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Arcane Systems

Johannesburg · Serving all of South Africa

Fast, secure websites and reliable IT for growing businesses.

Arcane Systems designs and builds your web presence, then runs the infrastructure, Microsoft 365, ERP and networks behind it. One team keeps the whole stack working.

  • 9+ years across IT and web
  • One team from website to infrastructure
  • Clear, fixed-scope proposals
  • Documented handovers, no lock-in

Why Arcane Systems

Senior work, without the agency overhead

We keep the team small and the work direct. You deal with the people doing the work, and you keep the results.

One team, end to end

Most businesses juggle a web designer, an IT guy, a Microsoft reseller and an ERP consultant. We cover all of it, so nothing falls between vendors and nobody blames the other party.

Documented by default

Every project is handed over with runbooks, credentials you own and a clear record of how things are wired. If you ever leave, you leave with everything.

Secure and maintainable

We build with security and long-term support in mind: hardened edge, tested backups, sensible access and systems your team can actually maintain.

Plain-spoken advice

You get honest trade-offs, not buzzwords. If something is not worth the money, we will tell you, even when it means a smaller project for us.

Platforms and tools we work with every day

  • WordPress
  • Bricks Builder
  • Astro
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint
  • Intune
  • ERPNext
  • SAP Business One
  • Enterpryze
  • Zoho One
  • MikroTik / RouterOS
  • WireGuard
  • OpenVPN
  • VLANs & segmentation
  • Proxmox
  • Synology NAS
  • Docker
  • Cloudflare Zero Trust
  • Obsidian
  • Runbooks
  • SOPs
  • Knowledge bases

How we work

A straightforward process, with no black boxes

  1. 01

    Understand

    We start with a conversation about how your business actually works — the systems, the pain points and the outcomes you need, not a list of features.

  2. 02

    Plan

    You get a clear, written proposal: scope, approach, timeline, costs and the trade-offs. No surprises, no jargon padding.

  3. 03

    Build

    We implement in short, reviewable stages, keeping you in the loop. Environments stay documented as we go so nothing is a black box.

  4. 04

    Support

    We hand over with documentation and training, then stay available for maintenance, monitoring and improvements as your business changes.

Skills and technologies

A broad toolkit, not a single speciality

We work across web, Microsoft, ERP, networking and infrastructure — so the pieces of your business fit together instead of pulling apart.

Web

  • WordPress
  • Bricks Builder
  • Astro
  • Cloudflare Pages
  • Tailwind CSS

Microsoft

  • Microsoft 365
  • Entra ID
  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint
  • Intune

ERP

  • ERPNext
  • SAP Business One
  • Enterpryze
  • Zoho One

Networking

  • MikroTik / RouterOS
  • WireGuard
  • OpenVPN
  • VLANs & segmentation

Infrastructure

  • Proxmox
  • Synology NAS
  • Docker
  • Cloudflare Zero Trust

Documentation

  • Obsidian
  • Runbooks
  • SOPs
  • Knowledge bases

Ready to fix the systems holding your business back?

Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will come back to you within one business day with a clear view of whether we can help, and how.

Prefer to talk? Call+27 10 000 0000 orChat on WhatsApp.