Qlik, Tableau and a raft of agile BI & Analytics apps and platforms  tools offer a general data analytics lens through...

"Offers a powerful builder"  is No. 5 in the list.

Really useful list to measure your partner against. Follow the link to see the...

Another report projecting growth  in visual analytics market of 22% CAGR 2016 to 2020. Then you read about the declining usage of...

"Super-Forecasting The art & science of prediction" by Philip Tetlock & Dan Granger .Philip is the one who ran a study over 25...

Self-Service BI (SSBI)  is for some and a mistake for others. Catherine Wilks lays out the critical success factors for effective SSBI.

One of the potential threats to well-meaning Smart City digital transformation- in this case speeding cameras.

As always, just needs...

"Big Data does not convert data into actionable information. Big Data does not create value. But Data Science does, and it does not have...

Tableau rode the analytics and BI wave over the years but like all technology plays eventually the shine rubs off.

Line of Business execs...

 You must not take the human out of cognitive computing unless you want a dumb solution.

Mark Palmer makes the point well ( I...

I need effective BI and I need it now! But-  central IT clogged up with other priorities, a dearth of data scientists and that...

Unashamed plagiarism- Nigel Walsh's linked article below shows how Hollywood film's scripts are finding their way into Insurtech.

But not...

The superlatives and consumer hype that IoT will change lives significantly naturally leads to some disillusionment when:-

• Fridges remain...

Platforms feature in "Gartner's 2016 Hype Cycle" report.  as one of the three key trends that those seeking competitive advantage...

Practical example of big data, predictive analytics and why you need more than just telematics.

Insurance companies exploiting telematics...

With half of all Smart City KPIs focussed on these priorities what underlies trends and predictions?

• Location
• Time - past, now and future

A major report states that a majority of IT respondents ( and a decent sized survey) have or will deploy data discovery and self-service...

How fast and how sophisticated should analytics be? These oft contradictory factors determine the analytics approach you take to improve...

When a major insurance company takes this approach and Net Promoter Score (NPS) rises from OK to 76 you know this is customer service...

The example below from healthcare shows how attention to detail will make a big difference in effectiveness, efficiency and service...

The new TIBCO Insight Platform fits the need to have a "digital nervous system" to connect people with Industrial Internet of Things...

The business software industry is ever changing with new disruptive technologies changing a successful vendor into a laggard overnight.

It is really refreshing to find a BI and Analytics vendor that is happy to talk about the pros as well as the cons of its competitors....

CONGRATULATIONS - "MogIA " is now on a roll, having correctly predicted the results of the past four US elections whilst pundits and...

Cultural fears are a barrier to adoption of big data, machine learning and AI across healthcare- particularly in Europe.  Data...

Analytics is only of value of it changes decision making for the better. The discussion below shows the potential of telematics and...

Dropping data points and visualising the results has sufficed over time for many organisations but until you access and analyse the...

SMART Cities is is a misleading term is some ways.

Local (municipal) government in UK has been in the forefront of digital transformation....

It is a deep worry that enterprises and public sector organisations only access up to 30% of the internal stored data .

Why?

It is...

AI, machine learning, Big Data & Analytics are part of the digital transformation changing the value-add from call centres for both...

"What is interesting then is how AI might enhance and expand existing jobs, and create new ones. 

For instance, an AI supported...

Broken Links: Why analytics investments have yet to pay off, from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), found that although 70% of...