The rapidly accelerating ways technology can be used to store, manage, analyze and act on data was the underlying catalyst for disruption...

Builds on my recent observations that it is the questions you ask as much as the answers you get that are important. And you can't ask...

Much commentary on Big Data Analytics is about the technologies sprinkled with use cases to illustrate good practice. Too often we leave...

I never apologise for substituting "complete data" for "Big Data". Volume of data is no substitute for relevant data and, as always,...

Tales from the front line- in this case First Niagara Financial Group a bank based in Buffalo NY. One of there key points Greg Steffine...

Enterprises and organisations need accurate weather data more than you might think. Adding the weather data to other internal and...

Sound practical tips here for the Auto Car deal & Distributor sector. Reviewing the communications I receive all I can say that some...

Practical examples here on how Big Data Analytics is changing the world for the better. Looking at the use case improving student...

Follow the money and IoT very active this year for investors together with the technologies to manage and analyse the IoT data- Big Data...

According to a recent survey of over 800 business and IT professionals, 91% of respondents said it is important for business users to...

Technology is a driving force and this article brings in the need for engaging the resident, citizen and voter in local government. Smart...

Interesting article by Andy Campbell asking if The Force will Awaken HR.

Advanced analytics is an area HR must embrace to not only give...

A great deal of money is being invested in Smart Cities and whilst some of the publicity is about major innovation the reality is that...

Network & Information Security Directive announced 8th December by European Commission. Will impact, amongst others:-

• Energy
• Transport

To a spectator of the newly released Star Wars movie, it's not hard to imagine that the film was going to be a success at the box office....

Alan Walker poses a key challenge to leaders of insurance companies and three critical success factors to ensure that disruptive...

Too often the technical features of new technologies predominates all the vendor buzz and media messaging. Yet since time immemorial the...

This sector leading the manufacturing industry with 31% growth in Q1 2015. Technology investment one of the drivers including better...

Bernard Marr gives a practical riposte to see extravagant Big Data claims and like all good commentators makes the point that "Small...

Everyone knows that the quality of any insights is dependent on the quality of the data. But here has never been completely accurate data...

Salutary reminder to all that eye watering data visualisation, visual data discovery galore, self-service analytics and the lure of the...

IT Security took over the No. 1 spot with Big data and BI slipping from first to second.

Combine the two and you can see that any Big Data...

Ok- I know that half may well not happen but seeing as half of all advertising is wasted a 50% accuracy deserves your attention.

If only...

I know that it takes ages to travel from Narita Airport to the Hilton in central Tokyo, it's no surprise when there are now 38 million...

Thoughtful points about the trends and factors influencing the plans and eventual adoption of IoT. Aldso makes the point that this is, to...

Interesting views by Neil Mackin especially considering analytics from the point of view of people. Too often we talk about the platform,...

Analytics continues to be one of the growing categories of software expenditure as it has for most of this decade. Much of this...

IoT and wearables integrated with Telehealth systems already making an impact. On the other hand healthcare systems have to invest in the...

Lemonade is founded to make insurance as a social good a reality rather than the common perception it is a necessary evil. Compliments...

Data is the lifeblood of the insurance industry and combining internal and external sources is essential to make better decisions:-

"Smart cities"

is such a wide term! On the one hand just installing LED lighting and saving money has appeared under this tag. Laudable...

The caveat is, of course, that all predictions are wrong but on the other hand we know that analytics will grow- just not exactly how much.

McKinsey Pharma report challenges Pharma companies to consider the solutions they must develop as  individuals start to control...

We will see many predictions as 2015 draws to a close. It is always salutary to look back at the predictions made at the end of 2014 and...

Dave Williams, CIO of Merck Animal Health, strives to deliver the capabilities for business users to become autonomous in their usage of...

Interesting to relate this to the same changes in Services, especially Financial Services. The platforms do not constrain the design of...

Deloittes 2015 Human Capital Trends report highlights this critical gap. I remember a presentation by Andy Campbell at TechUK entitled

You can understand why when private and public sector organisations must deliver more for less.  That means that personas throughout...

Oil and gas exploration is a risky and difficult industry at the best of times. Today's depressed oil prices only add to the burden so if...

Rob Merttens shares his experience and thoughts on how disruptive technologies such as IoT, Structured & Unstructured Big Data...