Big data can be a big headache
Big data has been named a game changer, a paradigm shifter, a cure-all and a must have for all businesses wishing to thrive. Harnessing big data to gain a competitive advantage is a must for today’s organisations, but big data can be a threat too, as it is laden with...
Automate budgeting and forecasting processes
Budgeting and forecasting are major tasks for the ‘office of finance’ in any organisation and the collection and collation of financial data can take months of preparation. However, in today’s fast-paced world, these time-consuming manual processes can prove to be a...
Data quality critical for CRM solutions
A new Data Quality in CRM whitepaper discusses how to leverage an integrated data quality capability to support successful customer relationship management (CRM) solutions help organisations to manage their interactions with customers, making them an essential tool in...
Qlikview offers realtime access to data
Are you wondering how you are going to find the time to do all that is necessary for your business to thrive? Is your staff equipped to deal with the ever the changing prerequisites in business? What are you going to do to make sure this all happens smoothly whether...
Get the most out of data analytics
We often hear talk of how analytics can help businesses and organisations extract valuable insight from their data, but that’s where the conversation ends, says Goran Dragosavac, analytical practitioner at SAS. How does it do this? And what should we do with the...
Convergence is a must, not a nice-to-have
Local telecommunications consultancy CommsCloud says local companies stand to realise a lot more value from converging their voice and data networks into one, IP-enabled converged network than they actually realise. Next generation converged networks are designed to...
Big data analytics boosts security
Fraud costs organisations is costing organisations across all industries millions of rands. As the amount and sophistication of schemes to defraud businesses increases, many companies are turning to big data analytics to comb through vast volumes of data to reveal...
Big data is pointless without analytics
Talk of “big data” challenges is making a lot of noise. Data is growing at an almost unmanageable pace. In fact, data types and sources of all kinds – from enterprise resource planning or software, server logs and social media, and even unstructured data from voice...
Project firm rolls out Dac Systems solution
A leading multi-disciplinary multi-national project management house has invested in the expertise and technology on offer by Dac Systems, a Proudly South African national provider of turnkey solutions based on Microsoft products. The result has been an upgraded...
Increase returns on innovation with Oracle
Innovation is a top priority for many CEOs, who look to new products as the engines to implement their corporate strategy for growth and transformation. However, translating these aspirations into reality requires treating product innovation as a key business process,...
Using SAM to optimise data management
Having a sophisticated data governance strategy is evolving from being an IT function, to become a true business enabler and a source of competitive advantage for insurers, says Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management. As the Financial Services Board progresses...
InfoBuild launches WebFOCUS Express upgrade
WebFOCUS Express from InfoBuild is a Web-based business intelligence (BI) solution that eliminates long, complex and expensive development cycles. It enables companies with limited technical skills to easily design, build and deploy comprehensive reporting and...