{"id":28628,"date":"2019-08-30T15:42:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T14:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=28628"},"modified":"2019-10-14T15:24:40","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T14:24:40","slug":"oracle-sa-expert-asks-what-is-in-it-for-organisations-to-go-autonomous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/08\/30\/oracle-sa-expert-asks-what-is-in-it-for-organisations-to-go-autonomous\/","title":{"rendered":"Oracle SA expert asks: What is in it for organisations to go autonomous?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is a challenging time to be a CIO. Not just tasked with keeping the technology backbone functioning, they now must help their organisation make sense of mountains of data and become more agile so as to support a digital strategy. Niral Patel, MD Oracle SA, therefore asks, what is in it for organisations if they go autonomous?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our latest data\nmanagement study, Building trust in your information and security<\/em>, shows that companies\nare still struggling when it comes to managing data to extract meaningful\ninsight, securing it and using that data ethically. The good news is that although many companies still\nlack a clear data strategy, South African companies are most likely to have\none.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report shows that local\nbusinesses\u2019 top three security and data priorities for the year ahead are to\nenhance security controls and procedures; to enforce technologies enabling\ninsight availability instantly, anyplace, anytime \u2013 securely; and to promote\ninternal awareness and education to threats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisations\nare still being overwhelmed by the data deluge faced. Throwing more bodies at the problem isn\u2019t\nefficient or even a guarantee of success. The 24\/7 requirements on business and\nhuge security challenges mean that \u2018manual\u201d management is no longer an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies need to tackle the problem head on. This\nwill come from better internal practices and putting data management strategies\nand enhanced security controls in place. Additionally, the prudent use of cloud\nand emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and automation will\nalso be key as we hit that tipping point where the data and security challenge\nis becoming just too big for humans alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is for this reason that some forward-looking\norganisations are already embedding AI and Machine Learning (ML) technologies\ninto their critical business systems and processes, with key areas of the\nbusiness predicted to benefit the most from this type of automation being\noperations, customer service, decision support, IT and finance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From automation to autonomous<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But is South Africa ready for the\ncoming wave of automation? According to The Economist Intelligence Unit\u2019s Automation Readiness Index<\/em>, which measures\ncountries\u2019 preparedness for the coming wave of intelligent automation, South\nAfrica ranks at 22 with a score of 40.1, well below the average score of 62.1\nand is considered as an emerging intelligent automation country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a recent survey conducted by Harvard\nBusiness Review Analytic Services, the majority of respondents consider\nautomation as vital not only to compete but also to survive in the years ahead.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, according to the report, so far\nfew have made the move to any significant extent \u2013 for a number of reasons. As\nwith anything new, it takes time for adoption – companies need time to get\ntheir heads around how these emerging technologies can fit into their current\nenterprise systems and just how to do that within their existing budgets,\nskills and culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While this change certainly won\u2019t happen overnight, respondents are expecting to significantly increase their use of intelligent automation over the next three years. With that the case, business and IT leaders need to start considering how to move along their automation journey from basic adoption to full intelligent automation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advances in computational power, ML\nand AI technologies are providing the foundation for a new class of technology\nfor automating enterprise IT, which allows it to effectively manage itself.\nThis technology has a profound impact on how data is managed \u2013 and on the value\nthat the data can provide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take the example of an autonomous\ndatabase. Embracing core traits of being self-driving, self-securing and\nself-repairing it offers unprecedented availability, performance, and security\n\u2013 helping eliminate human error. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The autonomous database is set to\nrevolutionise data management, helping boost the speed of insight and driving\nsignificant increases in productivity whereby manpower can be optimised, and\nresources can be deployed to higher value tasks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reaping the rewards <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data is no\nlonger about protecting sensitive data and keeping hackers out; IT leaders must\nfocus on enabling organisations to leverage, collaborate on and monetise their\ndata without being exposed to privacy breaches, giving up their intellectual\nproperty or having data misused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our study\nshows that while a little over half of South African leaders surveyed believe\nthat the secure management of data is very important to reputational risk,\nthere are many key internal behaviours that compromise trust. Locally, the\nbiggest concern around data security inside the organisation is a willingness\nto manage data through mobile devices or social platforms, followed by use of\nuntrusted devices\/connections in data management and misuse of critical data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

CIOs can\nlead the business in establishing data management strategies and\nprotocols.  They should further ensure this is both implemented through\ninternal education, and effectively monitored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As more data continues to be\ngenerated each day, there will be even more pressure on businesses to make the\nmost of the data available. Database management will be more crucial than ever\nbefore, and emerging technologies like autonomous will soon become the norm as\nthey help businesses boost innovation and financial gains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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