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,...
Big data isn’t the problem – data copies are
In an age where big data is the mantra and terabytes quickly become petabytes, the surge in data quantities is causing the complexity and cost of data management to skyrocket. But it doesn't have to be like that, says Harold van Graan, sales director of Actifio South...
Qlik tops in customer, product satisfaction
For the second consecutive year, Qlik has ranked first in customer satisfaction, performance, product satisfaction, and the considered for purchase categories among large international business intelligence (BI) vendors in a comprehensive survey of companies using BI...
RDB Consulting partners with Europe-based LOGIT
RDB Consulting has announced that it will be providing database-related services to LOGIT, a prominent provider of software engineering, R&D and consulting services based in Belgrade, Serbia. With revenues in excess of €1-million, Logit supplies services to...
How is SDN disrupting the way businesses develop technology?
While many businesses acknowledge that the benefits of SDN are too big to ignore, there are challenges to overcome, says Gary Newe, technical director at F5 Networks. You must have read so much about software-defined networking (SDN) by now that you probably think you...
Data management overwhelms IoT
While networks become ubiquitous and the price of computer hardware continues to decline, more devices are being connected. Latest estimates put the number of connected devices at 13 billion, almost half of them in manufacturing, logistics, smart cities and industry...
TiAuto gets full visibility, better performance
When looking to improve the health of its IT systems, in particular its virtualised server environment, South African automotive leader TiAuto managed to amass extensive concrete business and financial benefits with the simple implementation of a performance and...
Infor debuts BI apps for Apple Watch
Infor has announced that Infor Ming.le and Infor Business Intelligence (BI) applications are now available for the Apple Watch. Infor’s next-generation social business platform is now available for Apple Watch users, providing users with wearable technology to help...
Embedded intelligence means better decisions
Discontinuous innovation surrounds us. Think about banking. When last did you have to stand in a queue to make a transfer? If you're like me, it's probably been a while. Banking is only one of many industries that have transformed through the internet. By Dr Raj...
The future of mining is smart
Mines are increasingly using information and communication technologies (ICT) to rethink the way they work, looking beyond cost-cutting to respond to challenges in a way that lays the foundation for the future. By Magda Honey, IBM natural resources COE director for...
Visualisation the first step to data storytelling
Howard Dresner, chief research officer at Dresner Advisory Services, believes that storytelling will be the next big thing in collaborative computing. With business intelligence (BI) tools becoming increasingly more sophisticated, and many now including some semblance...