Hi, I’m Jo.

I’m Jo De Smet. Freelance network engineer and network security engineer.

The interest in computers has always been there. As recently as the 80s – when hardly anyone had a computer at home – I was already playing games on the PC as a 7-year-old. My father was an early adopter of the whole computer thing.

As a teenager, I often spent months searching for the right parts to build the ultimate game console for myself. Friends also knew where to find me when gaming computers were needed or when they had an issue with their system.

I haven’t had time for gaming for a while. But the passion for solving challenges, looking for bugs and cracking difficult codes continues to fascinate me. I retrained myself as a network engineer and network security engineer.

A network is like a racing engine: in order for it to perform optimally, you have to maintain it constantly. You have to investigate where it wears off, where the obstacles are and how you can get rid of them.

Together towards one goal

As an IT team, I like to have a goal in mind and get closer to that ultimate goal step by step. The satisfaction is great when the team finishes successfully thanks to valuable input from each team member.

Mutual openness, equality and consultation are a prerequisite for me to get involved in a project.

Making communication flow

Achieving a common goal together is also central to Japanese society, where individual interest is set aside and discouraged compared to here in the west.

Japanese culture and mythology fascinate me, and I also got the name of my company from it. Benzaiten, or Benten for short, is a kind of goddess, a spirit, from the oldest Japanese religion, Shintoism. She symbolizes everything that flows: water, music, wealth, time and communication.

And a good flow, a smooth flow of all communication, of data, of traffic, that is what every network needs. The name for my company was determined: Benten, making communication flow.

Quality through knowledge and commitment

At Benten, we strive to improve our services through certifications. Certifications are a way to ensure the quality of our services and to show our clients that we are committed to providing high-quality services.

As a Fortinet partner, we have access to the latest technologies and security solutions to better secure you as a customer.