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March 7, 2013
Marketing, Analytics and Customer Insight Think Tank

‘Unlock the hidden insight from your customer data, optimise your marketing performance and achieve unprecedented levels of customer engagement’

March 6, 2013
DPD takes delivery of cloud call centre package

Growing UK and continental parcel delivery company agrees £1.8m deal for data intensive call routing functionality.

 

February 21, 2013
5th Big Data Insight Group Forum

'The new path to business value: using the power of big data to generate actionable insights and create new opportunities'


November 15, 2012
How big data influenced the US Presidential election

In what was touted as one of the closest election campaigns in decades, many have pointed to the Democrats use of big data as a key factor in explaining the outcome.

July 11, 2012
UN hails big data benefits

The United Nations has released a report outlining how big data can help authorities better serve and protect populations.

Big data presents the United Nations (UN) with historic new opportunities to better serve and protect people, according to a new report released yesterday (10 July).
 

June 26, 2012
AWS brings parallel product to Europe

Public cloud provider Amazon Web Services makes its Cluster Compute Eight Extra Large HPC service available on pay-as-you-go model in Europe.

June 15, 2012
Government intensifies Internet monitoring

A new bill has been announced with the aim of increasing the government's online surveillance.

The government is to store everybody’s online data for a year, following a review of the state’s electronic surveillance policy.
 

May 31, 2012
Simpler forms for big data

Latest survey reveals ways government can improve the data it collects to take advantage of big data.

The government must simplify the forms it makes citizens fill out if it is to benefit from big data, research suggests.

May 28, 2012
Government to launch Open Data Institute

The government is going to open a centre to help businesses reap the benefits of open data.

The government has announced plans to create an Open Data Institute (ODI) and has committed £10m over the next five years to help kick start the project.
 
The ODI will be located in the heart the ‘Tech City’ or ‘Silicon Roundabout’ area near Shoreditch, east London. The Institute will be co-directed by founder of the World Wide Web Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee and the government advisor Professor Nigel Shadbolt.
 

May 3, 2012
Big Data Talk 004: Mimicking Moneyball?

Using statistical analysis in the world of sports is becoming increasingly commonplace. Dominic Pollard explores what businesses can learn about data analytics from leading sports teams.

At times it can be useful, or at very least mildly entertaining, to gain inspiration for business practices from other, seemingly unrelated, areas of life. One such area which could provide some important insight into the world of data analytics is the use of ‘sabermetrics’ in modern sports.

March 30, 2012
Supersize US investment in big data

The White House announces a combined $200m investment in big data across six departments.

The White House will invest $200m (£125m) to “extract knowledge and insights from large and complex collections of digital data,” it was announced this week.

January 26, 2012
Cloud and big data to invade Europe

Announcements this week suggest that cloud and big data are set for a big year across Europe.

Plans for a new European cloud partnership will be announced at the World Economic Forum today, while IDC backs big data to make a big impression on the European software industry.