Articles about big data

Blood donation and big data: Untapped tech opportunity to save lives

Big data intelligence moves the blood collection system from scrambling during predictable crises, to building resilience through data-driven foresight.

ITWeb says goodbye to BI Summit, hello to Data Insights Summit

Having served the business intelligence community for 20 years with BI Summit, ITWeb is relaunching the event to better reflect the needs of the community. Welcome ITWeb’s Data Insights Summit.

CloudZA champions big data innovation for South African enterprises

By leveraging data lakes and object storage, CloudZA enables businesses to move away from costly, rigid databases, the company says.

Tech leads charge in creating 78m new job opportunities

By 2030, 170 million new roles are set to be created and 92 million displaced, resulting in a net increase of 78 million jobs, says WEF.

Database checks key to arresting social grant fraud

National Treasury will impose stringent database crosschecks, amid allegations of fraud and unlawful grant recipients.

Unlocking the power of data with MCi, Microsoft Power BI

Using Microsoft’s Power BI, MCi's data analysts are experienced at interpreting vast quantities of data from different sources.

Huawei Cloud steps up to address SA’s virtualisation challenges

Huawei Cloud also offers built-in AI and big data services that enhance data analytics and processing, says Steven Chen, MD of Huawei Cloud South Africa.

Keep CX goals in mind with unified communications

Cloud telephony, unified communications and customer experience meet in a sweet spot to enable effective work from anywhere.

BUI wins 2024 Microsoft South Africa Partner of the Year

BUI's managed extended detection and response offering, Cyber MXDR, is designed to give customers robust protection and peace of mind, the company says.

Ngcaba’s Solcon, IFC hunt for deep-tech investments

The organisations are identifying and nurturing investment opportunities in the deep-tech sector within India and South Africa.

Decoding the battle: Massively parallel processing vs big data

Amid the debate on which approach is better suited to meet the evolving demands of the data-driven landscape, there may be no clear winner.

The value of call analytics to the communications network

Prior to cloud computing, employing this level of analytics was cost prohibitive for most companies.