Fighting AI with AI
By Callan Abrahams, Principal AI Consultant, iOCO It’s every business leader’s worst nightmare: You wake up on a Friday morning to discover that you supposedly approved a R35 million payment, and the money has been removed from your company’s bank account. Your staff swears they spoke to you, but you never authorised any transactions. The... Continue reading→
Talent Acquisition 2.0: rethinking strategies to attract the future of digital
By: Candice Solomons, Business Executive at iOCO Digital Talent Driven by disruption and innovation, the digital landscape is evolving at breakneck speed. As exhilarating as this era of transformation can be, the uncertainty of the future is equally nerve-wracking. More businesses are waking up to the realisation that achieving their digital ambitions does not depend... Continue reading→
Weak AI vs strong AI
From chatbots to predictive analytics, and from recognition systems to autonomous vehicles, AI is penetrating most industries. Despite the fact that the technology is in its infancy, relatively speaking, AI is developing exponentially, and while we haven’t yet made a machine intelligent enough that it can handle any general cognitive task in any setting, we... Continue reading→
Substituting Chaos for Control: An Excel Solution
In today’s fast-paced business world, where data dictates key decisions, Microsoft Excel has been a faithful ally for decades. Its utility spans from straightforward budget sheets to complex financial modeling. Yet, as businesses grow and data complexities mount, Excel’s limits come sharply into focus—slowing down processes, causing crashes, and even risking data loss. Such setbacks... Continue reading→
Eliminate the Security Chaos
CISOs and CIOs increasingly adopt information security management systems to improve their security posture and manage it going forward. A quick internet search on the current cyber threat landscape will yield any number of gloomy statistics. Add to that the fact that artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to give already well-resourced cyber criminals even more... Continue reading→
CASE STUDY: Huge TNS benefits from move to Qlik Sense SaaS
Summary: Who is the customer? Huge TNS What was sold? Qlik Sense SaaS When was it sold? 2023 Where is it deployed – From client perspective – regionally From Qlik perspective – AWS Europe Region located in Ireland About Huge TNS: Huge TNS was born out of the dynamic and trailblazing business combination of...
How the right ERP solution empowers small businesses to scale
A key operational principle reminds us that if there is a gap in operational efficiency that gap will only grow as the business does, leading to more significant losses in the long run. That means businesses should focus on streamlining, perfecting and automating their processes, closing any gaps before scaling. It makes sense then that... Continue reading→
Redefining the narrative: taking ownership for building the future of digital talent
By: Candice Solomons, Business Executive at iOCO Digital Talent The global digital skills shortage isn’t breaking news. We know that the more businesses embrace technology-driven transformation, the harder it will be to find and keep digital talent. Without the right skills, the digital ambitions of many enterprises will remain just that: ambitions. Competitive edge will... Continue reading→
Why Hosted Cloud Platforms Are Still Relevant
Why Hosted Cloud Platforms Are Still Relevant By Japie Botha, Operations Executive, iOCO Despite the global shift to cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, or Microsoft Azure, businesses the world over are starting to realise that the cloud can hold immense complexities – and comes at a significant cost for certain types... Continue reading→
The Journey of Achieving Conversational Insights Powered by GenAI
In today's world, being quick and smart with data is key. Imagine if you could talk to your data dashboard like it was an expert, getting clear and smart answers to all your questions. Watch this video recording from the IT Web BI Summit 2024, which features the Keynote address by iOCO's Principal AI Consultant,... Continue reading→