Big data and the consumer engagement model

Jonathan Holden, group executive of operations, and Phumla Tshabalala, managing executive of contact centres at Innovation Group, discusses the implications of big data and the associated impact on the customer engagement model. Big data is an immense collection of...

Harness behavioural psychology to enhance user experience

Over the past several years, behavioural psychology has attracted a great deal of interest outside of academic circles, writes Jason Ried, founder and MD of Fuzzy Logic. With one of its main sub-fields, behavioural economics, now influencing the strategies of major...

Cloud storage: implications of the PoPI Act

Fundamentally, the power of computing is moving to the cloud. Powerful, bulky machines will be rendered unnecessary as data starts getting accessed through the even more powerful infrastructure built around the incredible processing power that now lives on the cloud....

Key strategies to secure cloud migration

Paul Williams, country manager: SADC at Fortinet, outlines four key strategies to help organizations protect their businesses while migrating to private and public clouds. Maintain a strong security posture Organisations need to maintain a strong security posture in...

Defy SA opens high-tech call centre

Defy South Africa has opened a new national call centre in Hermanstad, Pretoria West, featuring realtime response software supported by a dedicated team of 28 agents. “We have integrated software which ensures that calls are directly linked to all branches on a...