Feb 21, 2013
According to Gartner, business intelligence (BI) has been the top action item for CIOs worldwide for the last year. Only recently displaced, BI remains a close second behind mobility. Since the largest driver for mobility remains BI, it seems the more things change,...
Feb 14, 2013
No matter which industry users are involved in, the chances that they have heard about the concept of “big data” as a “big” trend for 2013, are quite high. In fact, the IDC is predicting that the big data market will grow at a rate of 31,7% until it reaches...
Feb 5, 2013
When it comes to predicting key areas of focus for IT in 2013, most analysts agree on three areas: big data; the cloud; and mobility, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. These trends are driven primarily by business’ desire to improve the customer...
Feb 1, 2013
The opportunity to harvest insights from big data, much of which is marketable or can generate income, is obvious gold up for grabs, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge integration Dynamics (KID). Besides that, the transition of data or information from a...
Jan 24, 2013
As the year starts, the media is filled with analysts and experts from various sectors and industries and their predictions about what the most notable trends will be in the year ahead. Those who are gazing into the proverbial crystal ball on behalf of the IT industry...
Jan 16, 2013
Social media is a treasure trove of insights and useful information, but most people have realised that the path from hype to reality is hardly straightforward or easy to implement. At the heart of the matter, information gleaned from social channels is a combination...
