Maximise value and productivity with Decision Inc
Decision Inc has developed an industry-leading Mining Accelerator that delivers improved planning, budgeting and reporting functions alongside streamlined capabilities and productivity, specifically tailored for the mining sector. The solution provides an end-to-end...
SA’s decision-makers adopt mobile BI
In today's competitive corporate environment, managerial decision-making processes require a wealth of information that can be enhanced and transformed with immediacy into effective action.Mobility in business is increasingly exercising an influence on core...
Healthcare Providers must prioritise BI and analytics
As the healthcare industry grapples with the rising cost of care, healthcare organisations are leveraging healthcare data to drive efficiencies in care delivery, according to a new study conducted by HIMSS Analytics on behalf of Qlik. The study, which surveyed 400...
Clean data vital for a targeted business strategy
Data and big data are vital for any organisation in order to understand better the target audiences and adapt business strategies accordingly. However, without recent, clean and accurate data, the information used can result in implementing incorrect strategies, which...
Predictive analytics minimises risk associated with aging assets
It's common knowledge that an aging asset infrastructure is of major concern in the power industry, and this infrastructure is even more stressed when you consider the growing populations and urbanisation trends that demand increased generation capacity, writes...
Software AG adds predictive analytics, IoT standards
Software AG has announced the availability of the Apama Streaming Analytics platform Release 9.9. Apama is a market-leading platform for streaming analytics and intelligent, automated action on fast-moving big data. It combines event processing, messaging, in-memory...
African businesses get serious about advanced data analytics
African businesses are starting to realise that advanced data analytics is no longer a nice to have but is crucial in helping them to increase productivity and competitiveness in the market, writes Razel Mavhungu Mushiana, GM for SAS Rest of Africa (ROA). That's...
Big data analytics can pay dividends
Data-driven decision-making and performance is the next wave of the digital revolution that companies need to prepare for to enjoy the profound opportunities on offer, says Deloitte Analytics. "Companies need to get smarter with how they harness the immense benefits...
RSD, Communications Genetics to partner
Communication Genetics, a provider of customer communication solutions, and RSD, a pioneer in information management and governance software, have announced a strategic partnership to deliver information management and governance solutions in South Africa. It has also...
Leveraging the value of big data
The hype around big data and the benefits it can deliver for business is currently a hot topic, particularly for marketing departments, where big data promises to deliver deeper customer insight, better business decision-making and improved return on marketing...
Big data follows the BI evolution curve
Big data analysis in South Africa is early in its maturity levels, and has yet to evolve in much the same way as BI did 20 years ago.
Analytics gives banking a competitive edge
Differentiation and creating a competitive edge are critical to the success in today's fast-paced, highly consumerised environment. However, achieving this can be a challenging task for any business, and the banking and financial services sector is no different,...