery: migrations, data platforms, AI solutions, automation
  • Managed services: cloud operations, FinOps, security monitoring
  • Advisory and training: fractional expertise and skills programmes for your teams

Discover how cloud, AI, and data can revolutionize your business

Tell us about your goals and we will come back to you with a practical next step, whether that is a discovery workshop, an architecture review, or a detailed proposal.

Customer-centric
ROI-driven solutions