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Cloud data lakes: Where do they fit and what are their benefits?

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Many enterprises are moving towards use of data lakes to help in managing increasing amounts of information. Such large repositories allow organisations to gather and store structured and unstructured data before handing it off for further data management and processing in a data warehouse, database, enterprise application, or to data scientists and analytics and artificial intelligence…

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Interview: Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics, Hyatt Hotels

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Raymond Boyle, vice-president of data and analytics at Hyatt Hotels, is an experienced executive who helps his business make the most of its information. He is responsible for Hyatt’s data strategy, governance, engineering, science and analytics capabilities. His team’s data-led insights boost customer and colleague experiences. “I took the opportunity because I love the role,”…

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Interview: James Fleming, CIO, Francis Crick Institute

8 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, Computer, data science, Dell, IBM, internet of things, Lenovo, machine learning, open source, Tech / By

Every digital leader likes to think their work helps boost a greater cause. For James Fleming, CIO at the Francis Crick Institute, that value-adding element is a core element of his job. “I go to sleep at night thinking that I’m helping cure cancer with computers,” he says, reflecting on his everyday roles and responsibilities.…

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Women in data: Claire Thompson, chief data officer, L&G

8 minutes of reading / AI, chatbot, cloud computing, data analytics, data science, DevOps, Git, GitHub, Microsoft, Tech, Technology / By

It’s almost become a cliché to say that data is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. However, Claire Thompson, group chief data and analytics officer (CDAO) at financial services firm L&G, says data has always been crucial to big firms. What’s changed during the past few years, particularly in her sector, is a recognition of…

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Body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch recovered after freak storm

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, ChatGPT, Computer, data analytics, data science, Google, HP, Microsoft, Tech / By

Following the sinking of his luxury yacht on Monday, Reuters has reported that the body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered.Lynch was among six people who have been confirmed to have died when the yacht sank after being hit by a sea tornado, known as a waterspout, in the early hours of Monday…

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Women in Data: Barilla chief of analytics on reaching the ‘so what?’ moment with data insights

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For Lyndsay Weir, the key to success with data analytics is getting to the “so what?”, beyond the charts and spreadsheets. “You need to understand what business question is and you need to get to the action. I say this to my teams, but whenever they produce anything, a report, a tool, a dashboard, my…

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Kingfisher develops AI-agnostic platform to power DIY assistant

4 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, data science, e-commerce, Tech / By

Kingfisher, the group that owns DIY retailers B&Q and Screwfix, has launched a generative AI-powered virtual assistant in its French Castorama stores. The virtual assistant, which is built on top of a reusable platform called Athena, has been trained to answer customers’ DIY queries and provides step-by-step advice on a range of home improvement projects,…

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Closing the datacentre skills gap by tapping up career changers

7 minutes of reading / data science, e-commerce, IBM, Intel, project management, Tech / By

The UK datacentre industry is in the midst of a prolonged and well-publicised skills crisis, as there are simply not enough people entering the sector despite more students studying science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. Might it be time to look again at how best to attract candidates from other walks of life, such…

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Deputy prime minister heads up AI central government drive

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The government has begun a recruitment drive to hire top-tier engineers as it builds out i.AI, the plan run by the deputy prime minister to develop artificial intelligence (AI) in government. According to information posted on the ai.gov.uk website, i.AI is a new initiative that aims to work across government to identify where targeted applications…

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Data-sharing strategy needs business buy-in

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A survey of data scientists for Capital One Software, the software business spun out of Capital One Bank, has found that many struggle to secure funding for self-service initiatives. Forrester Consulting surveyed 150 data science, analytics, cloud infrastructure and data decision-makers at North American companies from May 2023. It reported that a self-service data strategy…

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