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Regular updates on breaking news across the data and analytics industry. Daily stories on end-user adoption, industry research, regulation and the economic impact of data

Articles

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

Reports

Research-led insight and guidance into the use, adoption and impact of data and analytics across organisations and the changing nature of consumer trust and participation in the data-value exchange

Market Insight

A selection of free reports, whitepapers and case studies from our community of service providers.

Events

Conferences

DataIQ conferences provide a industry-leading platform to learn from the leading practitioners and inspirational leaders across the data and analytics industry.

Awards

Are you an analytics ace? Does your business buzz with brilliant data brains? Then get the recognition you deserve with a DataIQ Award.

Member Workshops

Our workshop programme develops the soft skills of data, analytics and insight practitioners so they take data and analytics out into their organisations effectively.

Leadership Events

Our leadership round-tables, accelerator sessions and executive briefings provide a secure forum for learning and discussion on key industry topics.

Recognition

DataIQ 100

The first and only fully-curated power list of the most influential data and analytics practitioners in UK organisations.

Advisory Board

The influential business leaders who sit on our advisory board support the development of DataIQ Leaders with vision, guidance and advocacy.

Partners

DataIQ works with some of the leading providers of data and analytics technology and services. If you have a project coming up, make this your first port of call.

Membership

New to DataIQ?

News

Regular updates on breaking news across the data and analytics industry. Daily stories on end-user adoption, industry research, regulation and the economic impact of data

UK cyber defence unit thwarts 140,000 attacks

16 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

The UK’s cyber defence operation has thwarted a major airport email phishing campaign, which used a fake gov.uk address in an attempt to get over 200,000 airline passengers to hand over cash on the premise that they would receive an increased refund by doing so.

Home Secretary backs police facial recognition trials

15 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has rejected warnings about the potential dangers of facial recognition technology - most recently issued by the Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham - to back the police as forces across England and Wales step up their trials.

Analytics and insight Data regulation Technology

Data professionals at odds with IT over data trust

11 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

Fewer than a third (31%) of data professionals - including data analysts, data scientists and data quality managers - are fully confident in their ability to deliver trusted data at speed throughout their organisation, in direct contrast to their colleagues working in IT.

Data governance Data management Organisation and culture

DataIQ Awards - Anita Fernqvist scoops top prize as Channel 4 takes three

11 Jul 2019by David Reed

Anita Fernqvist, chief data officer at Zurich Insurance UK, walked away from the DataIQ Awards last night clutching the Grand Prix, having already been handed the title of Data and analytics leader of the year (Data Titan). Channel 4 was also celebrating having scooped three awards.

Leadership Skills Technology

Firms forced to sit and wait for data transfer ruling

10 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

Tens of thousands of companies which use standard contractual clauses to transfer data from the EU to other parts of the world have an anxious five month wait until Europe’s top court rules whether the process is legal or not.

Data governance Data management Data regulation

Marriott faces £99m GDPR fine as ICO strikes again

09 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

The Information Commissioner’s Office has announced its second "notice of intent" in as many days after revealing it plans to fine Marriott International more than £99 million for breaching GDPR, after it exposed the personal details of more 30 million EU customers - seven million who live in the UK - following a mass hack attack.

Data governance Data management Data regulation

BA balks as ICO proposes record £183m GDPR fine

08 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

British Airways has hit back at the proposed record £183.39 million GDPR fine - announced this morning by the Information Commissioner’s Office - saying it is "surprised and disappointed" by the ruling, and insisting it "responded quickly to a criminal act to steal customers’ data".

Data governance Data management Data regulation

Data trust issues put fashion retail marketing at risk

05 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

Fashion retailers aiming to embrace data-driven marketing to boost their performance might have to think again after two-thirds (67%) of shoppers said they do not trust fashion brands to act responsibly and to protect their personal information.

Analytics and insight Data governance Technology

Amazon targets data scientists in major hiring spree

04 Jul 2019by DataIQ News

Just days after British tech company Sage Group revealed its ambitious expansion strategy, Amazon has kicked off a major recruitment drive in the UK with plans to hire over 2,000 new workers, including data scientists, engineers and software developers.

Data science Skills Technology

Games industry data practices in ICO sights

04 Jul 2019by David Reed

Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has fired a warning shot across the bows of the UK video games industry after expressing concerns about the "lack of clarity" around how firms collect consumers’ personal data.

Data governance Data regulation Technology

Market Insight

Privacy, Value and Ethics Report 2: Coping with the cautious consumer Sponsored by DQM GRC

This research report confirms that we have now entered the calm before the storm. We expect that ongoing investigations by the ICO will not only put the ...

Analytics and insight Data governance Data management Data regulation Organisation and culture

Privacy, Value and Ethics Report 1: In association with Crowe Sponsored by Crowe

This research report confirms that, while consumers will continue to want increased personalisation, speed and flexibility in how they transact and engage with ...

Analytics and insight Data management Organisation and culture

Seven steps to implementing successful artificial intelligence projects Sponsored by Outra

Utilising data and AI at a business level to drive the overall value of the customer is very different from using it at the tactical level to optimise a ...

Data science Organisation and culture Technology

10 Enterprise Analytics Trends to Watch in 2019 Sponsored by MicroStrategy

How will enterprises evolve over the next year to manage and make the most of this unprecedented growth? Download 10 Enterprise Analytics Trends to Watch in 201...

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