Measuring business performance in tough times

In today’s economy, more than ever before, a business needs to know exactly how it is performing based on real-time information available 24/7, delivered seamlessly on a mobile device and limited to the essentials, said Henri Hattingh, MD of AWCape, a company...

Why SMEs need intelligence in the cloud

Getting accurate and up-to-date financial reports can be complex for small businesses, but it doesn’t have to be.  Cloud-based reporting solutions offer small and large businesses a way to get timely snapshots of information, such as revenue or expenses...

Why data-driven businesses will weather the economic storm

South Africa is a difficult place to do business right now. Following the Rand’s crash to record lows, predictions of a recession and the potential downgrade to junk status, economists are warning business owners to brace themselves for a tough economic climate...

Big data for smart businesses

It has been a couple of years now that big data has been part of every single conversation of business leaders, IT decision makers and public stakeholders, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager southern Africa at NetApp. But big data is much more than a buzzword or...

Data is at the heart of better marketing results

Some four years ago major analyst firms began predicting that by 2017 chief marketing officers (CMOs) would be spending increased capital on ICT. As we enter 2016, we can already see this forecast ringing true, and the major reason behind this investment is clear. The...

Five big data trends for 2016

With the New Year upon us, financial institutions and businesses will be looking to leverage big data analytics as one of the means to overcome the current tough economic conditions. Yudhvir Seetharam, head of analytics at FNB Business, says the use of big data has...