Recommender systems: A different take

We all love a fortune teller, even if we think it’s just a bit of fun. We like the idea of a complete stranger intuitively knowing something about us. It makes us feel special; and if they hit the nail on the head, we’re hooked! What else do you know about me? Tell me more. Why? Because we’ve been seen – validated in some way. It creates a connection and […]

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Open up the future: understanding the legacy tech conundrum

In our personal lives we enthusiastically embrace new technology. We count down the days to our next upgrade, eye the latest gadgets and happily bring home smart TVs. Thrilled with the new possibilities we eagerly devour all they have to offer. So why do companies cling to their legacy tech as if it’s a life raft in an ocean of uncertainty? Enter: the legacy tech conundrum. Our old tech works […]

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The importance of customer segmentation.

What is Segmentation? How do you target certain elements of your customer database as part of a strategic campaign? The best way is by using segmentation. A segment is a group of customers with similar characteristics, perhaps they react the same way to an offering, spend the same amount or have similar preferences. Segmentation can be based on a variety of indicators including behaviour, loyalty, location, demographics, psychographics and transactional […]

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Augmented intelligence

A 1982 Ford Sierra advert had the ultimate tag line for augmented intelligence: Man and machine in perfect harmony! This metaphor works on so many levels: the idea that the human is in control and the machine obeys; similarly, that if we provide the direction, the machine will take us wherever we wish; that with minimal physical effort the machine does all of the hard work; that without the human […]

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Partnering with the best

DataStax DataStax (www.datastax.com) is a hybrid and multi-cloud database. Built on Apache Cassandra™ and designed from the ground up to run anywhere, on any cloud, in any datacenter, and in every possible combination. DataStax delivers the ultimate hybrid and multi-cloud database. DataStax empowers you to build data-driven applications that set the standard for performance, availability, and scale. Locstat is a DataStax Partner https://www.datastax.com/blog/2020/01/locstat-uses-datastax-graph-powered-iot-event-processing Great Blog!! With DataStax Enterprise (DSE) we have […]

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intelligence . illuminated

Suggested by the great Conn Bertish as a perfect slogan for our solutions, “intelligence . illuminated” sums up our value proposition in two distinct ways. Information + value = intelligence Our graph intelligence platform, Locstat LightWeaver®, evolved from the requirements of a military environment. Commanders, the business equivalent of managers and the C-suite, need situational awareness, which involves the location and status of what is happening around them. They receive […]

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Locstat gets recognised by Grindstone 4 program

Over the 2018 / 2019 period, Locstat was privileged to participated in the ‘Grindstone (4)’ program. This is a great accelerator +, run by Knife Capital ( https://www.knifecap.com/) and Thinkroom (https://www.thinkroom.co.za/). Locstat was delighted to be recognised by the program and were generously given an award which we will spend on an international conference next year! Great program guys and thanks for the opportunity!

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Data driven capability for community safety

Locstat provides software solutions to a number of markets. One of these is the safety and security industry. We look to help organisations realise a data-driven approach to their security models by using our technology. Locstat, as a give-back to society, provide the ‘Locstat Cx’ service for South African communities to help follow this data-driven approach in their multi-layered security models. Communities could be a Community Policing Forum (CPF), Neighbourhood […]

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Locstat and DataStax

Check out this great Case Study created by DataStax. Locstat uses DSE to power our capabilities to great affect. https://www.datastax.com/resources/case-study/locstat-powers-iot-solutions-datastax-enterprise Using DSE, we built a rules engine that can not only query inline transactions, but image all of the sensor data streaming into the environment, and then provide dashboard functionality where the end user can see in real time what’s going on in the environment. In addition, we store and […]

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