The figures are stark. The total number of police officers, community support officers and other staff employed by polices forces in England and Wales fell by 5.6% between 2011 and 2012. This number is set to drop again in 2013. The police, like all...
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Making the right connections
In our digital world crime is global. Criminals are connecting with each other at the touch of a smartphone keypad from virtually any location. They’re moving quickly and should be stopped. Where the criminal activity is local, speed too is of the...
Read moreBig Data success needs Big Metadata transparency
Eisenhower once said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable". If the new battle is that of Big Data with revenue generation, cost reduction and/or risk mitigation the outcome,...
Read moreNew crimes: new policing tactics
Crime is changing. New patterns of criminality and crime types are emerging as a result of society’s digital transformation. Identity theft is a common problem, while organised crime regularly exploit digital payments processes. There is also an...
Read moreIf you are serious about ECM in 2013, six things you should know and do
Talking to my clients, colleagues and our ECM partners, I came up with six (still) hot items that will rule our ECM business in 2013. If you are serious about ECM, and you should be, then adopt these trends and follow...
Read moreWill Big Data drive Big Cartels?
One of the challenges of the collapse of 2008 was lots of banking models being applied incorrectly (or being incorrect) and which in a classic case of 'group think' all came up with the wrong answer. This is in a market where they are directly...
Read moreCustomer – Social Media - Enterprise –- Bridging the Expectation Gap is the key to Success
While Social media as a platform has great value and potential for both customer and businesses, there appears to be big disconnect between the actual reality of what the customer want and the businesses perception of what their customer want from...
Read moreImportance of Process Modeling for Oracle Fusion SCM
Fusion SCM, specifically Fusion Demand Order Orchestration has a unique niche in the market place. It provides for orchestrating order flows between multiple order capture and order fulfillment systems. This is a complex task especially if there are...
Read moreBig Data and the H-word
Frank Buijtendijk of Gartner warned us right at the start of the day. Nobody was allowed to say the H-word (Hadoop) before eleven AM. Annemarie-Jorritsma, mayor of Almere City and Big Data enthusiast, kept her promise. Almere has the ambition...
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