Tag: Machine Learning (ML)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is maturing rapidly as an incredibly powerful technology with seemingly limitless application. It has demonstrated its ability to automate routine tasks, such as our daily commute, while also augmenting human capacity with new insight.

Organisations using personal data in artificial intelligence applications need to manage it carefully to ensure they remain compliant with POPIA.

Digital transformation is changing the ways businesses operate throughout the world. New technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and predictive analytics, already have had a profound impact on the world’s economies and continue to disrupt industries.

The convergence of enterprise technology trends will continue to profoundly transform all businesses and unlock potential for innovation, our 2020 Tech Trends report reveals. The report, and accompanying insights from our annual CIO survey and Tech Trend that give a global view of trends was launched at a pan-African virtual event we hosted, with more than 500 sub-Saharan clients and employees on 21 July 2020.

Intelligent Automation (IA) is simply the use of new technologies to help organisations improve the way they operate. And it may be the ‘digital antidote’ to combating COVID-19 because it is so well suited to solving a number of the business challenges created by the pandemic.   

It is commonly understood that security – or specifically cybersecurity in the modern-day organisation – is everyone’s responsibility, but what does that mean?In the same way as fiscal discipline is managed today, security can and should be connected to the very fabric of the business.

Turning company data into an asset is critical, it gives business leaders unprecedented insights. Data offers numerous opportunities across all industries, from healthcare to manufacturing to financial services, to name only a few. Most companies own loads of data and for it to be useful, it is imperative that they ensure that it is clean data.

Even though the challenging economic environment is resulting in companies maintaining their focus on reducing costs, 2020 also brings with it many opportunities to grow the business. This can be attributed to developments happening in AI, BI and RPA that are starting to push boundaries this year.

For many enterprises, their siloed, traditional Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems are proving to be their Achilles’ heel when trying to operate in unprecedented circumstances, preventing business continuity and resilience.

In this final article examining the business advantages of an effective reporting strategy, the focus turns to measuring the success of a project. As part of this, attention must turn to the key elements required to make a project successful.