The changing face of data management

Today’s business environment is radically different from the one at the beginning of 2020. By Daniel Thenga, senior Netapp BDM at Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa It has taken roughly 17 months to disrupt the traditional processes and systems which companies...

Playing catch-up to the early analytics adopters

Early adopters of data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) tools have found themselves in a position of favour in today’s rapidly accelerating digital world. By Sarthak Rohal, vice-president: IT services at AlphaCodes Far from being...

Trusted data key to extracting value

As the world adjusts to the ‘new normal’, the entire pattern of work and life has shifted. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management One thing has especially become clear – everything we thought we knew about customers has changed, from their...

Taming the data analytics beast

Data is the one thing every business has a lot of. And that is probably why many organisations struggle to turn it into a strategic asset. By Henry Adams, country manager of InterSystems Disconnected legacy systems and data stored in siloes and in different formats...

AI is not a panacea but could augment conversation communications

Amidst the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), it is easy for businesses to fall into the trap that technology is a panacea to solve complex business problems. The truth is more nuanced, say two leading executives in the unified...

How big data analytics can benefit manufacturing

With the manufacturing industry switching up its production process, big data analytics platforms are set to play a more integral role in the future. By Ari Vivekanandarajah, marketing director at Selerity As the industry relies more and more on IoT, real-time...