AI for enterprise: get the basics right

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the way of the future, but the right foundations have to be in place for an enterprise AI strategy to succeed. By Chris Pallikarides, GM of ITBusiness Machine learning (ML) and AI are certainly the way of the future, offering...

Key benefits of DataOps for businesses

Today companies need the latest data at their fingertips, without it they limit their agility and ability to maneuver potential competition, writes Alasdair Parsonson, technical expert at Data Intelligence for Hitachi Vantara. To cater for the increasing need for data...

Siemon designs future-proof cabling for Sasol HQ

Networking infrastructure specialist Siemon has announced that its technology has been installed throughout Sasol’s stunning new 11-storey, 70,000m2 head office complex – Sasol Place – in Sandton. Complementing its state-of-the-art design,...

Harnessing the power of your ‘co-bot’ workforce

As industries move towards the fourth industrial revolution, speculation has intensified about a robot workforce of the future with little need for humans. Dimension Data sees a different future, where humans work alongside robots, as co-workers. By Barry Hatfield,...

AI: is it artificial ignorance?

The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) is currently a media frenzy and if we aren’t careful, we will ruin the name before it has had a chance to really prove itself due to a lack of knowledge around it, writes Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO at ESET South...

Data analysis is about finding the right tools for the job

Data analysis helps organisations make sense of complex data sets, providing insights that are not necessarily visible to the human eye. The availability of higher computational, storage and networking capabilities, means that the amount of data being transferred are...