Total data management solutions needed
When building software or even implementing an application, testing is vital - and good testing requires data. Ziaan Hattingh, managing director of IndigoCube, a company that enables and improves the productivity of the application life cycle in large organisations,...
QlikView, Informatica offer Webinar series
QlikView has announced that the company, alongside Informatica Corporation, the world’s number one independent provider of data integration software, will partner to host a three-part webinar series featuring two leading industry experts – Donald Farmer, VP of Product...
Data governance must drive big data strategy
Data governance trumps big data and this can demonstrated with the recent National Security Agency (NSA) extradition debacle, says Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management. Briefly, Edward Snowden is an American computer specialist who worked for the Central...
InfoBuild runs WebFOCUS Bootcamp
The WebFOCUS Bootcamp, run by InfoBuild, provides hands-on training in a real-world business scenario. The five-day course covers building and deploying a complete WebFOCUS application with portals from beginning to end. Bootcamp participants will be part of a...
Big data offers competitive edge
Until recently, the torrent of data flooding our world has been a phenomenon that probably only excited a few data geeks. But we are now at an inflection point. The history of previous trends in IT investment and innovation and their impact on competitiveness and...
How LegalWise wised up to BI
LegalWise is a provider of affordable face to face legal assistance and advice, and also provides access to the services of a lawyer for those LegalWise members who need legal representation. Their reputation is such that one phone call by the company’s legal...
Realtime access to data with iWay7
InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA, says the new version of the information asset management platform, iWay7, combines integration, data quality and master data management (MDM) capabilities, providing the most extensive end-to-end data management...
Hammerer Aluminium extends SAP investment
QlikView, a leader in business discovery – user-driven business intelligence (BI) - has announced that the Hammerer Aluminium Industries GmbH (HAI), one of the leading European manufacturers of high-quality aluminum profiles, is using QlikView enterprise-wide to help...
BI to boom as users seek competitive edge
Next generation business intelligence (BI) is rapidly being accepted as the critical tool for business success, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager of LGR Telecommunications. Knowledge is power, and never more so than now, when access to the right...
Eight MDM worst practices
Master Data Management (MDM) is a key foundation for trusted data and core business processes, says Johan Jurd, MD of InfoBuild, representing Information Builders in SA. It covers almost every important activity in a company.Using this data strategically can...
Big data and social business software
Big data – the practice of analysing large data sets – is increasingly driving value creation in organisations across all industries. Social business software (SBS) can play an influential part in businesses’ use of big data, due to the ability of SBS platforms to...
Oracle announces BI Mobile App Designer
Oracle has announced Oracle BI Mobile App Designer, a new design tool with which business users can easily create stunning and interactive analytical applications for use on any major mobile device. With this release, Oracle adds major innovations to Oracle business...