The Future of Business Data

In this issue

For privacy and legal reasons, businesses will need to get rid of some of the data they have collected. But can they dispose of information in the age of the cloud and replication technologies?

May 22, 2013

Interactive: Business data analysis

Explore all aspects of business data which are regarded as the next frontier for productivity and competition

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Video: Start-ups tap into open data

Maija Palmer on new businesses based on bus timetables and weather reports

Explainer: What is a petabyte?

How to visualise the large volumes of data stored by organisations

Part 3

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The hunt for analytics talent hots up

The commercial potential of big data is clear, but there is a shortage of specialists with the skills to exploit it

©Clerkenwell Mar 18, 2013

Carriers call up clients’ mobile information

Mobile network operators have only just begun to scratch the surface of big data opportunities

©Reuters Mar 18, 2013

Cloud computing hinders data deletion

Companies find removing information can no longer be achieved with just pressing a ‘delete’ button

Interactive Business data analysis
The hunt for analytics talent hots up

PART 2

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Cybercrime wave gathers force

The surge in financial transactions via mobile devices is providing new opportunities for criminals

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Data mining offers rich seam

The use of ‘data lockers’ could not only give consumers more control over online personal information but also the opportunity to earn money

Feb 18, 2013

The history of business data

How big data and the technologies and processes to analyse it have evolved since the 19th century

©Getty Feb 18, 2013

Big hopes for big data spending

Using big data could save the public sector billions of pounds, but privacy issues remain sensitive

Feb 18, 2013

Big data bring attention to retail

Duncan Robinson discovers how data analytics can be used to increase sales

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Taking care of talent

The rise of human capital management business software

Slideshow

Some of the sector’s more innovative companies that are aiming to grow in 2013

Interactive graphic

An outline of social media sites and how popular they have become in the UK

Feb 18, 2013

Fast forward for analytics

SAP’s in-memory computing reduces processing times from hours to seconds, potentially revolutionising data analysis and decision-making

PART 1

Jan 15, 2013

New takes on data spawn new businesses

The creative use of information generated by social media is leading to commercial opportunities

Jan 15, 2013

Prospecting for corporate IT gold

Business leaders are often unaware of the scope and value of the data resources their organisations already hold

Jan 15, 2013

Selling with a personal touch

How do retailers – both online and in the high street – take advantage of big data and what could be the next big thing in targeted promotions

Jan 15, 2013

Misery loves company

Using social media to track outbreaks of disease can provide valuable public health information

Jan 15, 2013

Distilled power of start-ups challenges big incumbents

Nimble young companies are exploiting fast new data sources and techniques to beat established rivals at their own games

Jan 15, 2013

Video: Opportunities created in ‘big data’

New ways of analysing data will aid understanding of what it ‘means to be human’

From COMPANIES Feb 18, 2013

Video: Big Data is watching you

The European Union is in the process of re-drafting its pre-internet laws on data protection

In this issue

Explore all aspects of business data which are regarded as the next frontier for productivity and competition

Multimedia

The commercial potential of big data is clear, but there is a shortage of specialists with the skills to exploit it

Mobile network operators have only just begun to scratch the surface of big data opportunities

Companies find removing information can no longer be achieved with just pressing a ‘delete’ button

The surge in financial transactions via mobile devices is providing new opportunities for criminals

The use of ‘data lockers’ could not only give consumers more control over online personal information but also the opportunity to earn money

How big data and the technologies and processes to analyse it have evolved since the 19th century

Using big data could save the public sector billions of pounds, but privacy issues remain sensitive

Duncan Robinson discovers how data analytics can be used to increase sales

The rise of human capital management business software

Slideshow

Interactive graphic

SAP’s in-memory computing reduces processing times from hours to seconds, potentially revolutionising data analysis and decision-making

The creative use of information generated by social media is leading to commercial opportunities

Business leaders are often unaware of the scope and value of the data resources their organisations already hold

How do retailers – both online and in the high street – take advantage of big data and what could be the next big thing in targeted promotions

Using social media to track outbreaks of disease can provide valuable public health information

Nimble young companies are exploiting fast new data sources and techniques to beat established rivals at their own games

New ways of analysing data will aid understanding of what it ‘means to be human’

The European Union is in the process of re-drafting its pre-internet laws on data protection

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