Blockchain in bits – A technical insight
In our previous two articles, we articulated several real-life use cases for Blockchain implementations, and we have also elaborated conceptually how Blockchain differs from current/previous data storage architecture as well as other conceptual benefits of Blockchain as a platform. In this article, we touch upon the technical components of Blockchain networks and Smart Contracts, and […]
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Chatbots – how the Azure bot framework is changing the AI game
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen What are Chatbots? Communication underpins intelligence. And language underpins communication. But language is complex and must be understood through the prism of intent and understanding. For example: Take the term, “thong” – in Australian slang this means flip-flops, a meaning lost on someone not familiar with Australian slang, as it means underwear […]
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Transforming the business into a data centric organisation through an Advanced Analytics and Big Data solution – our ACH Group case study
An Advanced Analytics and Big Data solution allows for the acquisition, aggregation and blending of large volumes of data often derived from multiple disparate sources. Incorporating IoT, smart devices and predictive analytics into the solution. Our ACH Group case study shows how a clever data platform architecture and design facilitates transformation into a data-centric organisation […]
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Game changing – see how Power BI models become Azure Analysis Services models
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen Businesses are increasingly embracing an empowered regime when it comes to data analytics and business intelligence. Subject matter experts inside business units are increasingly at the forefront of the creation of data models on which reports and dashboards rely. Various technologies (such as Tableau, Qlik and Power BI), now facilitate user-access to […]
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Transmissions Dashboard – our Energy Infrastructure Provider case study
This Transmissions Dashboard solution we designed and developed for this national Energy Infrastructure Provider involved both a data platform and analytical dashboards. It reduced reporting turnaround potential by over 1000%, allowing staff to focus on business-critical tasks. It embedded a trusted source of truth and quality and consistency of analysis. It improved analytical agility and timely […]
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Get more from your Retail data with Predictive Analytics
This case study showcases our solution that allows Sales and Marketing to match customers to the products they are most likely to buy using retail data and predictive analytics. This case study is just as relevant today as it was just shy of one year ago when we created it. Combining this solution with Cognitive […]
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Better Client Care with IoT – Our Eldercare Case Study
Utilising Internet-connected devices and real-time Advanced Analytics, we created a solution that provides better client care, a reduction in cost, time and potential health risks. The solution helps the organisation overcome customer wellbeing challenges. Medication and Food must be kept at constant temperatures. This clever solution uses Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suit of […]
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We test drive Azure Time Series Insights
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen In this video, we take Azure Time Series Insights for a test drive. It is the new “fully managed analytics, storage, and visualization service that makes it simple to explore and analyse billions of IoT events simultaneously”. We also importantly look at the differences between Power BI’s real-time visualisation capabilities and Azure […]
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We test drive Azure Analysis Services – the good, and the not so good.
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen Microsoft’s announcement of the release of Azure Analysis Services for SSAS Tabular solutions as a PaaS solution has come at just the right time. In the modern world of Advanced Analytics, Semantic Models rather than data warehouses will increasingly play the core role in corporate data landscapes – they are places where […]
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Can you predict if a student will drop out? Yes!
Our case study on a Higher Education Institution and the 360-degree student attrition solution we designed and developed. An intelligent way to understand attrition in the past, and using that to predict attrition in the future. It allows the institution to foster relationships, at-risk students, before the event, ultimately decreasing attrition and avoiding revenue leakage. […]
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From operational challenges to a modern, automated and simplified organisation – Our Business SA case study
An Exposé case study around our advanced analytics solution for the ‘voice of business in South Australia’, Business SA. The solution was an important component of a large digital transformation program that saw Business SA transition to a modern, automated and simplified organization which was underpinned by the following technology changes; • A cloud-first strategy which […]
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Is the Data Warehouse Dead?
Author: Etienne Oosthuysen I am increasingly asked by customers – Is the Data Warehouse dead? In technology terms, 30 years is a long time. This is how old the Data Warehouse is – that makes the Data Warehouse an old timer. Can we consider it a mature yet productive worker, or is it a worker […]
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