SAS sounds a warning on open source governance

For organisations across the board, data storage needs to go a step further, and become more intelligent, says Fred Saayman, Huawei Business Unit: Executive, at Pinnacle ICT.

Technology, artificial intelligence and data science have become critical to helping humanity effectively deal with the coronavirus outbreak.

Don’t become obsessed with the data, but ensure the data you are reading speaks to the facts and doesn’t feed the fiction, says Clinton Scott, MD at TechSoft International.

AI is not reinventing insurance, but it is part of the mix of technologies that is causing a shift in insurance today, says Bill Hoggarth, national sales manager: digital business solutions at Datacentrix.

The private sector needs to take an active role in developing the necessary IT skills, says Andrew Hoseck, COO at In2IT Technologies South Africa.

It is important for businesses, including the business of government, to see the link between security and business performance, as well as delivery,” concludes Stefan van de Giessen, General Manager: Cybersecurity at Networks Unlimited Africa.

As businesses progress from traditional to virtual to cloud, there’s no clear progression for each step, says Simon Jelley, VP, backup exec product management at Veritas.

Companies can enjoy the flexibility and computing power of the public cloud for non-sensitive tasks, but keep business-critical applications and data on the premises, says Ian McAlister, General Manager of CRS Technologies.

The self-service capabilities, process automation and streamlining of manual processes that define the CEM platform enable quicker and easier customer interactions, says Tanica van As, Marketing Communications at Intuate Group.

VADs provide products, stock inventory, operate their own warehouse, supply credit to resellers, and have sales teams trained in offering value on each vendor’s products, says Elmien Du Toit, COO of Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa.

Foolproof will develop design recommendations for JLL and bring them to life in code, with the aim of increasing adoption and driving business value.

Today, software is more intuitive, with many built-in machine learning capabilities that anticipate what people are doing, instead of employees initiating the processes, says Paul Morgan, Business Unit Lead: Data, Planning and Analytics at Altron Karabina.