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NHS England’s Ming Tang named most influential person in data in 2021

02 Feb 2021by Marketing DataIQ

DataIQ has chosen Ming Tang, managing director of data and analytics at NHS England, as the most influential person in data and analytics in the 2021 edition of the DataIQ 100. In partnership with Tableau, it is the first and only fully-curated power list of the data industry’s key figures.

3 ways DataOps can deliver business value this year

18 Jan 2021by Ted Friedman

DataOps can help deliver insights faster, with higher quality and resilience in the face of constant change. But there is a lot of confusion about what DataOps really means. Ted Friedman of Gartner outlines three value propositions that make sense of this approach.

Is 2021 the big year for data science?

11 Jan 2021by Natalie Cramp

The outsized role data science played last year has positioned the industry to thrive in 2021. Profusion’s Natalie Cramp considers some big changes over the next 12 months that will dictate how data science is used by organisations over the next decade.

NEW! DataIQ Podcast - 13: NatWest Group and Department for Education

07 Jan 2021by David Reed

In this edition, we have two extended interviews. Lynn Usher, data capability manager, talks about the NatWest Group Data Academy, winner of the 2020 DataIQ Awards Grand Prix. And Neil McIvor, chief data officer and chief statistician at the Department for Education, talks about holding two very different roles.

Keeping the world’s workforce employable in the era of Industry 4.0

04 Jan 2021by James McLeod

The increasing influence of automation and the decentralisation of labour have accelerated the rise and fall of demand for specific skills. Companies must fundamentally change the way they view skills, training and career development to stay abreast of this change. James McLeod of Faethm explains how to adapt and re-skill.

What future for international data transfers post Schrems II?

16 Dec 2020by Gary LaFever

The decision of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) to invalidate the EU-US Privacy Shield will have come as a shock. But while uncertainty over how to transfer data internationally remains, there are methods that make it possible, explains Gary LaFever of Anonos.

What you give is what you get: The cost of missed data

15 Dec 2020by Joe DosSantos

The cost of a missed opportunity can have a monumental impact on a business. As organisations amass data and invest in analytics to search it, the risk is that they overlook both new data sources and golden nuggets in their existing data sets. Joe DosSantos, chief data officer at Qlik, considers how to get more from what you have.

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.

Market Insight

Driving recovery with better data qualityIn Partnership with Royal Mail

The challenges that businesses have faced with their data and marketing look very similar, as many of the findings in this latest round of research highlight. S...

How to scale data science (when nobody else understands it)In Partnership with Domino Data Lab

For many companies, their investment in data science and their emphasis on making it a first-class corporate function have paid significant benefits. They’re ...

How to develop your data cultureIn Partnership with Tableau

We asked our 2021 DataIQ 100 Top Ten to share their views on how to develop a data culture in an organisation, how to build out data literacy and their ...

Data strategies for the new normalIn Partnership with Barclays

Coronavirus has undoubtedly brought the need for more efficient data use to the foreground for many businesses. DataIQ surveyed 101 end-user practitioners in ...

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