Business intelligence is top of mind among MDs and CEOs who are running successful companies today, says Shelley Cooper, business development manager for Oracle SA.
Governance, risk and compliance should be a real priority for directors, considering the liability they face, says J2 Software MD John Mc Loughlin.
Problems can occur when businesses incorrectly “mix and match” technical office equipment, says Michael Powell, product marketing manager at KYOCERA MITA South Africa.
Mainframes have a massive role to play in company-critical technologies, says Gerard King, support engineer at CA Southern Africa.
The biggest business intelligence wins are achieved with the smartest planning, says Gerrit-Jan Albers, BI consultant at RDB Consulting.
SQL gives developers the ability to visualise data structures, says Mervyn Mooi, director at Knowledge Integration Dynamics.
The provision of independent application or software services is becoming an international best practice, says Haydn Pinnell, MD of GTS.
The need to train, facilitate and participate in project teams requires a new application of team collaboration, says Pieter Meyer, CEO of UMT SA.
Full outsourcing, co-sourcing, and managed and hosted services each offer different benefits, says Dawie Bloomberg, business services director at The Webcom Group.
Companies now invest in total solutions to reduce and control printing costs, says group CEO at Itec Group, Philip Perkins.
Companies need an early warning system to alert them to impending availability and performance deficiencies in online services, says Hannes Lategan, solutions strategist at CA Southern Africa.
So many customers invest in new equipment and don`t get the full value out of it, says Michael Powell, product marketing manager at Kyocera Mita SA.
Panorama and Microsoft have extended BI to more users across the globe, says Anton Jacobsz, sales executive at Datacentrix.