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From Analyst to Architect: The CDAO’s blueprint for AI transformation

In its early days, analytics was very much the secret ingredient behind the offerings from leading technology companies. As firms like Netflix and Amazon experienced explosive growth, however, analytics went from a niche need to an imperative for transformative leaders. In a very short time, what was once an outlier practice has found itself […]

Data Literacy Programme

[…] data literacy enables all levels of staff with different objectives to absorb, understand and effectively communicate information in a way that has never-before been possible thanks to technology. According to Forester Research, data-driven companies enjoy increased revenue, improved customer service, best-in-class operating efficiencies, and improved profitability. Organisations with an insights-driven culture are nearly three […]
AI Awards 2024 - Transformation with AI – Client-Side – Ally Financial

AI Awards 2024 – Transformation with AI – Client-Side: Ally Financial

[…] into one warehouse, and updating network security. The shift from having disparate locations for data and applications to a consistent strategy where everything is centralized, allowed the technology organization to operate smoothly and embraced an internal AI revolution. “Ally’s development of a proprietary, scalable, and secure platform for enterprise-wide usage of artificial intelligence, including […]
AI Awards 2024 - Best Use of AI for Healthcare Award – Carelon

AI Awards 2024 – Best Use of AI for Healthcare Award: Carelon

[…] With a 90% precision rate – and a timeline of continuous improvement – Carleon has developed an incredible tool for healthcare. “Carelon’s integration of AI technology represents a groundbreaking innovation in healthcare, effectively addressing the social and emotional needs of at-risk patients undergoing physical health procedures. The use of a patent-pending AI […]
AI Awards 2024 - Best Place to Work in AI and Data – Client-Side – Mars Wrigley

AI Awards 2024 – Best Place to Work in AI and Data – Client-Side: Mars Wrigley

[…] investment in its talent through programs such as the Mars AI Learning and Innovation Lab. This AI lab demystifies and democratizes AI, and experiments with cutting-edge AI technology to ensure essential upskilling of Mars associates. “Mars Wrigley’s commitment to fostering a culture of innovation and learning through initiatives like the AI Innovation and Learning […]
AI Awards 2024 - Best AI Team – Department of the Air Force Chief Data and AI Office

AI Awards 2024 – Best AI Team: Department of the Air Force Chief Data and AI Office, AI Division

[…] Department’s enterprise to synchronize efforts across two integral branches of military service, catalyzing strategic and cohesive advances in critical technologies. “The team’s exceptional contributions, marked by innovation and strategic vision, position them as deserving recipients of the Best AI team award, showcasing their pivotal role in shaping the future of defense technology.” – Judges’ comment.
AI Awards 2024 - AI Leader of the Year – Venkat Gopalan

AI Awards 2024 – AI Leader of the Year: Venkat Gopalan, Belcorp

[…] strategies with pragmatic executions, it was determined that Gopalan was the finest example of AI Leader of the Year for 2024. “Venkat Gopalan, Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer at Belcorp, emerged as frontrunner for the Data IQ AI Leader of the Year award due to his exemplary leadership in driving transformative digital and […]

Creating a hub for intelligent data at Deutsche Telekom

[…] of customers, like Deutsche Bahn, that are using our joint offering. We are providing the managed service part of a Hadoop platform and Cloudera is delivering the technology,” he said. He added that, during this time, the data economy became more and more important and Deutsche Telekom realised that, as a telecommunications company, it […]

EDF makes smart home connections

[…] if there is a dramatic change in that usage. Hutchins and his team are also developing smart tools for EDF’s business customers. One is a remote auditing technology that can tell businesses like hotels if their air conditioning is less efficient than similar hotels nearby. Hutchins said: “If people don’t have sophisticated metering, we […]

IAC migrates for a cleaner data view

[…] a really good platform. You don’t really know it’s there. It’s just solid,” she said. Since becoming a manager, she misses “being in the guts of the technology,” but she does enjoy having an holistic view of the company, as well as learning how to strategise and build a road map. “I’ve had some […]

Marks and Spencer to train staff in data skills

[…] IKEA in the retail space. In November 2017, Marks and Spencer set out a five-year transformation plan which could impact data and insights in three ways. A technology transformation programme was announced in January 2018 aimed at delivering annual efficiencies of around £30 million by 2021/2022. In the same month, the marketing team was […]

So that’s what a neural network is!

[…] an image you’ve never seen before, pass it in on the left and then you get your classification,” stated Mitchell. He said this is the type of technology used in facial recognition in photos. It is also used by YouTube to classify the videos uploaded to its platform, and by Facebook to help identify […]

Top Tips for merging the online and offline customer experience

[…] online space means that there is significant opportunity to collaborate with influencers and Superfans in order to build new levels of engagement. 3. Utilise new technologies Digital technology reach into the retail space means that the role of intelligent systems such as Apple’s iBeacons are gaining growing acceptance amongst shoppers, with 1 in 5 UK consumers […]
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Using intelligence to tell the story of analytics

[…] Fuller worked on Department of Treasury projects as well as for a pharmaceutical consulting company and so was able to develop a comprehensive understanding of the financial technology and medical technology sectors. An important lesson she learnt about information gathering on a new topic was to speak to experts, as well as those around […]
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Boomi and Diana integrating the data of digital fashion

Data integration platforms collect, sort and transform data so it can be used for other business needs within an organisation. Valentino Baraldo of Diana Ecommerce Corporation and Mike Kiersey of Boomi told Toni Sekinah what benefits Diana gets from using integration platform Boomi and the other capabilities it has.

3 steps into the future

[…] What the next two or three years will require is a lot of hard work by data analysts and data scientists, together with experts in behavioural economics, to translate the technology and data into great customer experiences that ensure those connected devices do not end up put away in drawers or listed on auction sites.

DNA of a data scientist

Are you looking to hire a data scientist? Do you understand exactly what you are looking for, or do you get confused about exactly what they are supposed to do? You are not alone - many in the data industry are struggling to embrace this n...