Accenture to apply intelligence to SA mining
Accenture has announced plans to launch a new Applied Intelligence Studio for Mining in Johannesburg. The studio will apply the latest in data science and artificial intelligence technologies with new data sources for real-time co-creation of innovative digital...
AI the driver for mind-blowing business growth
The furore around Artificial Intelligence (AI) is understandable. When adopted correctly, it is a true enabler for achieving a business life without limits, and it has the potential to power future success. By Jim Holland, country manager at Lenovo Data Center Group...
Things every executive should know about machine learning
Machine learning (ML) capabilities hold great potential for new revenue streams and tremendous cost savings for enterprises. Increasingly, businesses are using ML to strengthen their competitive advantage and drive innovation. By Yotam Yarden, senior data scientist at...
How to prepare for the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises social and economic change on a par with the industrial revolution. However, this profound change will be squeezed into a single generation, rather than the several generations over which society was able to adapt to the impacts...
How humans challenged AI – and lost
2018 was most definitely the year in which AI and Machine Learning (ML) took the lion's share of technology media headlines. Like social media, virtual reality, drones, and cloud services before them, the impending doom of AI robots taking our jobs drew conference...
The ‘AI effect’ in our daily lives will continue in 2019
In 2018, the impact of AI on our day-to-day lives made the news and it is likely this will continue into 2019. But that should come as no surprise, says Francesco Nazzarri, MD: commercial strategy for UK & EMEA at Experian, because the numbers really do speak for...
‘Bot-ting’ for skills in an automated environment
Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) could be a bigger revolution than the Internet. By Rob Hudson, chief technology officer at BT in Africa Current research shows that the global AI market is expected to grow by around 150 percent from 2016 levels - and that by...
Applications open for machine intelligence masters
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has opened applications for the second intake of its unique African Master's in Machine Intelligence (AMMI), a one-year intensive foundational master's program that will provide young Africans with training in...
Data key in digital transformation puzzle
The world is in the grips of digital transformation, as organisations of all shapes and sizes adopt or explore digital technologies and strategies in an effort to remain relevant and competitive in increasingly crowded market places. By Johan Scheepers, systems...
Zero-click analytics from MicroStrategy
MicroStrategy has announced that MicroStrategy 2019, what is believes to be the industry's first enterprise platform for HyperIntelligence, transformational mobility and federated analytics, is now generally available. MicroStrategy 2019 introduces HyperIntelligence,...
Cultivating a culture of data
Over the past few years, it's become a habit for organisations to collect and retain as much data as possible. The idea is a simple one: the more data you have, the more value you can get out of it (oh, and it might be useful in the future). However, this year has...
Four steps to transforming data
Within the realm of data management, there is one area that is often overlooked - data transformation. Data transformation is a relatively mundane yet fundamental data management capability - particularly when dealing with similar data from multiple sources. By Gary...