How to find the story in business data and then action it

Data literacy is a journey and is key to an organisation’s data strategy, writes Rene McGregor, head of consulting at Insight Consulting. While it is widely accepted that data is the lifeblood of our increasingly digital world, not all organisations are able to...

Big data trends for 2022

The global big data market is forecast to top $70-billion by the end of this year and more than $103-billion by 2027. Making sense of this data will be a key differentiator for any organisation in this ultra-connected world. Andreas Bartsch, head of innovation and...

How to set your AI projects up for success

When business leaders come to picking the right AI project for their company, this often boils down to having the right ingredients and knowing how to combine them. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president at Salesforce Emerging Markets Almost every functional AI...

Things to consider when building a BI programme

With digital transformation picking up faster than ever before in the business landscape, most organisations today employ a mix of business tools to run their operations across sales, marketing, finance, HR, etc. By Hyther Nizam, president: MEA at Zoho Corp More often...

Data lineage automation the foundation of effective DataOps

Planning for change would be easy if organisations had all their data in one properly managed system. However, today’s companies are inundated with data from multiple sources, running through complex pipelines, and undergoing transformations at countless...

Tap into African markets with technology-driven insights

With household consumption and urbanization increasing on the continent, Africa represents a gold mine for companies looking to expand their markets. But this market remains largely untapped because companies rely on traditional methods to gather essential and...