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Big Data In Action: Epilogue
Wednesday, 19th June 2013
The FreePint Series: Big Data in Action wrapped up with a global webinar. Victor Camlek reviews the highlights of the webinar, recent interviews with key big data experts Attunity, Connotate, Linguamatics and Opera Solutions, and offers a final view of the Series.
Mobile Deployment: Which Challenges for Content Vendors?
Wednesday, 19th June 2013
Content vendors and publishers are facing a raft of challenges as they face increasing pressure to deliver content to a wide variety mobile devices - and in a way that's engaging and entertaining as well as informative, easy-to-use and optimised for mobile workflow. Robin Neidorf reports on recent discussions in FreePint's Community of Practice: Mobile Deployment in the Enterprise which delved into the challenges of build, buy or partner and development platforms.
FreePint Report: Big Data in Action
Wednesday, 19th June 2013
This collection of FreePint articles on the topic of big data covers those included in the FreePint Series: Big Data in Action. The articles explore the rise of big data, its impact on organisations and the role of information professionals - and the opportunities it creates for info pros....
Mobile Deployment: Different Challenges for Different Content Vendors
Monday, 17th June 2013
FreePint's Community of Practice: Mobile Deployment in the Enterprise explores the different types of content vendors, such as aggregators and publishers, and discusses why it's important to understand their business models in order to appreciate the varying issues and challenges they face when deploying content over a mobile platform.
Vendor Chaos in the Mobile World: A View from the FreePint Community of Practice
Friday, 14th June 2013
A challenge in the mobile space is that content vendors are all over the place, with regard to what they enable, what they can do, and how far they can support your strategy. FreePint's Community of Practice: Mobile Deployment in the Enterprise explores the reasons for this, as well as what you can do to address the chaos effectively.
BYOD... Saving Money, But At What Cost?
Monday, 10th June 2013
Several FreePint editors, including myself, have written articles recently about how the idea of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is changing the corporate IT landscape. BYOD provides many opportunities for companies including potential cost savings, but is there a downside to BYOD that we're only now seeing? How can companies COPE?
Q&A with Opera Solutions: Making Big Data Smaller
Thursday, 6th June 2013
The big data ecosystem is growing exponentially and the task of grappling with the data is becoming correspondingly more complex. FreePint met Scott Weber of Opera Solutions Government Services to find out how its team of scientists and engineers turns huge datasets into "anticipatory intelligence" to allow organisations to take smarter actions.
Support Career Resilience with FreePint
Thursday, 6th June 2013
Keeping skills and expertise current, and even ahead of the curve, is essential to ensure that information professionals continue to play a strategic role within organisations and contribute to key areas such as business development. The new FreePint Topics are designed to highlight essential issues, products and expert opinions in the areas of compliance, ROI, sources and technology - sign in to receive free updates on each of these key areas.
The Power of Business Analysis Tools for Competitive Intelligence
Wednesday, 5th June 2013
Andrew Grave discusses how the use of strategy tools such as SWOT and PESTEL can help sharpen competitive intelligence analysis and describes how a lesser-known tool, Porter's Five Forces, has come of age and can be used. He concludes by looking at a situation of disruptive innovation where the tools are less useful.
Competitive Intelligence: Analytical Tools - How to Do More Than Just SWOT!
Tuesday, 4th June 2013
As part of FreePint's series of articles on competitive intelligence, Andrew Grave examines four tools popularised by management consultants. He describes the practical ways in which information professionals can use the tools - SWOT, Boston Consulting Group Matrix, PESTEL and Porter's Five Forces and notes the constraints of each.
Reskilling for Survival in an Increasingly Information-Biased World
Thursday, 23rd May 2013
Info pro expert Sue Hill of Sue Hill Recruitment explains how it's essential that her organisation keep on top of big data development trends in order to best advise client companies and job seekers. She explains what info pros should do to position themselves at the centre of the big data opportunity.
Big Data Opportunities for Enterprise Librarians
Thursday, 23rd May 2013
Kat Allen looks at skills which enterprise information professionals bring to the world of big data and why they want seats at the table alongside data scientists and developers.
What's On Your "Must Have" List?
Thursday, 23rd May 2013
FreePint introduces four key topics which are consistently on the "must have" list for FreePint Subscribers. Robin Neidorf explains how to get free Topic Updates by email and introduces the wealth of information available in the premium offering: the FreePint Subscription.
Info Pros Get More Involved with Big Data
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013
Richard Corbridge of the National Institute for Health Research explains how his organisation has seized the opportunities created by the big data explosion and discusses the "trend rift" in the information professionals and how this relates to the "Suits" and "Hoodies" approach.
Moving from an Info Pro To a Big Data Career: Big Deal or Big Headache?
Wednesday, 22nd May 2013
As studies show a shortage of big data experts and an estimated 4 million roles in the sector predicted by 2018, Victor Camlek considers what big data jobs are likely to involve and which attributes and skills are required of information professionals considering a move into the world of big data.
Question Time for Thomson Reuters and PLC's Top Team
Monday, 20th May 2013
Robin Neidorf meets up with key members of Thomson Reuters and PLC's senior management team to quiz them about the role of PLC in Thomson Reuters' plans for the US legal market - and to find out more about Thomson Reuters' approach to the legal market worldwide.
Law Librarians and Content Choices
Monday, 20th May 2013
As Thomson Reuters continues to assimilate PLC into its business post acquisition, FreePint interviews members of the senior management team to find out how PLC's offering can support the changing structure of law firms and the increasingly strategic role of legal information professionals.
Big Data and the Enterprise Information Professional
Friday, 17th May 2013
Victor Camlek reviews what big data means for the information professional in a corporate information centre, library or strategic planning department. Opportunities abound for info pros to take the lead as content advocates on big data issues and to deliver an active agenda aimed at documenting, tracking and attending physical and virtual events focused on big data - to deliver a strong return on investment.
Big Data is All Around Us
Thursday, 9th May 2013
Victor Camlek reviews recent FreePint articles and considers the pervasive nature of big data in areas from the legal sector to knowledge management. He also highlights the upcoming FreePint Webinar: Big Data in Action: Plain Language, Practical Guidance.
FreePint Series Explores Critical Topics
Thursday, 9th May 2013
FreePint's Series approach tackles essential topics through articles, reports, case studies and webinars. The current Series is "Big Data in Action" with a series on mobile security coming in the summer and an autumn series on regulatory compliance planned.
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