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November 22, 2012
Finance InFocus

Written by Big Data Insight Group on behalf of SAS and EMC Greenplum, Finance InFocus is a report examining the application of big data within the finance industry.

Big Data Insight Group is pleased to announce that Finance InFocus, a report produced on behalf of SAS and EMC, examining the application of big data within the finance industry, is now available to download free here.

February 15, 2013
Nimbus Ninety Converge: event review

Key highlights from all of the sessions at Nimbus Ninety's 'Converge' event, including Wired UK, lastminute.com, Yammer, Aon, Microsoft and RSA.

 

November 30, 2012
Big Data Talk 010: Why choose the UK for big data?

The UK boasts a rich eco-system which means that it pays to set up big data operations here, including financial, operational, support and legal incentives. Mark Young breaks it down.

Mark Young is on Twitter. Do follow: @Mark_J_Young

November 26, 2012
European bankers look to big data

Financial institutions across Europe will use big data to increase cross-selling to existing customers and better analyse risk, according to new survey.

 

November 14, 2012
Review: The 4th Big Data Insight Group Forum

A full write-up of yesterday's (Nov 13) fourth and final Big Data Insight Group Forum of the year, with the key advice and quotes from each speaker on the agenda.

Big Data Insight Group held its fourth and final Forum of 2012 yesterday (Nov 13), with more than 100 senior business and IT executives gathering in a central London location to hear from some of the most innovative speakers on the rapidly expanding big data circuit.

November 1, 2012
RSA looks to reap big data benefits

Multinational insurance company is putting big data to use to improve both internal and customer facing operations.

September 26, 2012
Human Face of Big Data project begins

The Human Face of Big Data app available now; places still up for grabs for london Mission Control event on October 2.

Mission Control update events on The Human Face of Big Data project are being held around the world in October, with places at the London leg still available to reserve.

As reported by Big Data Insight Group last week, the Human Face of Big Data is a multi-faceted project led by the renowned artist Rick Smolan, creator of the famous A Day in the Life project which mapped Americans in the 80s. The project is sponsored by EMC.  

September 20, 2012
Human Face of Big Data set to hit the mainstream

A project beginning next week which includes a mobile app, photgraphy book, documentaries, education and events around the globe will bring the huge range of effects of big data in front of us all.

A new multi-faceted media project aimed at exploring and visualising the huge influences that big data is having on the world is now underway.

‘The Human Face of Big Data’ comprises a mobile phone app, an education resource and several documentary platforms. These include events, a book which will go on sale in November, and a TV documentary to be aired next year.

September 14, 2012
The 3rd Big Data Insight Group Forum: Review

Big Data Insight Group hosted its 3rd Forum yesterday and the event, which had over 100 attendees, proved to be a great success.

September 11, 2012
EMC Forum reaches London

London leg of EMC Forum forms one of 50 dates worldwide on IT giant's calendar.

The London leg of the global EMC Forum road show is ongoing today at the Westminster Park Plaza, with around 1,000 end-user, channel partners and trade association delegates in attendance.

EMC is one of the world’s leading IT companies, focussing its efforts mainly on business transformation through cloud and big data – the topics de jour of the Forum today.

September 6, 2012
EXCLUSIVE LAUNCH: The Applied Insight Series!

Big Data Insight Group is lauching its Applied Insight Series - a series of reports examining how organisations of any size or sector can take inspiration from specific industries and reap the benefits of big data. The first report, to be released on Thursday (13 September) at our the 3rd Big Data Insight Group Forum, is focussing on big data and high performance analytics in the manufacturing industry.

August 29, 2012
EMC offers data scientist training

New five day practical big data training courses available at EMC Tower in London or delivered remotely.

The global technology corporation EMC is looking to address fears of a shortage of data scientists by offering an intensive, practical, five-day big data training course.

August 23, 2012
O'Reilly Media: Staying ahead of the curve with big data

When O'Reilly Media needed to spot and analyse the latest technological trends for its publications and events, it turned to EMC Greenplum's parallel computing architecture and put big data to use.

Targeting the latest hot topic is critical to the success of any publishing company, but staying on top of trends is difficult to achieve, especially when you are focussed on the rapidly-evolving technology industry.

August 2, 2012
The 4th Big Data Insight Group Forum

‘Seizing competitive advantage through the power of insight-driven decision making’

June 20, 2012
The 2nd Big Data Insight Group Forum: Review

Over 150 delegates attended the forum to learn more about 2012's hottest market trend, big data, with the event proving to be a great success.

Big Data Insight Group hosted its 2nd Forum yesterday (19 June) as a range of end users and thought leaders shared their insights, views and experiences around the hottest new business technology trend that is big data.

May 30, 2012
Big data seeds yet to flower

AIIM finds that 70 per cent have 'killer app' idea but only seven per cent have invested in big data tools and technologies.

The Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) – a global community of information professionals – has found that high levels of businesses are looking to employ big data, but organising capabilities and security remain stumbling blocks.
 

May 11, 2012
The 1st Big Data Insight Group Industry Trends Report

Companies are quick off the mark with big data but its full potential is yet to be realised in an immature marketplace

New report contains big data market survey and analysis, expert columns, interviews with EMI & Shazam, case studies on leading social media sites, academic insight and more...

Read the full report here

April 30, 2012
World unites for first big data hackathon

Contestants across the globe look to create the best model for air pollution over 24 hours in Data Science London competition.

The world’s first cross-continent big data ‘hackathon’ competition took place over the weekend and was won by San Francisco entrant Ben Hamner.

The hackathon was organised by the community group Data Science London with support from US data competition setter Kaggle and sponsorship by EMC.

April 18, 2012
1st Big Data Insight Group Forum: Review

Big Data Insight Group hits the ground running, with EMI Music, Rolls-Royce, Orange and Domino Records among the speakers at our 1st Forum yesterday.

Big Data Insight Group hosted its inaugural forum yesterday (17 April) with 150 knowledge thirsty delegates in attendance.

April 16, 2012
The 1st Big Data Insight Group Industry Trends Report

The report – ‘Understanding the business benefits and strategic implications of big data’ – has been independently produced by Big Data Insight Group and is sponsored by the global information management company EMC. It is led by a survey of 300 senior decision makers in business, finance and IT roles from UK companies, blue chip to SME.

New report contains big data market survey and analysis, expert columns, interviews with EMI & Shazam, case studies on leading social media sites, academic insight and more...

Read the full report here

February 27, 2012
The 1st Big Data Insight Group Think Tank Report

The inaugural Big Data Insight Group event was a roaring success, sparking torrents of debate on the opportunies and obstacles that 2012's hottest new technology trend presents.

Big Data Insight Group hosted its inaugural event today (23 February) with over 50 delegates in attendance at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

The attendees of Big Data Think Tank included senior business, IT and finance personnel who ply their trade across a range of industry sectors. The morning-long event offered an introductory insight into the value that can be gained through big data analytics, the technological trend that is set to dominate 2012.

February 24, 2012
The 1st Big Data Insight Group Think Tank

The inaugural Big Data Insight Group event was a roaring success, sparking torrents of debate on the opportunies and obstacles that 2012's hottest new technology trend presents.

Big Data Insight Group hosted its inaugural event today (23 February) with over 50 delegates in attendance at London’s Institute of Contemporary Art.

The attendees of Big Data Think Tank included senior business, IT and finance personnel who ply their trade across a range of industry sectors. The morning-long event offered an introductory insight into the value that can be gained through big data analytics, the technological trend that is set to dominate 2012.

February 15, 2012
The 2nd Big Data Insight Group Forum

Big Data Reality Check; identifying what Big Data means to you and navigating a path to insight and business value

February 13, 2012
Successful start for EMC's Data Science Series

The first in EMC's series of big data events proved to be a success last week.

The inaugural event of EMC Greenplum’s ‘Data Science Series’ took place last Wednesday (8 February) and the Big Data Insight Group was in attendance. The verdict: a resounding success.

January 27, 2012
The 1st Big Data Insight Group Forum

Big Data Reality Check; identifying what Big Data means to you and navigating a path to insight and business value