Enter the era of smart building automation
There are various reasons why business leaders choose to establish so-called 'smart' buildings or those that reflect the intelligent combination of technology and automation to facilitate intuitive interaction - but many would consider smart access control/ security...
Reporting strategy: turning data into insight
Accessing data to deliver the insights required for effective decision-making is a fundamental business skill in the digital age. By Kate McFarlane, head of data and analytics at Decision Inc UK Underpinning this is a corporate reporting strategy that links the...
Dynamicweb, Braintree in new partnership
Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has announced a partnership with Dynamicweb, a software platform combining content management, ecommerce, product information management (PIM) and marketing capabilities. Dynamicweb is established in every...
Mastercard establishes data responsibility principles
Nine out of 10 people say data privacy is important to them, according to a recent Mastercard-commissioned survey, yet only one-quarter say companies are doing a very good job handling individuals' data. Mastercard has announced the launch of the Data Responsibility...
Top applications of ‘soft-touch’ facial recognition
Facial recognition powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has been getting a bad rap. This is mostly thanks to recent events in Hong Kong, says Laurence Seberini, co-founder of Camatica, a Johannesburg-based start-up specialising in facial recognition for business....
Iress expands information available in ViewPoint
Iress will make a broader range of information available through its ViewPoint software, including company descriptions, financial statements, forecasts and shareholder holdings. Co-designed with investors and traders, Iress' ViewPoint online trading and market data...
The importance of an effective data management plan
With an overload of data now available, who really knows how to manage it? By Alasdair Parsonson, technical expert: data intelligence at Hitachi Vantara Data management is more important than ever as it demonstrates the value of analytics in allowing a company to make...
How AI can predict consumer behaviour
By Vian Chinner, CEO of Xineoh - It's June. In Durban. In a clothing store in the main street, a 26-year old marathon-runner buys a bowtie and, seemingly randomly, adds a board short in the mix before he pays for the items. Two months later a 32-year old retired rugby...
Hospital equipment supplier benefits from Qlik Sense analytics
Decision Inc has implemented the Qlik Sense next-generation analytics platform at Medical Innovations to enhance the data its sales team needs to drive growth while delivering more interactive reports. Medical Innovations was formed in 1988 and has subsequently become...
Prepare for the jump to hyperscale
The ability to gain insight from vast and ever-growing repositories of data can potentially be a source of significant competitive advantage. However, this kind of analytics requires an entirely new approach to infrastructure. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data...
Working towards better data management
Big data is seeing organisations becoming more mindful of aligning their data management practices with newer paradigms such as data lakes, elastic and cluster computing, and realtime data. As such, the cloud provides an environment capable of managing the volume and...
Eliminate the queue to lift SA economy
Cutting the time each productive South African spends waiting in line not contributing to the national accounts is a simple and effective way to lift gross domestic product (GDP). That's the word from Laurence Seberini; co-founder of Camatica, a Johannesburg-based...