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Big data analytics

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Saudi Arabia turns to big data to boost business innovation

  Big data technologies will play a key role in diversifying Saudi Arabia's economy away from a huge dependence on oil revenues.

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  Network analytics gives mining firm a better view of its cloud

  Mining equipment manufacturer Weir Minerals deployed Xangati's monitoring and analytics tools to manage its VMware-based cloud and virtual desktop environments

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Momentum 16: EMC Documentum gets upgrade for upcoming owner OpenText

  EMC’s enterprise content division puts its best foot forward with upgrades in time for OpenText ownership

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Insurers face same legacy system battle as retail banks

  The biggest barrier to insurance companies adopting digital technology is their heavy reliance on legacy IT systems

• October 26, 2016 26 Oct'16

  SAP steps up data privacy in Europe

  SAP guarantees technicians outside of Europe will not be able to access companies’ sensitive personnel and other records

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  IFS 16: CEO Sorbie vaunts digital transformation, capped with IoT play

  IFS’s CEO, Alastair Sorbie, opened the company’s annual customer conference in Gothenburg by announcing an internet of things service

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Diageo opts for additional services centre in Bangalore

  Drinks maker Diageo is increasing its footprint in India with a new business services centre in the city of Bangalore.

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Snowden: the IT analyst turned whistleblower who exposed mass surveillance

  Oliver Stone's biopic on Edward Snowden reaches the heart of the ethical crisis posed by mass surveillance for the state and ordinary citizens

• October 18, 2016 18 Oct'16

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange uses blockchain for e-voting

  Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange offers controlled access to the AGM information of listed companies through a blockchain-based service

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  CIOs struggle as digital IT strategies are hampered by corporate inertia

  Companies are struggling to keep pace with the digital innovation of their IT departments, a major study reveals

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Yandex bakes AI into smartphones to start OTT fightback

  As mobile operators struggle to maintain their revenue streams, Russian search engine Yandex is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to help them fight back against over-the-top services

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Government failing to prepare UK for robotics and AI

  A report produced by the Science and Technology Committee has warned that the UK is fundamentally unprepared for the changes that will come from robotics and artificial intelligence

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Singapore launches department to drive digital public services

  GovTech agency will work with public sector organisations, the IT industry and citizens to apply technologies to government services

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  The Alan Turing Institute secures $5m of Microsoft cloud investment

  UK data science research institute secures Microsoft funding to accelerate its machine learning and analytics work

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Dunkin’ data – how one firm is going donuts for data analytics

  The director of consumer technology and mobile for Dunkin’ Donuts explains how the retailer uses Splunk to manage customer satisfaction through data