Essie Mokgonyana will step into the role of country manager and sales director for SAS South Africa.
The extended academic partnership seeks to meet the growing corporate demand for data and analytics skills.
Data scientists are dissatisfied with their company’s use of analytics to inform decision-making, says SAS.
The SAS Skill Builder virtual learning platform offers free access to SAS software, e-learning and certifications.
The COVID-driven surge in financial crime leads to banks accelerating their use of artificial intelligence and machine learning to combat money-laundering.
The industry expects a business analyst to apply technical lenses to a solution and overlay it with customer experience, says Edward Ngubane, head of business analysis at DVT.
The company expects to continue to bolster its strong financial foundation in the coming years as it prepares for a potential entry into the public markets.
The effective use of data analytics can not only help to contain the spread of the disease, but also ensure medical supplies are sent to the right place and make contact tracing that much simpler.
With advanced analytics and robust data, it becomes possible to study potential scenarios, optimise resources and better understand the impact of COVID-19 at a national, regional and local level.
The manner in which deepfakes are being abused to sow discord means it is more vital than ever to apply analytics to identify these early.
SAS Viya 4, available in late 2020, is engineered to take advantage of the latest cloud technologies.
KPMG and SAS plan to establish Cloud Acceleration Centres with specific focus on North America, Europe and Southeast Asia.