Businesses today are dealing with increasing volumes of data, not all of which resides in a standard database. In fact, 80% of business data is unstructured, tending to be human-generated and taking the form of emails, word documents, reports and PDFs, as well as external data such as that created by the Internet of Things and social media. With such a variety of formats and structures, and often holding a higher level of vital information than structured data, storing, processing and analysing...
Read MoreData. It’s what drives the beating heart of our digital society - informing and shaping the increasingly complex landscape of business processes, markets, products and consumer needs. By Charles Southwood, Regional VP, Northern Europe and MEA, Denodo.
Read MoreMore people now work from home - whether as employees or as contractors providing services to businesses or individuals - as the technology to enable remote working improves and more organizations embrace the idea of people working away from a physical business premises. By Patrick Vernon, technology writer.
Read MoreIn your business, what happens to your old machinery when it needs replacing? What do you do with out of date technology when a new piece of kit becomes available? By Alan Bell, UK MD of Troostwijk Asset Management.
Read MoreLower-priced fashion brands have a very different relationship with their customer than the more premium, luxury brands do. As a result, their approaches are markedly different. In this article, we’re investigating those differences to see how their strategies work for them.
Read MoreThe domino-style closures of high street stores are continuing at pace with more than 1,170 stores closed or earmarked for closure since January. Over the summer months alone the headlines have been filled with news of the ‘failing’ high street, with House of Fraser entering administration and Homebase announcing around 60 stores closures and the loss of up to 2,000 jobs. Despite the summer months traditionally being a particularly difficult time for retailers, this summer has perhaps been...
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