Big Data, cloud, social and mobility make up Gartner’s Nexus of Forces, aka super disruptors of the digital age. In a previous related post, I discussed how such forces impact the concept of intellectual property, and in this post I’ll...
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Business performance at 'ungodly' speed
So the Sunday night keynote brought us a notion of what great hardware there is around and actually is capable of today. Great to know that if you want to be an innovator, you should be into columns, not into rows. You Senior DBA will be...
Read moreForget Data Science, Data Art is next!
I’ve news for all the budding data scientists out there; you have missed the boat! All is not lost however, as producing a 'painting' covering the story of its journey is likely to reap more rewards to your business in the...
Read moreThe business case for Big Data - Part 3: Mind the Gap!
Today, an organisations ability to continuously blend external sentiment against internal operational efficiency is tantamount to survival. Your big data business case is nearly complete having focused on the revenue potential at your...
Read moreIs the digital door open for the long-term unemployed?
From Mexico to Slovakia, and from the UK to Australia, governments across the world are looking for ways to tackle the issue of unemployment and employability. However, legacy processes and technology can prove a barrier to getting people back to...
Read moreG8 Summit turns spotlight on tax fraud and evasion
How much are tax evasion and fraud costing us? With the G8 Summit taking place in the UK for the first time since 2005 today and tomorrw, it’s a question that’s high on the world leaders’ agenda. In fact ensuring better tax...
Read moreWork shy or simply not enough work?
The issue of unemployment and employability is high on the political agenda. Businesses and citizens alike are facing increasing levels of unemployment as the challenging economic climate continues to hit hard. For the unemployed, being out of work...
Read moreThe business case for Big Data - Part 2: Big Trouble Little Interfaces!
Inconsistent interactions between functions across our organisation, manifest themselves as a plethora of IT interfaces with high ongoing operating costs to annually maintain. Could the famous phrase by Donald Rumsfeld and, an unstructured...
Read moreThe business case for Big Data - Part 1: One customer at a time
So, you have the CFO on your back, the COO has you cornered in the elevator and, the CMO is instant messaging you to ask what all this Big Data fuss is about. You need benefits, you need numbers and, you need to deliver a story, one customer at a...
Read moreThe Information Management Practice of Tomorrow, Today
How the big data start-up and harnessing information as THE corporate asset is now critical to corporate competitiveness in 2013 and beyond. I have recently blogged about the Big Data Start-up and, the fact that to effectively establish...
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