Marc Smith, Chief Social Scientist, Connected Action Consulting Group (USA), focuses on social media, the conversations themselves, but not the commercial messages displayed (but perhaps often not seen) along side these discussions on advertising and interactions. He will speaking at the Mammoth BI conference on 17 November and conducting a Social Big Data workshop on 18 November […]
This article was originally published on ITWeb Business. What is all this fuss about data visualisation and how can it better my influence through my work? Data visualisation (DaViz) has been described as a “bettering journey from data to information and eventually to insight” (Oren Frank, 2010). At a deeper level, it is “a simple and […]
Dr. Barry Devlin is among the foremost authorities on business insight and big data, and is one of the founders of data warehousing, having published the first architectural paper on the topic in 1988. With over 30 years of IT experience, including 20 years with IBM as a Distinguished Engineer, he is a widely respected […]
Jeff Fletcher comes from a solid technical background, but his main focus is making the numbers work and has been involved in Internet technology all his professional life, but with a strong commercial bent. Jeff is building the next generation of products including the Big Data strategy at Internet Solutions. When he’s not doing this, Jeff writes […]
Tristan Bergh formed ixio analytics in 2012 along with Megan Bergh and has been delivering data-driven, actionable insights that have unlocked millions of ZAR for their clients ever since. Tristan has extensive experience in Big Data and will be delivering a talk on Predictive analytics in action: real business results in South Africa. We spoke to him […]
South Africa has one of the lowest Math’s and Science literacy levels in the world. Because of this, technical resources have grown in demand yet we are struggling to keep up with that demand. There is a huge need to bridge the gap between education and business. We need to help businesses take ownership about improving the […]
Genevieve Mannel is Head of BI Strategic Consulting at Saratoga and a part of the Mammoth BI team. This article originally appeared in the October 2014 issue of Cover. When designing business intelligence solutions for sales or distribution, or even any operational environment for that matter, there are a few critical points to consider. BE […]
Eric Siegel, Ph.D is the founder of Predictive Analytics World and author, Predictive Analytics: The Power to Predict Who Will Click, Buy, Lie, or Die. He will be presenting on How predictive analytics delivers on the promise of big data at the Mammoth BI conference as well as conducting workshops. What is the best piece […]
This article was originally published on ITWeb Business. There is a stir in the business intelligence community and it’s a giant sized conference on big data and analytics. Mammoth BI’s mission brings together two of our favourite things − big data and education. With the exciting changes in big data and analytics, both locally and globally, […]
Jerry Chetty is a crime buster. Well, technically he is a forensic expert at Santam whose work entails developing and implementing strategies to address the ever growing threat of economic crime within the Santam Group but he nevertheless fights crime with numbers. He provides training, awareness and advice on all matters pertaining to economic crime as […]