Martin Risau states, and who would disagree, that people in businesses expect to access insights with the same kind of ease and...

Capgemini World Insurance Report 2016- Gen Y customers 20 percentage points (yes percentage points not %!!) below customers in other age...

It is not just the massive volumes of data- it is the mix of structured and unstructured data that is both a barrier and a potential...

A company at the forefront of big data analytics- interesting interview with Meg Whitman CEO.

"We need to intensify our sense of urgency"

Timely article from Patrick King pointing the way to prevent further examples of government digital transformation failures.

Ties in...

• Just read this great acronym- SAM-  from Bill Schmarzo to apply before you engage on big data projects .

Will the Big Data Insight be:-

Effective enterprises ensure staff have the vital 10 to 15 KPI dashboards & reporting to anticipate potential problems and monitor...

Reminder here that unless you plan the action you are going to take why manage, ingest and analyse data?

That's why so many BI and...

If you didn't already know that new fintech platforms are challenging insurance  and financial services the article below gives new...

Useful check-list before you chose another HR Solution. I would add another use case.

How many people analyse the unstructured text in an...

From a team that practices what it preaches effectively

Every large civil engineering and construction project suffers from a big, black data hole. The hole where dreaded variations occur- the...

Even when I get passionate about Big Data Analytics it is because I do so as a means of PEOPLE making and executing better decisions

In some insurance companies over 90% of data is inaccessible- stored in emails, text based forms and hard copy. Yet the information...

OK- it is obvious but does need to be said that without analytics the IoT is just so much more data.

Successful exploitation of IoT data...

Good article by Andy Campbell about getting the balance right between, on the one hand,  fast innovation, disruptive technology and...

Gartner, Dresden, Butler and otherl eading analyts are very clear that every solution and enterprise application should offer embedded...

One of many writing of the potential impact of the combination of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things, and the Internet of...

Well worth joining in techUK's week of events 

Useful charting of the forces disrupting the insurance industry. 

I only hope all the different parts of insurance companies start...

Everyone knows that The Internet of Things will be a powerful driver of innovation and competitive advantage. Except, as Professor...

The balanced score card was, and probably still is, across Hilton Hotels with customer input scoring vital KPIs e.g. quality of shower...

I liked Stephan den Hengst's summary- investments in Big Data are determined by the outcomes achieved with a clear strategy to achieve them.

Here is a practical and innovative example of an insurance claims handling platform that offers insurance companies a major competitive...

If industry leaders like Amazon and Uber embed analytics in apps shouldn't you.

For example, see this for the insurance industry

Valuable commentary on the lessons that can be learnt from the private sector and applied in public sector and non-profits. Recognizes...

Five key success factors outlined by Kelle O'Neal to which I must add a critical caveat.

What good are insights unless they result in...

Hotels.com has to make big data analytics work effectively so wise to see this summary of the 5 key success factors.

Not least selecting a...

Another case of tech giants fighting like Sony's BetaMax and JVC's VHS which won the video battle in the end?

Or will Apple, Google,...

This shows how important it is to know why you want to make better decisions, how behaviours will change, who will make those decisions...

Digitising central and local government is key to maintaining and improving services whilst spending less. Whether socialist or...

Starts by acknowledging well promoted IoT use cases e.g. autonomous cars but makes the point that agrimetrics and IoT already early...

Having recently visited one of our successful real estate clients and provided feedback on the gamification of their content...