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.

September 21, 2021 21 Sep'21
IDC: Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 UK jobs and £52bn in sales by 2026

IDC research published on the eve of Dreamforce 2021 claims Salesforce-related economic activity will create 271,000 British jobs by 2026 and stoke £52bn in revenue
September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21
Trust deficit retards predictive analytics adoption in banking, says Qlik

Concerns about trust and regulatory compliance are impeding the adoption of predictive analytics in financial services, according to data analytics firm Qlik
September 20, 2021 20 Sep'21
NGO Fair Trials calls on EU to ban predictive policing systems

The use of artificial intelligence to predict criminal behaviour should be banned because of its discriminatory outcomes and high risk of further entrenching existing inequalities, claims Fair Trials
September 17, 2021 17 Sep'21
Whittingdale and Warman ousting completes reshuffle of every digital, data and tech minister

All of the UK ministers responsible for technology, digital and data are moving on as a result of Boris Johnson's latest reshuffle

AI more likely to complement than replace predictive analytics

The discipline of predictive analytics is likely to increase in importance as it is complemented by artificial intelligence. NHS and National Express case studies prove the point Continue Reading
Oracle Fusion cloud applications pathways tend towards pragmatic

Oracle’s full suite of cloud applications can be a pragmatic step-by-step journey for customers – we look at some examples Continue Reading
Lakehouse concept aims to merge data lake and data warehouse

Data lakes are big, amorphous and difficult to access, while data warehouses are costly and aimed at structured data. The data lakehouse aims at analytics in an age of unstructured data Continue Reading

Welcome to the Digital Singularity

This is a guest blogpost by Jason Kingdon, chairman and CEO, Blue Prism Link all computers together – why would you do that? Way back in the 1980s various academic and scientific institutions ... Continue Reading
One year on from the UK exams algo fiascos

Algorithms got themselves a bad name in the summer of 2020. This year’s Scottish Highers and rest of the UK A-Levels results have been algo-free. But not free of their usual class bias: private ... Continue Reading
Will databases be the kingmakers in the cloud wars?

This is a guest blogpost by Mike Waas, CEO of Datometry The days where Hyperscalers competed primarily for their customers’ compute and storage needs are numbered. Over the past years, enterprises ... Continue Reading

Putting data at the heart of policymaking will accelerate London’s recovery

A new initiative to encourage better data sharing between London’s private and public sectors can play an important role in recovering from the pandemic Continue Reading
Using geospatial data to unlock innovation in the property sector

Louise Weale from Ordnance Survey argues that geospatial data is key to unlocking business innovation in the property sector Continue Reading
How CIOs can help their organisations accelerate digital transformation

Companies need to win the trust of their customers to gather the data they need to transform their businesses Continue Reading

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
Computer Weekly @ 50: The next big things in tech – a developers’ perspective

Leading technology experts discuss the trends in enterprise software and how this will impact future applications
Hadoop projects should start with real business need

Consultant Rick Sherman discusses whether Hadoop has become a must-have technology for organizations and what to consider in weighing deployments.