Using one tool to integrate all styles of business intelligence (BI) results in lower total cost of ownership, ease of integration, reduced need for training, improved load balancing and tighter security.

Storing data is not something executives can haggle about. Companies must be able to store data securely and retrieve it easily. But caveat emptor: the initial storage price tag is only the tip of the iceberg.

If you allow a corrupt business culture to flourish, the short-term impact of fraud on the bottom line will be the least of your worries.

Unmanaged intellectual capital is a major liability, but intelligent content services can come to the rescue.

During the process of choosing a software vendor, many companies include their integration capabilities as a key criterion. But exactly what benefits will this bring in the future?

As businesspeople, we are all looking for a solution that will allow us to predict our customers` requirements and simultaneously achieve that elusive goal of customer satisfaction.

Inadequate and inefficient utilisation of plant assets is the barrier blocking latent engineering potential in South African factories, leading to low plant availability, inadequate production output and a high rate of quality defects in materials produced.

Companies seeking out a business intelligence (BI) solution should be aware of the unique value that a BI platform has to offer over a standard BI suite.

The quest for the most effective framework, model and blueprint is an ongoing endeavour among the architecture community.

While some reports point to Sarbanes-Oxley as a new nightmare for executives of SA companies seeking to tap into US markets, the good news is that local companies are on track when it comes to staying in line with good governance compliance codes.

Any IT manager will tell you that real-time is not a real option.

No supply chain can operate optimally if the assets used in the conversion of raw materials and manufacture of product are not being managed effectively.