Qlik introduces Analytics Platform
Qlik introduced a modern analytics platform to support the development and creation of custom and guided analytics applications, including Web mash-ups. The Qlik Analytics Platform is designed specifically for developers to build data-driven apps to power and...
Qlik introduces Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0
Qlik has previewed Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0, the newest release of its modern, platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) available in June 2015. Qlik Sense Enterprise spans use cases across the organisation ranging from self-service data visualisation, to...
Qlik unveils cloud offerings
Qlik has announced its Qlik Cloud offering that is comprised of multiple services. As a result of its recent DataMarket acquisition, the company is introducing Qlik DataMarket, a Data as a Service offering via Qlik Cloud, along with Qlik Sense Cloud for free sharing...
Qlik recognised for analytics and BI
Qlik has announced that it has been named a Hot Vendor in the 2015 Value Index for Analytics and Business Intelligence from Ventana Research. Of the 15 vendors evaluated for this index, Qlik is the only data discovery to be recognised as ‘hot’, with Qlik Sense being...
Choosing software to deal with big data
Since the dawning of the digital age, companies have realised the importance of investing in effective big data solutions. The real question, however, is who do you choose for this big task? Research is critically important and companies need to start asking the right...
AI boosts decision-making ability
The phrase "artificial intelligence" or AI typically brings to mind images of intelligent humanoid robots performing tasks instead of people, says Shailendra Singh, business director, Africa Region, Wipro. However, while robotics is an important branch of AI, it is by...
KLAS positions Qlik as leader in healthcare analytics
Qlik has announced that it is the top “cross-industry” vendor in the KLAS Report, Healthcare Analytics: Moving Toward the Continuum of Care, for having the best understanding of healthcare analytics and for being considered one of the most important vendors to a...
Unique challenges for data management in SA
The impact of load shedding on an organisation’s data management capabilities is adding a level of uncertainty to boardroom discussions about technology that are already strained by issues of mobility, big data, and which cloud option to use, says Mark Ridley,...
Geocoding increases your competitive edge
Geocoding is not new to the South African market, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. However, its use has historically been relegated to the Geographical Information Systems (GIS) team and had limited use within mainstream business. This is changing as...
Accurate analysis boosts service restoration
Load-shedding is a fiery topic of debate across South Africa at present. However, an insufficient power station capacity to supply customer demand (load) causing the electricity system (grid) to become unbalanced and collapse, is not the only reason for blackouts...
Analytics can alleviate SA’s power crisis
Now is the ideal time for Eskom to use advanced analytics to improve decision-making and better handle South Africa’s power crisis, says Kroshlen Moodley, GM: Public Sector and Utilities at SAS. Eskom has always used a degree of analytics to manage power supply....
Data accuracy in a multi-device world
Being connected means having access to real-time information at the swipe of a screen or the opening of an app, says Anthony Rodriguez, solutions manager for BI-Blue Consulting. But with business users increasingly relying on cloud or shared service storage as a...