Big data crucial for success but staff lag

The vast majority of chief financial officers (CFOs), at 82%, see the value of integrating enterprise-wide data – but only 24% think their team is up to the task, according to a new IBM study. This marks a 205% increase in the gap between the importance of data...

Mobile: companies lag behind customers

Companies worldwide are quickly realising that mobile has not only changed digital operations, but that it will fundamentally change entire businesses in decades to come. 2014 will be an incremental year on this journey, as companies increase investments to transform...

SA corporates lag in big data analytics

Large South African corporates are lagging far behind when it comes to the utilisation of big data analytics. This is due to a lack of understanding at an executive level of the competitive advantage big data analytics brings in enabling companies to respond to data...
Mobility laggards will lose out

Mobility laggards will lose out

The mobile world is split into two types of organisations: “innovators” who readily embrace mobility; and “traditionals” who are still uncertain and reluctant to implement it.  This is according to findings from Symantec’s recent 2013 State of Mobility survey....