Leveraging the value of big data

Nov 5, 2015

The hype around big data and the benefits it can deliver for business is currently a hot topic, particularly for marketing departments, where big data promises to deliver deeper customer insight, better business decision-making and improved return on marketing...

Analytics gives banking a competitive edge

Oct 28, 2015

Differentiation and creating a competitive edge are critical to the success in today’s fast-paced, highly consumerised environment. However, achieving this can be a challenging task for any business, and the banking and financial services sector is no different,...

Big data isn’t the problem – data copies are

Oct 28, 2015

In an age where big data is the mantra and terabytes quickly become petabytes, the surge in data quantities is causing the complexity and cost of data management to skyrocket. But it doesn’t have to be like that, says Harold van Graan, sales director of Actifio...

How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?

Oct 16, 2015

While many businesses acknowledge that the benefits of SDN are too big to ignore, there are challenges to overcome, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you...

TiAuto gets full visibility, better performance

Sep 30, 2015

When looking to improve the health of its IT systems, in particular its virtualised server environment, South African automotive leader TiAuto managed to amass extensive concrete business and financial benefits with the simple implementation of a performance and...