The future for data cloud analytics

2021 has been the year of the data cloud. By Julien Alteirac, regional vice-president: northern Europe and emerging markets at Snowflake Snowflake estimates that there are still hundreds of millions of data sets isolated in cloud data storage and on-premises data...

Unemployment drives unrest in South Africa

In the midst of South Africa’s deep unrest, 15th July is World Youth Skills Day. Tragically, the country’s youth unemployment rate reached a new record of 32,6%, the highest since the quarterly labour force survey began in 2008, totalling 7,24-million...

Consolidated workloads need intelligent storage architecture

Consolidating workloads is a tried and tested approach to improving operational efficiency. By Hayden Sadler, country manager for South Africa at Infinidat A successful consolidation strategy can have both economic and administrative benefits. However, it can also...

Evolving the supply chain to keep up with online demand

Even before Covid hit, online retail was growing and becoming an increasingly popular option in South Africa. By Amit Singh, solution architect at AlphaCodes When the pandemic arrived, however, this growth became exponential. With the dramatic acceleration in demand...

Agricultural best practice benefits from cloud technology

The continued improvement of labour conditions, environmental sustainability, ethical compliance through the value chain, and adherence to best practice in agriculture are all factors that the best farmers and producers in South Africa strive to achieve – and...

Goldwagen shifts gears to digitally transform its supply chain

To continue its growth strategy, automotive parts distributor and franchise group Goldwagen has chosen to digitally transform its supply chain with Blue Yonder. The auto parts retailer will implement Blue Yonder’s warehouse management (WMS) and labour management...