Big data analytics
Big data analytics is the often complex process of examining big data to uncover information -- such as hidden patterns, correlations, market trends and customer preferences -- that can help organizations make informed business decisions.. See complete definition.
Financial applications automation – promise is real but needs business nous
The automation of the financial software that lies at the heart of any business & accountancy, budget management, general ledger, payroll, and so on & is a prize many organisations are eyeing up, with machine learning and robotic process automation close to mind. Find out everything you need to know by downloading this PDF E-Guide.
News : Big data analytics
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February 26, 2021
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Palantir once more in sights of civil libertarians over NHS Covid data store
The award of a new government contract to data analytics supplier Palantir on the back of its participation in the NHS Covid-19 data store has provoked Open Democracy into legal action, backed up by an exposure of lobbying activity that pre-dates ...
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February 25, 2021
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GCHQ sets out rules of the road for AI in cyber
A paper produced by GCHQ shows how the intelligence agency can use artificial intelligence responsibly as a tool to protect the UK’s national security
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February 24, 2021
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Internet companies should provide real-time data on disinformation, Lords told
Fact-checking experts tell House of Lords inquiry that upcoming Online Safety Bill should force internet companies to provide real-time information on suspected disinformation, and warn against over-reliance on AI-powered algorithms to moderate ...
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February 23, 2021
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How GeoSpock is supercharging geospatial analytics
Company’s GeoSpock DB is aimed at optimising queries of large volumes of geospatial data with scale and speed
In Depth : Big data analytics
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Gaurav Dhillon: Silicon Valley is poised to grow up to seize a more spiritual future
Gaurav Dhillon, co-founder of Informatica and founder CEO at SnapLogic, comes from a generation of Silicon Valley Indian immigrants who followed a scholarship route and have helped to shape the area’s tech companies. Here he reflects on his career and the region’s future Continue Reading
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Data lake storage: Cloud vs on-premise data lakes
The data lake is a fundamental concept of data management. But what type of storage do you need to build a data lake on and what are the pros and cons of on-premise vs the cloud? Continue Reading
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Five key points about unstructured data storage on-prem and cloud
We look at unstructured data, the myriad forms of data it comprises and the key storage options available, which include NAS and object storage on-prem and in the cloud Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Big data analytics
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Should we test data like we test software?
This is a guest blogpost by Maarten Masschelein, CEO & Founder, Soda In the not too distant past the idea of software quality was often more discussed than adhered to. In fact, Reed Hastings ... Continue Reading
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AI: An intelligence without reasoning! Can we trust it?
This is a guest blogpost by Dr Jamil El Imad, Chief Scientist at NeuroPro. Alan Turing, a brilliant scientist and mathematician is attributed with being the father of artificial intelligence. He ... Continue Reading
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Juggling data silos, privacy and fraud
Among the uncomfortable truths about the government’s response to the pandemic is the fact that some people have and will continue to play the system. At the time it was introduced, the furlough ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Big data analytics
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Healthcare digitisation at point financial services was in 1990s
For all the talk about digitised healthcare, the sector is only where banking was in the 1990s. How can it catch up? Can the Covid-19 pandemic crisis be a catalyst? Continue Reading
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Let’s build on the innovation shown by UK tech during pandemic
The UK’s technology sector has innovated and shown leadership through the Covid-19 crisis, particularly with developments in AI. It is now time to maintain and build on that progress, so the UK remains a global force in tech innovation Continue Reading
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Data has never been more important for London
As London looks to 2021 and a hoped-for recovery after Covid-19, responsible data sharing and data-driven decision-making become ever more important to the future for all the capital’s businesses Continue Reading
Videos : Big data analytics
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How DBS Bank is tapping data analytics to improve customer service
DBS Bank’s managing director & head of consumer banking and big data analytics technology talks up the bank’s data analytics initiatives and how it is fostering a data-driven culture
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Enterprise data lake deepens big data management challenges
Distributed data lakes with Hadoop clusters and other systems create new data management and governance needs that are hard to meet with existing tools, says IT analyst Mike Ferguson.
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'Artisanal' Hadoop environment complicates big data system design
Gartner analyst Merv Adrian discusses why organizations often have trouble with deployments of Hadoop-based big data architectures, and how to avoid the challenges they pose.