Since banks are the first and last line of defence when it comes to identifying money-laundering transactions, they need the right tools, in the form of advanced analytics, to assist them.

While open source analytics programs are effective in an academic environment, corporates want graduates who also understand how to use the sophisticated enterprise technologies that are required by business.

How AI and analytics is helping to create the skills index that will be used to determine future generations of football stars.

This demand is increasing in SA and worldwide, and far outweighs the number of graduates produced.

Companies now need architectures that seamlessly combine AI with human expertise, says ITS Woolworths.

By using big data, it is possible to understand how residents may react to a future catastrophe, say experts.

Analytics is key for organisations seeking to take customer service to new heights, by delivering an overarching 'experience' to the consumer.

Worldwide spending on cognitive computing and artificial intelligence will achieve a compound annual growth rate of 50% by 2021.

The retail shopping experience is set to undergo a massive transformation in the near future.

Machine learning is a method of data analysis that automates analytical model building.

The term 'statistician' is generally associated with an image that has little to do with excitement.

Today it's all about the customer, knowing what they want and giving it to them - how, where and where they want it.