Self-service analytics without governance is a ticking time bomb
Self-service analytics promises speed and scale, but without strong governance and data literacy, it can just as quickly produce misleading dashboards, policy breaches, and poor decisions. That is according to Nathi Dube, director: PBT Innovation at PBT Group, who...
SAS unveils low-cost cloud analytics on Microsoft Azure
SAS is offering SAS Viya Essentials, a standard, secure deployment of select SAS Viya products on Microsoft Azure with SAS Managed Cloud Services. Users can skip the learning curve and deploy SAS without complex workloads or customisations quickly and easily – a 99,5%...
Qlik Cloud adds explainable predictive AI
Qlik has announced general availability of Multivariate Time Series (MVTS) in Qlik Predict, bringing GPU-accelerated, explainable forecasting into the heart of Qlik Cloud. First shown at Qlik Connect in May, 2025, the new capability helps organisations model...
Smart cities must be human cities: Why data needs a heartbeat
Urban October sent a clear message to governments to build people-centred smart cities where technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are leveraged to improve daily life and help communities recover from shocks. This global day highlights...
You can’t build an AI-driven business without data trust
Every business leader is talking about artificial intelligence. Few are truly transforming because of it and the reason is deceptively simple: you cannot be AI-driven without first being data-trustworthy. By Matt Surkont, co-CEO of BlueSky Technology can generate...
Building a data-driven culture starts with empowering people
The conversation around data analytics often centres on technology - dashboards, AI tools, and machine learning models. But the true differentiator between organisations that use data effectively and those that merely collect it isn’t software. It’s culture. A...
AI must solve real problems – not just generate more data
As organisations rush to adopt artificial intelligence, many are building sophisticated systems that solve imaginary problems, Nedbank's group technology executive for product management Makopi Nkopodi has a clear message: AI initiatives must be explicitly linked to...
Qlik Predict adds no-code predictive intelligence
Qlik has announced the rapid adoption of Qlik Predict, as enterprises turn to real-time, explainable forecasting to drive smarter, faster decisions at scale. Built for enterprise-grade reliability and governance, Qlik Predict transforms how organisations leverage...
Experian unveils AI-powered credit solutions
Global data and technology company Experian has unveiled its latest advancements in AI, machine learning, and alternative data aimed at transforming credit risk assessment in South Africa. With a significant number of South African adults still outside the formal...
Salesforce elevates human potential with agentic AI
Salesforce has announced the general availability of Agentforce 360. The Agentic Enterprise represents a new model for work — where AI elevates people rather than replacing them. In an Agentic Enterprise, every team operates with 24/7 intelligence: sales leads are...
SAS Retrieval Agent Manager supercharges generative and agentic AI
More than 80% of enterprise data is in unstructured formats such as text and images, and this huge amount of data is growing 50% – 60% annually. Unlocking its value is one of the most significant challenges – and opportunities – for GenAI. Too often, however, current...
Qlik named an IDC MarketScape leader
Qlik has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms 2025 Vendor Assessment. According to the IDC MarketScape, “Organisations constantly seek to be "data driven" or wish for "decision velocity" to better respond...