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By Udhveer Sookraj, Data Integration Specialist at Insight Consulting Black Friday has become an integral part of the South African retail calendar. With consumers rushing to find the biggest and best deals, many retailers view the event as a race to the bottom. However, in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, Black Friday has evolved…

By Upuli de Abrew, Co-Founder and Director at Insight Consulting Data democracy, much like political democracy, seeks to empower everyone for transformative change. In January, a Time Magazine article called 2024 a make-or-break year for democracy, with more than half of the planet’s population heading to the polls. South Africans saw peaceful democracy at play…

As it is in the natural world, data also experiences a life cycle, from gestation through birth, metamorphosis, maturity and eventual death. Just as a young bird needs to be taught to fly and a lion cub must be taught to hunt, data also needs care and direction from custodians. However, unlike nature, data will…

By Sean Taylor, Co-Founder & Director at Insight Consulting Data is gold in our increasingly digitised world. Just as the value of gold is only realised in the refinement process, data needs to be refined to unlock its real value. Unrefined data can damage businesses, their competitiveness and ability to capitalise on opportunities. Good quality…