Apr 14, 2015
The impact of load shedding on an organisation’s data management capabilities is adding a level of uncertainty to boardroom discussions about technology that are already strained by issues of mobility, big data, and which cloud option to use, says Mark Ridley,...
Apr 9, 2015
Geocoding is not new to the South African market, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, its use has historically been relegated to the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) team and had limited use within mainstream business. This is changing as...
Apr 9, 2015
Load-shedding is a fiery topic of debate across South Africa at present. However, an insufficient power station capacity to supply customer demand (load) causing the electricity system (grid) to become unbalanced and collapse, is not the only reason for blackouts...
Apr 9, 2015
Now is the ideal time for Eskom to use advanced analytics to improve decision-making and better handle South Africa’s power crisis, says Kroshlen Moodley, GM: Public Sector and Utilities at SAS. Eskom has always used a degree of analytics to manage power supply....
Apr 8, 2015
Being connected means having access to real-time information at the swipe of a screen or the opening of an app, says Anthony Rodriguez, solutions manager for BI-Blue Consulting. But with business users increasingly relying on cloud or shared service storage as a...
Apr 1, 2015
Smarter use of data collected from production and better collaboration between different parts of the enterprise offers asset-intensive South African companies a significant opportunity to reduce production disruptions, increase utilisation of production resources and...
