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Profiles, features and insights on the key trends, leaders, emerging stars and best practices within data, analytics and data science, originated by DataIQ and our partners

Simon Asplen-Taylor - Transforming the CDO

02 Dec 2020by David Reed

Simon Asplen-Taylor is a chief data officer with multi-sector experience, from his current role in the insurance market at Lloyds via previous berths in leisure, retail, business services and IT. He told DataIQ what makes for a successful CDO and how to embed data science into an organisation.

There’s a place for us - data scientists and geo-spatial data

30 Nov 2020by Jonathan Simmons

Most data scientists are statistical thinkers. A lower number are geographical thinkers. But how many are comfortable combining both disciplines? Jonathan Simmons of Ordnance Survey explores two potential approaches for enabling data scientists to start using location data more regularly.

If 2020 was totally VUCAed, what will 2021 be?

26 Nov 2020by Chris Buckley

We’re living in VUCA times - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Not least because of Covid-19, our economy has become K-shaped with clear winners and clear losers. Chris Buckley of Code Worldwide considers five key trends in how brands are responding.

Connected crowds: Why data analytics is key to welcoming sports fans back

24 Nov 2020by Nick Jewell

Live sport has been hard hit by the enforced absence of fans through Covid-19. As teams plan a way forward for 2021, data and analytics will need to play an enhanced part, supporting digital propositions and planning for the return of crowds. Nick Jewell at Alteryx considers what’s needed before the whistle blows for kick-off in stadiums.

Guide Dogs for the Blind: Side-by-side with digital and data

23 Nov 2020by David Reed

Guide Dogs for the Blind recently went through a wide-reaching digital transformation, building its data and digital capabilities to support to those living with visual impairment better. CIO Gerard McGovern and Caroline Carruthers, CEO of Carruthers and Jackson and lead data consultant on the project, spoke to DataIQ about the goals and opportunities for the programme.

Bloomberg’s best practice for data annotation

16 Nov 2020by David Reed

Bloomberg processes hundreds of billions of pieces of data from the global capital markets every day. To make it available for automated analytics, it first needs to be annotated. The experience it has built up from doing this has been pulled into a best practice guide to help other machine learning projects. Legal analyst Tina Tseng talked to DataIQ about this critical step in preparing structured and unstructured data.

The new data sharing model: “Must share unless”

03 Nov 2020by Lydia Clougherty Jones

By 2023, organisations that promote data sharing will outperform their peers on most business value metrics and generate three times more measurable economic benefit than those who do not. Lydia Clougherty Jones of Gartner explains how to persuade your organisation to adopt a data sharing mind set and infrastructure.

The science of data risk assessment

02 Nov 2020by David Reed

Privacy and data protection are daunting issues for businesses and consumers alike, bringing together legislation, ethics, operating practices and technology competence. So can data science help to resolve the risk assessment challenges and identify problem areas? Dr Maurice Coyle, chief data scientist at Truata, spoke to DataIQ about how it is tackling the issue.

Gareth Parkes: Building data-driven projects at Sir Robert McAlpine

26 Oct 2020by David Reed

Gareth Parkes is responsible for the data and analytics function within Sir Robert McAlpine, the 150-year-old private UK construction firm. In a sector better known for rivets than pivot tables, it is a role that offers a huge opportunity for transformation. He spoke to DataIQ about building a new approach for the company and the industry as a whole.

NEW! DataIQ Podcast - 12: Meditations on a career

22 Oct 2020by David Reed

In this edition, two senior practitioners - Dr Sachiko Scheuing and Paul Ravenscroft - reflect on their careers and achievements to date, sharing key lessons and insights on working in data and analytics.

Market Insight

Is your data strategy covid-19 immune?In Partnership with Barclays

This report shows how businesses from various industry sectors adjusted their data strategies in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. As this report indicates, ...

Data assets and data culture

Download this exclusive research by DataIQ and find out which organisations have achieved full alignment between their data and business strategies and how ...

Better data, better marketingIn Partnership with Royal Mail

The cost of poor data quality on the organisation now stands at 8.8% of annual revenue. Download this report by DataIQ and Royal Mail to explore key data ...

Driving value from non-personal dataIn Partnership with Barclays

This report provides fascinating insights into how business organisations are harnessing the power of non-personal data. It underlines the critical importance ...

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