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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...

Get the data basics right

[…] is least to D the most mature, respondents were asked to rate the maturity of their organisation. “More attention is being paid to the people, process and technology behind data.” The graph shows a spike in category B in 2016, but in 2017 there seemed to be a much more even distribution. I wondered […]

John Akred: Data scientist in search of the right question

[…] would have called myself – and asked for a raise!” Having decided to take a Masters in Computer Science, specialisting in distributed systems, he moved into the technology industry as a sales engineer and solutions consultant for SPSS. He explained: “I was helping customers to use the software to do advanced analytics and data […]

The Age of Consent

[…] have detrimental results for individuals, companies and the economy.” Part of the solution lies in providing greater control to consumers and a “negotiated concept that changes with technology and culture”. That is appealing to policy makers and regulators, but harder for commercial organisations to implement since they have to build processes and assumptions that […]
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Guide Dogs for the Blind: Side-by-side with digital and data

[…] as reaching more people than ever before. DIQ: How is this vision being translated into a business strategy, specifically in terms of digital services and the enabling technology they require? GMG: The use of digital services is a cornerstone of our “By my side” strategy, which aims to increase the number of people we […]
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Howzat? The data behind sport

[…] advancements such as sensors in cricket bats means that an exponential growth of new types of data collection is likely. There are ongoing tests to introduce ball-tracking technology to mobile phones giving a wider population – particularly smaller budget teams – access to intricate data-collecting technology, biomechanics and video analysis thanks to Machine Learning […]
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UK data industry diversity and inclusion progress has lost momentum

[…] fall in female data professionals was not an ongoing downward trend. Despite this general uptick in numbers, there was a continued decrease in specific sectors (data and technology, data science and digital analytics) which recorded fewer female professionals than last year. The decreasing numbers across the last 12 months were most prominent for digital […]
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CDO Challenges – Shadow IT

[…] the question of why staff members would bother to create a system outside of the organisational structure to get certain tasks completed. Shadow IT is unique with technology insofar as it is largely unintentional and comes about without any ill intent as opposed to malware or ransomware attacks, but it can still be hugely damaging. […]
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OS Select+Build – Data to order

[…] to our customers, but that’s not what they wanted,” said Paulley. “They want flexibility.” This has caused some technical challenges along the way, but the evolution of technology in recent years has allowed the customer needs to be fully addressed and catered for. The pre-designed products are still available for customers that require those […]