Digital Leader or Digital Laggard? Leaders have a comprehensive data acquisition strategy and practice PLUS  business/operations...

Unique legacy systems in councils, police forces, NHS Trusts are key barrier to productivity improvement which is vital with declining...

It's hard to imagine the IoT started over 20 years ago- the lessons learnt and the competitive differentiation and advantages on offer...

I cannot help thinking that blockchain is a solution still unsure of the problems it is meant to solve. Banking seems ripe for digital...

Large swathes of the population have rebelled against elites whose goals, strategies and tactics have failed to deliver the perceived...

Strange how often a topic surfaces in different forms. Earlier today I commented on the missing component of BI-Location. Then 10 minutes...

Consumers today increasingly see the world through their phones. Parents bemoan the fact that their children live their whole lives...

The CEO- I agree with Daniel Newman. Digital transformation is a means to an end and certainly not just digitising current processes and...

As all enterprises are challenged to maintain margins and public sector budgets are constrained but expectations increase, traditional...

The extract below is the justification for self-service analytics and BI as long as:-

1. The domain experts are trained and knowledgeable...

Lessons from Germany on digitising manufacturing processes. Easier in a Greenfield site, harder on an existing brownfield site....

Enterprises and public sector organisations all yearn for the customer satisfaction captured in high Net Promoter Scores (NPS) from...

Most big data projects are far from big in the sense of not analysing all the data relevant to optimal analysis and decision making.

Much...

Start on the moderate success line in the chart where you will see "Image and Video Analysis". 

• From customer's or contractor's...

The inner workings ofmachine learning and AI systems– particularly ones designed to work with individuals’ private data – are very often...

Mixed views here according to country and market. The one underlying factor is that customers demand a "journey and user experience that...

Agriculture, far from being behind, is an adopter of IoT, sensors and ideal for big data analytics. Just see the challenge in harvesting...

The concept of marginal gains has been at the heart of numerous sporting successes. Most covered is British Cycling, albeit a contentious...

Smart Cities covers such a wide range of initiatives so its good to see that the value of Uber Trip data will be accessible to help...

Good initiative by Strathclyde Business School. 

At as time when we need real statesmen/stateswomen please do read the essay- follow link below.

Nothing to do with big data etc- far far...

Glad that linked article below puts trusted data the priority before:-

1. Evolving physical stores
2. AI & Machine Learning to revolutionise CX

Forget AI, Machine Learning, Predictive Analytics, Self-Service BI! 

If you are a $50mill p.a. company you already lose $6mill p.a....

McKinsey Report points to banking platforms that improve customer UI whilst stripping out cost are de rigueur. That does imply...

Impressive pedigree of founders suggests this is one AI, Machine learning based technology to watch 

Location underpins all data and McKinsey report shows this sector is unleashing some of the highest value from data.

The fact Analytics...

Shows how big data analytics can 

• help motorists find free parking spaces
• municipal government optimise traffic flows and parking bays

You can apply the digitising experience and advice which lead to DBS Bank Singapore rising from dismal rating to best .

Paul Cobban COO...

Actionable insights here for all those in the insurance world. I recommend reading these in parallel with similar article from Nigel Walsh

80% of Enterprise-class respondents say big data investments have been successful and half cite a demonstrable return on investment. 

You can easily see the use case being a blockchain solution. 

Challenges remain:-

1. Infrastructure critical mass required
2. Governance-...

The genomics market is forecast to grow to $20billion p.a. by 2020 (source Market&Markets Feb 2016). Nanopore DNA sequencing...

Although it is good to see smart device technology enriching peoples' day to day lives, it is worrying that most UK users do not fully...

Lemonade has taken a bite-sized slice of insurance- renters and a single immediate claim settlement is analysed with interesting thoughts.

Practically deliver the same online experience as retailers, hotels, airlines from selecting/placing order (claim) to delivery of...

Insightful article- the traditional dependence on brokers' judgement and honesty is encapsulated on handwritten slips with the briefest...

Digital transformation exploiting big data increases productivity and reduces transaction/processing costs. What to do with redundant...

• "Combining the resources of one of the world’s largest TPA firms with one of the world’s largest sharing economy platforms will result in...

AI, Machine Learning & Predictive Analytics- can they help mitigate these risks? Business and other plans all impacted by these 10 (...

For the insurtech start-ups that will digitally transform business and technology models. Not just Silicon Valley but London, Frankfurt,...

Munich Re's DP offers valuable glimpse of the broad range of digital transformation Insurtech start-ups address. Choosing 15 to work with...