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The Rise Of The Chief Data Officer
Data is now the most important commodity all businesses possess. Managing what can be vast databases of information needs a new role. The Chief Data Officer is vital to ensure the data available leads to insights and commercial opportu ...
Avast Closes Jumpshot Division After Privacy Row
Security firm Avast announces it is immediately winding down Jumpshot division and terminating data sharing with it, following privacy scandal
Making Sense of Big Data
Data is your business’s most precious commodity. Finding value and actionable insight in Big Data are vital components of all successful enterprises
Parliament Publishes Interviews Linking Cambridge Analytica To Leave.EU
Interview transcripts indicate Leave.EU benefited from Cambridge Analytica's work, parliamentary committee says
Facebook To Notify Users On Cambridge Analytica Data Leak
Facebook is to notify users if they were one of the 87 million people whose profiles were harvested by Cambridge Analytica, as it suspends another analytics firm
Zuckerberg Apologises For ‘Mistakes’ In Data-sharing Fiasco
Facebook boss finally breaks radio silence over Cambridge Analytica data-sharing scandal
Google Cloud Diary: GCP Slashes Price Of Nvidia Tesla GPUs By 36 Percent
GCP NEWS: Google makes it cheaper for customers needing to complete high computational tasks
Trainline: Data Insights Provide Platform For Seamless User Experiences
A culture of experimentation is enabling Trainline to streamline the web experience for customers through data-driven insights
Wimbledon Serves Up AI And Real-Time Insights In 2017 Digital Push
Wimbledon will test out a series of new tools and services at this year's Championships
Insights Are Key To The Future Of Data-Driven Smart Cities
Collecting vast amounts of data is all well and good, but you need to be able to do something with it
VMware Puts Focus On User Experience With Apteligent Acquisition
Software will be integrated to improve application performance and enhance the user experience
Beyond Analysis: Businesses Are Still ‘Nervous’ About Big Data
Big data overload and over-complicating things are two factors holding businesses back
SAS And HSBC Masters Course Aims To Plug Data Science Skills Gap
The full-time course will involve a combination of data science, business acumen and management skills
Teradata 2.0: Delivering Business Outcomes With Swagger
Teradata has undergone a transformation of its own, with a new focus on solving business problems
ICO To Probe Data Analytics Use In Brexit Campaign
The information commissioner is to investigate whether citizens' data was used illegally by the Leave.eu campaign ahead of the Brexit vote
Old School Polling Methods Hid Trump’s Popularity With Voters
Traditional data sampling and analysis methods that worked well for decades suddenly failed during the Presidential election of 2016
AI ‘Judge’ Can Predict Outcome Of Human Rights Court Cases
A British study suggests artificial intelligence could quickly spot fact patterns likely to lead to particular decisions
GlaxoSmithKline Teams With Alphabet To Create Galvani Bioelectronics
GSK is to draw on Alphabet's electronics and data analytics know-how for a new spinoff
Agreement Gives Google DeepMind Access To Sensitive NHS Data
Google's DeepMind machine-learning business has been granted access to detailed live and historical data from the Royal Free NHS Trust
George Osborne’s Budget Neglects IT Industry Again
UK IT workers say far more must be done to boost the sector, which wasn't even mentioned in the Government's budget speech
‘Sluggish’ Governments Are Overwhelmed By Pace Of IT Change
Governments are failing to keep up with the pace of technical innovation, finds Gartner
Panthers v Broncos: Who Will Win Super Bowl 50?
Partha Sen, co-founder of Fuzzy Logix, has crunched the numbers and analysed a whole lot of data to predict who will win the Super Bowl
Call Centres Could Use Voice-Analytics To Understand Customers’ Moods
Hold please. Telephone merchants of PPI claims and solar panels could utilise real-time voice-analytics to improve rapport
Intel Partners With Alan Turing Institute To Advance Technolgy
The partnership is expected to further the role of high-performance computing and data sciences in the UK
WTA Brings SAP’s In-Game Performance Analytics Courtside
Coaches can now use data packed iPads to help players during WTA tennis matches
How Finance Firms Can Reduce Data Security Risk
IT outsourcing and managed services specialist, Advanced 365, offers its top tips on defending against new cyber threats
BP Connects Up Its Oil Wells To The IoT
Utility giant teams up with GE to connect up to 4,000 wells across the world within the next few years
How Avanade Is Pushing Williams F1 Onto The Podium
Big data and analytics pushing Formula One forward into new era, CIOs reveal
Intel Aims Latest Xeon E7 Chips At Analytics, Real-Time Processing
Intel officials say performance gains and features in the Xeon E7 v3 chips will challenge IBM Power and Oracle SPARC in the high-end server market