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Effective strategies for customer data maturity revealed – New study

[…] companies reported lower support for these key business goals. There are six key dimensions to data maturity: Strategy Organisational structure Data practices Analytics/Measurement methodology Supporting processes Integration/Activation technology Only 16% of surveyed companies are able to excel across every category, with strategy and integration technology being the most common areas where firms fall short. […]

Join the dots for the perfect journey

[…] going on holiday with your family and have decided to visit Capri. You think of yourself as an independent traveller and have a lot of knowledge of technology and social networks. So you decide to book the whole thing yourself – flights, hotel, car. Then just before your set off, it occurs to you […]

News Analysis: 3 steps towards better fraud prevention

[…] the person or business on the other side. In the consumer world, biometrics, such as fingerprints, are increasingly becoming acceptable, not least as they get built into technology. A study by Visa found that nearly three-quarters of consumers in Europe would accept two-factor authentication – a biometric plus a payment device. Building this in […]
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Women in Data – more pay, more balance, more to do

[…] the heartlands of the data industry. Rachel Keane, co-founder, Women in Data, and managing consultant at Datatech Analytics explained: “When we started the 20 in data and technology annual list, it was about highlighting different levels of seniority, not just the C-suite – offering role models who are accessible to everybody.” Those in the […]
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Lyndsay Weir – Keeping quiet as a female leader

[…] background when it comes to a STEM career, I hope to use this platform to inspire others who are wanting to pursue a career in data or technology, but for some reason or other feel like they don’t have the right skills, personality or background to do so. DIQ: You are now viewed as […]
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CDO Challenges – How to become a data-driven business

[…] Trust is particularly important for a business that is still finding its feet with data or is still progressing along the maturity curve. To bring in new technology, operating standards and daily tools to ensure a data-driven approach can be a daunting task, especially for those with lower data literacy. It may be necessary […]
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Nine in ten companies lack data culture and organisation to facilitate growth

[…] engagement. “Many organisations would consider themselves as ‘data driven’,” said Kshitij Jain, head of UK/Europe analytics and global chief strategy officer, EXL Analytics. “If they’ve invested in powerful technology and tools to unite, contextualise and analyse their data, then they’ve earned the right to describe themselves in this way, surely?” Jain continued: “The short […]
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Generative AI and what it means for real businesses

[…] benefits of Generative AI,” said Galdies. “The assessment asks 12 simple questions that look at the management practices and structures required for good adoption of this game-changing technology. AI will be an integral part of data and analytics, and this is the perfect way to begin the journey.” To become a DataIQ member […]
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Is your data team ready for generative AI?

[…] AI,” said Peter Galdies, director, DataIQ. “The assessment asks 12 simple questions that look at the management practices and structures required for good adoption of this game-changing technology. AI will be an integral part of data and analytics, and this is the perfect way to begin the journey.” Multiple organisations have already benefitted from […]
Simon Gratton

Simon Gratton, Director of Data Products, Royal Mail Group

[…] helps to bring the two closer together? I think this is a journey rather than a destination that requires continued effort and focus. That said, our technology and data strategies are increasingly tightly connected to the business strategy without question. I think joint collaboration with the operation and early engagement on emerging business […]
Rob Shaw

Rob Shaw, Chief Executive, Jaywing

[…] most awards for data science we’ve ever achieved in one year. What do you expect 2020 to be like for the data and analytics industry? As technology shapes up with greater adoption, and consequently greater demands from those paying for it, the roles of people within the industry will continue to change. They […]
Rachel Pillsbury

Rachel Pillsbury, Head of Insight, Riviera Travel

[…] experiences to be unique and memorable. To enable this, data must be at the heart of what companies offer and help create personalised experiences. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? As data science has become more democratised, […]
Nick Whitfeld

Nick Whitfeld, Partner, KPMG

[…] determination across all of the industry sectors I work in to transform how data is exploited, with data sprinting up the top table agenda. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? I see the ongoing evolution of cloud […]
Nick Halstead

Nick Halstead, Founder and Chief Executive, InfoSum

[…] better understand their customers in a privacy-safe way, and hopefully resulting in more ethical practices when it comes to gathering and analysing personal information. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society – what do you see as the biggest opportunity emerging from this? The biggest opportunity to come from new […]
Neil Currie

Neil Currie, Head of Data Management, Crowe

[…] 2020 to be like for the data and analytics industry? The introduction of new data use cases will continue to accelerate as we find more capability through technology, but it will bring challenges and opportunities in harnessing how Gen Z share their data. Data and technology are changing business, the economy and society […]

Nayur Khan, Partner, Quantumblack, AI by McKinsey

[…] hundreds of additional technologies to manage concerns such as ETL, ELT, reverse ETL, cataloguing, streaming, querying, reporting, analytics, etc. There is a foundational challenge of simplifying the technology, its usage, and governance. We then have challenges around discovery, access, quality, privacy, compliance, and data residency – this list will continually evolve, therefore making the […]
Natalia Lyarskaya

Natalia Lyarskaya, Chief Data Officer, ZestMoney

[…] from scratch, while creating an efficient AI operating model, building an AI center of excellence and establishing a data-driven culture within the company. I also got deep experience working closely with the technology team to create the proper design of data and decisioning systems, satisfying the company’s requirements, including data protection and AI ethics angles.
Mike Bugembe

Mike Bugembe, Founder, Lens.ai

Path to power I grew up in an academic family, and I was interested in technology from the age of nine, when I coded my first game. Doing a degree in electrical engineering quenched my thirst for maths, signal processing and programming. This was the start of my interest in data. After I graduated […]