Your data strategy must constantly evolve
Many companies have embarked on digital transformation journeys to shift their focus towards becoming data-driven organisations. Fundamental to this is having a data strategy in place that will enable the business to better deal with the complexities of the rapidly...
Embrace DataOps to deliver high-stakes AI
In many use cases, occasional mistakes are fine. It doesn't matter if one out of ten movie recommendations were not what the browser was looking for, so long as most of the time the individual gets to watch something that they enjoy. If not, many people would simply...
Intelligence at the edge drives optimisation, efficiency
Businesses today must be more agile, efficient and proactive than ever, a feat that can only be successfully achieved through digital technologies that deliver enhanced intelligence, including the intelligent cloud, and the ability to process and analyse data at...
Data visualisation a vital tool for policing in SA
The most recent South African crime statistics make for grim reading with double digit growth reported across all assault categories. By Zoe Meyer, software engineer at TechSoft International A budget cut of almost R12-billion for the 2021/2022 fiscal year has done...
How to deliver an actionable data strategy
Recent research shows that approximately 90% of organisations rely on data to drive predictive decision making, yet these same organisations overwhelmingly agree that a backlog of data debt negatively affects their ability to deliver new advanced analytics...
AI tech to predict climate change
Climate change and the accelerated occurrence of natural disasters could arguably be one of the greatest threats facing humanity. By Junaid Kleinschmidt, head of AI and advanced analytics at Altron Systems Integration Just in the last few weeks, we have seen the...
Study shows SAS Viya on Microsoft Azure can deliver 204% ROI
Organisations deploying SAS Viya, SAS' cloud-native AI, analytic and data management platform, on Microsoft Azure can see benefits including a 204% return on investment (ROI) over three years, according to a new commissioned Total Economic Impact study conducted by...
Teaching AI and robotics concepts in business courses
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are steadily making their way into every industry. From retail companies to healthcare practices that use AI-driven robots for medical processes, the applications are proving to be endless. This is why 85% of companies plan to...
When it comes to digital, meaningful data is everything
There are, at present, more bytes of stored data than there are stars in the observable universe. And that number keeps growing, with quintillions of bytes of data produced every day. By Brent Haumann, MD of Striata Africa In fact, it's estimated that by 2025 the...
Artificial intelligence: evolution or existential threat?
While the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) was already underway, Covid-19 dramatically accelerated its use and adoption in workplaces globally. Whether AI proves to be a tool for human learning and advancement, promoting broader economic access and inclusion, or a...
Has the pandemic turned your big data strategy on its head?
The power of big data and predictive analytics has captured the world's imagination and added urgency to the rush towards data privacy for many years. By James Hickman, head of marketing, sales and solutions at Altron Karabina For instance, a decade ago a US...
Location central to customer intelligence
Knowing where your customers - or potential customers - live, work and shop is important. However, customer intelligence revolves around so much more than simply location. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management To truly understand a location and the customers...