Big data and cross-industry data sharing

Data is prolific; it’s ubiquitous and pertains to virtually every aspect of life and its ability to offer additional value to customers – and, in turn, the industry’s ability to leverage it – is extraordinary. The trouble is effectively...

Effective data analytics makes you indispensable

Data analytics is becoming more important than ever to assist companies in understanding and growing their businesses. Analytics does this by providing insight into the environments they operate in, what their customers are thinking and experiencing, as well as the...

Intelligence essential to defeating global cyber scourge

The world is engaged in an invisible war, with honest businesses at one end and fiercely determined cybercriminals at the other, writes Nithen Naidoo, CIO of Snode. Cybersecurity is no longer just a pressing concern for the IT industry, it is a very real issue that...

Finance departments should lead data and insights

The role of finance has changed. The job is no longer to just produce financial information – these processes are being or should be automated by their ERP systems. What CEO’s now demand are heads of finance that can actually provide analysis and insights...

Decision Inc delivers data visualisation tool to Nimble Group

Decision Inc, a management and technology consulting organisation, has implemented a dynamic data aggregation solution for Nimble, transforming its reporting, formatting and data visualisation capabilities. The implementation utilises the simple and seamless tools...

How intelligent will AI get?

Imagine a Personal Assistant Bot, a machine or application that you could ask to organise a meeting or arrange bookings just as you would a live, human assistant. As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes more prevalent and approaches advance, such a scenario may be...