Microsoft makes small businesses data smart
Despite being the buzzword de jour for large enterprises, the concept of "Big Data" is still in its infancy with small businesses, writes David Smith, GM: worldwide SMB at Microsoft. This is because the process of capturing, storing, extracting and analysing large...
Welcoming a new era of business intelligence
IT industry veteran Dan Sommer, the senior director: market intelligence lead at Qlik, says that companies need to move beyond traditional BI and embrace the endless possibilities that connecting people with data and ideas will bring. Sommer was in South Africa to...
Ricoh, Methis Software deliver data cleansing
Ricoh has teamed up with Methis Software, a partner in its developer programme, to offer /data.mill, a solution that automatically interrogates and corrects data inaccuracies quickly, simply and affordably, on a global basis. Companies need clean customer data which...
Decision Inc. transforms data analytics for Risk Benefit Solutions
Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS), one of the leading financial services advisory firms in southern Africa, has rolled out a QlikView based analytics solution with partner Decision Inc. The solution has given the organisation instant access to essential information which...
Building BI for the business
Today's businesses are starting to understand that BI has more than one facet, and each facet of BI plays a crucial role in an organisation's overall strategy. Moreover, different BI tools and methods need be used in synchronicity to drive efficiency and effectiveness...
ACS-Embrace in partnership with Decision Inc.
Decision Inc., a solutions-based technology organisation and top tier Qlik partner in Africa, has formed a partnership with ACS-Embrace, provider of state-of-the art ERP software solutions for Sub-Saharan African companies. The partnership allows for both...
Profiling your customers through big data
In this era of big data, there are increasing opportunities for collection, processing and analysis of vast and complex data sets, which can reveal insight for organisations into their customers; insight such as demography, behaviour, transaction trends, economics...
Measuring business performance in tough times
In today's economy, more than ever before, a business needs to know exactly how it is performing based on real-time information available 24/7, delivered seamlessly on a mobile device and limited to the essentials, said Henri Hattingh, MD of AWCape, a company...
Why SMEs need intelligence in the cloud
Getting accurate and up-to-date financial reports can be complex for small businesses, but it doesn't have to be. Cloud-based reporting solutions offer small and large businesses a way to get timely snapshots of information, such as revenue or expenses year-on-year;...
Qlik makes it into the Leader Quadrant
Visual analytics company Qlik has been positioned by Gartner in the Leaders Quadrant of the 2016 Business Intelligence and Analytics Platform Magic Quadrant report. This designation marks the sixth consecutive year that Qlik has been positioned in the Leaders Quadrant...
Why data-driven businesses will weather the economic storm
South Africa is a difficult place to do business right now. Following the Rand's crash to record lows, predictions of a recession and the potential downgrade to junk status, economists are warning business owners to brace themselves for a tough economic climate in...
Big data for smart businesses
It has been a couple of years now that big data has been part of every single conversation of business leaders, IT decision makers and public stakeholders, writes Gary de Menezes, country manager southern Africa at NetApp. But big data is much more than a buzzword or...