Delivering an Analytics Driven Culture
In today’s information-rich environment, data is seen as a key organizational resource which can be monetized or tapped to improve mission effectiveness and efficiency. To fully unleash the value from...
View ArticleThe Real Reason Companies Are Spending Less on Tech
After the dot-com bubble, investment in software and information processing equipment in the U.S. tumbled, and stayed down. As a percentage of GDP, it’s now back to mid-1990s levels. Read the source...
View ArticleHow SAP helps mines in Africa make informed decisions
South Africa’s labour issues on the mines were debilitating this year, energy prices and availability are hurting the bottom line, commodity prices are causing havoc, safety on the mines continues to...
View ArticleHasso’s blog post needs one more element
Dr. Hasso Plattner has written a long blog post about Business Suite on HANA. He has 12 reasons justifying why. His passion for the product screams through the post. I wish he would make it a Baker’s...
View ArticleWhat type of process is required to measure true profitability of contracts...
The Service industry is geared to measure revenue generated from service contracts. One of the key success criteria of a contract is its profitability. Quality, service delivered and the retention of...
View ArticleHow to Clone Your Best Decision-Makers
Any company’s decisions lie on a spectrum. On one end are the small, everyday decisions that add up to a lot of value over time. Amazon, Capital One, and others have already figured out how to...
View ArticleDifferences between Operational Intelligence, Business Intelligence and...
The differences between Operational Intelligence (OI) and Business Intelligence (BI) can be confusing. And Business Process Management adds even more to the IT word jumble. Lets look at the terms to...
View ArticleDimension Data to buy MWEB Business
Internet Solutions, a division of Dimension Data, announced that it has signed a transaction agreement to purchase: MWEB ISP core network assets, MWEB Business and Optinet. The transaction, subject to...
View ArticleEnhancing SAP Predictive Analysis with bespoke prediction algorithms using ‘R’
I recently dusted off my data science skills and looked at the extent to which the statistical analysis software ‘R’ could be integrated with SAP Predictive Analysis (PA), an advanced analytical tool...
View ArticleRetail Supply Chain in African Environment
It’s becoming increasingly challenging for retailers to satisfy the high demands of the omni-channel consumer in Africa. As much as urbanisation is sweeping across the continent at a rate of 3.61%,...
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