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Big data analytics

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Data analytics cuts queues and flight delays at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport

  Aeroporti di Roma’s CIO, Emiliano Sorrenti, describes how the city’s main airport is using data analytics technology to reduce delays and queue times, securing it an industry award for customer service

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Australia’s ANZ banks on Google Cloud

  The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group has signed up for the Google Cloud Platform to help its bankers deliver data insights to institutional customers

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Dreamforce 18: Benioff calls for ‘inclusive capitalism’

  At Dreamforce 2018 in San Francisco, Salesforce founder and co-CEO Marc Benioff argued for what he called “inclusive capitalism” and urged the technology industry to set the highest possible ethical standards

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  MI5 admits to ‘unlawful’ spying on Privacy International

  The UK's intelligence agencies acted unlawfully by intercepting communications data on NGO, Privacy International, the UK's most secret court ruled.

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  NHS Digital to publish new guidance on data standards

  Data could be a huge advantage for the NHS, but data quality and accessibility is still a big challenge, says NHS Digital CEO Sarah Wilkinson as she promises clear guidance on standards and interoperability

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  Businesses expect shortfall due to GDPR and Brexit

  Companies are concerned that the UK’s departure from the EU and new data legislation will impact revenue – but IT can help

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Alibaba Cloud and Intel team up on IoT

  The Joint Edge Computing Platform lets enterprises train AI models at the edge of a network to support real-time decision-making

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Scottish government pumps £13.5m into The Data Lab

  Funding will help data innovation centre to explore data opportunities for Scotland’s economy

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  Medical firm debuts internet-connected prosthetic limbs

  Orthotic and prosthetic services business Hanger is trialling five connected prosthetic limbs with support from AT&T’s Foundry innovation lab

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Sky mixes Adobe machine intelligence and intuition

  With data collected from the Sky Q box, the broadcaster can figure out who’s watching what and why customers’ viewing habits change

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Oracle first-quarter 2018-19 results show weak growth

  Oracle’s first-quarter results for 2018-19 reveal $9.2bn revenue and 1% growth, with co-CEO Mark Hurd calling out “spectacular growth” for the NetSuite cloud ERP for SMEs business

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  CIO interview: Marcella Flood, head of digital transformation, Allianz Care

  Insurance giant’s international healthcare division is dealing with legacy systems while working on a data-led transformation that is underpinned by standards

• September 14, 2018 14 Sep'18

  Adobe’s Vittal: AI ‘bigger than the web’, and in use at Swisscom

  Adobe and one of its customers used the DMEXCO digital marketing conference and exhibition in Cologne to talk about artificial intelligence efforts and spell out what each sees as their value

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Snowflake making headway in Australia

  Cloud data warehouse supplier Snowflake has nabbed several Australian customers and is looking at delivering its software via the Azure cloud service next year

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Senior civil servants address TechUK smarter state theme

  Senior government officials spoke at a TechUK “smarter state” event, revealing ambitious AI policy alongside a “back to basics” drive to get data right