Big data should be a priority

Mar 12, 2015

Throughout history there have been several eras of quantum leap innovations made by man. From the stone age, bronze and iron ages, all have made their mark in our history and made their own contributions to our future, says Shane Moodley, Entelect team lead – Data Solutions. Today, with the advancement of technology and the emergence of the information highway, we are now living in what is called the “data age”.

Realtime insights and big data

Mar 9, 2015

Realtime monitoring and experience tracking have become buzz words in the digital era, says Andre Hugo co-founder at M4JAM. Ostensibly companies that have access to this type of data ultimately have a greater understanding of their current and future consumers’...

Proactive unstructured data management

Feb 19, 2015

Rampant growth in unstructured data is not a new phenomenon, however, this type of data has typically proven to be challenging to manage effectively, says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft International. This challenge is only exacerbated by the risks and...

A new approach to processing systems

Feb 9, 2015

Data analytics are driving enterprise growth, but sifting through vast amounts of unstructured data calls for an advanced server technology. Business Connexion’s Sakkie Burger and Kamal Ravjee discuss how an innovative systems model can transform data centre...

Data insights can optimise debt collection

Feb 9, 2015

It is well documented that South Africa (SA) has a spending culture with low savings levels, a trend which is evident in many segments of the population. Given the low growth rate and tough economic circumstances facing SA as well as the global economy today,...

Data science for business differentiation

Feb 4, 2015

First it was price, then it was service, now it’s information. We often read or hear about “big data”, but it’s not that often that we hear about ‘data science’ – the process of taking a huge amount of (often unstructured) information, analysing it,...