Mobile to drive BI this year
Mobile is top of the big four influencers of BI change across Africa this year, says Ayanda Dlamini, business development manager at LGR Telecommunications. The massive growth in mobile across Africa is driving resurgence in BI growth, as executives across the...
2013 BI game-changers
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
Get maximum ROI with predictive analytics
Although predictive analytics is currently a hot topic, many companies are failing to realise maximum benefit and return on investment (ROI) from predictive analytics projects and implementations, says David McWilliam, director at Cortell Corporate Performance...
The role of social business intelligence
One of the most important things all organisations need to remember is that a business is only as good as its people, says Davide Hanan, MD of QlikView SA. So, how can users make sure they are getting the most out of their people? Well, it could equally be said that...
The big BI game-changers in 2013
Sean Paine, chief operating officer, EnterpriseWorx, sees significant changes afoot in BI this year. Business intelligence (BI) has been steadily evolving to adapt to numerous technology landscape changes in recent years – for example, mobility, big data and the rise...
Engage customers with social networking
Technology has made customers much more discerning and savvy than they used to be. Nowadays, consumers go online and read product or service reviews before making a purchase, use mobile apps to compare prices and visit a brand’s Web site or engage with other consumers...
Video synopsis versus video analysis
CCTV cameras and surveillance have become an essential element of modern security solutions, as they deliver the ability to monitor areas of operation, provide evidence in case of an incident, and often simply act as a deterrent to those with malicious intent, says...
Huawei debuts industrial switching router
Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, unveiled its first industrial switching router AR530, boosting enterprises’ management efficiency and accelerating the development of the machine-to-machine (M2M) industry...
Obtaining executive buy-in for data quality
In today’s information-driven business world, where business intelligence and the ability to accurately conduct predictive modelling and forecasting offers a significant competitive advantage, data quality has become a business imperative. After all, if analysis is...
Metadata offers business flexibility
Metadata is the universe in which all data, information and process objects exist, and it is through metadata that data architectures can enable flexible data and processing usage models that are required for using and managing big data. It implies that any data store...
Data insight offers a competitive advantage
In a business environment where prices and products are so alike, a company’s data and how it is used is one of the last remaining differentiators between mediocrity and excellence, says Dr Tracy Dunbar, director of BITanium Analytics. In days gone by, business...
HP helps business capitalise on big data
HP has announced a complete next-generation data warehouse platform that enables businesses to solve complex information challenges and make more informed decisions while reducing cost and accelerating growth. HP AppSystem for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Parallel Data...