Data management must be top of mind for modern enterprises
Despite data being labelled as the “new gold” of the digital era, many organisations fail to harness its value and still have data that goes unused, often because it is inaccessible, siloed or lost. By Kate Mollett, senior director at Commvault Africa This wastes...
What to expect from AI in the new year
Enthusiasm for self-driving cars has waned and automakers are rethinking or exiting their robo-taxi plans. By Scott Zoldi, chief analytics officer at FICO This is just one sign that we are in the middle of the Great Correction in AI — a period when wild ambitions and...
Data trends to watch in 2023
The total amount of data created and consumed globally is projected to grow to more than 180 zettabytes by 2025, almost three times the 64 zettabytes of 2020. This makes data the cornerstone of any successful business in a digitally-transformed world. Several trends...
How to leverage value from data that actually makes business better
We all know that data is integral to business, but often the focus lies squarely on analytics and decision-making capabilities, when data is also critical to operations. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management Any investment into a solution to improve...
Big data and telematics reinvent road safety
The vast storage and processing capabilities of the big data era have taken vehicle telematics to a new level, allowing drivers and fleet owners to create a far safer driving environment, writes Cliff de Wit, chief technology officer of Netstar. The science of...
Is your data analytics adding value or just creating more work?
In the last decade or so, there has been an explosion of business intelligence (BI), power BI and analytics platforms, and there are tens of thousands of data companies around the world. By Andrew Dawson, MD of MACmobile The aim of all of this is to mine, extract and...
Driving database as a service for business growth
Like their international peers, South African companies face many database challenges in an increasingly connected and data-driven business landscape. By Phillip de Waal, systems engineering manager at Nutanix Sub-Saharan Africa Businesses must contend with rising...
Confidence in data integrity subject of a disconnect
Findings underscore differing perceptions of the efficacy of data architectures, data management, and even the data itself, for fuelling confident decision-making. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management A new report, The Future of Data Architecture Study,...
Unlock manufacturing optimisation opportunities by effectively managing master data
As with any business in a challenging economy, organisations within the manufacturing sector are looking for ways to optimise the way they operate. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management Typically, this focus has been around the factory and the physical...
Connected intelligence helps SA manufacturers transition to Industry 4.0
Agility is critical for South African manufacturers looking to modernise their environments. They need to embrace the concept of Industry 4.0 to leverage cloud-based technology and cyber-physical systems to operate the smart factory required in today's digital world....
Do we pay enough consideration to data management tool usability?
Way back, there was a joint course that combined students from the Computer Science (CS) department, which, at the time, was very focused on algorithms and programming skills, with students from the Business Information Systems (BIS) department - a more commercially...
Technology is today’s crystal ball for businesses
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently forecast that growth of the global economy will slow to 3,2% this year, down from 6,1% in 2021, and to an even lower 2,9% in 2023. This can be attributed to lasting effects of the pandemic, fallouts from the...