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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.
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....
Opera Solutions: Big Data Becomes Actionable Data
Thursday, 6th June 2013
FreePint interviewed Scott Weber, who heads up Opera Solutions Government Services, specialists in turning big data into "actionable data", and found out how they can create alerts and recommendations to gain "anticipatory intelligence" that enables front-line workers to make better decisions, faster.
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.
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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.
Good Guy, Bad Guy - Privacy Spells Opportunity
Wednesday, 5th June 2013
As Bloomberg continues its damage limitation exercise following use of customer data by some of its journalists, two commentators appear to take opposing views on the future of privacy. But whether you believe cyber-privacy is now a lost cause or should be pursued with increasing vigour, recent developments suggest that there are plenty of opportunities for info pros to seize - in both analytics and regulatory compliance.
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.
Big Data: Providing Speed to Insight
Tuesday, 28th May 2013
The true value of big data is the ability to analyse large datasets and in a competitive business environment the time required to reach this analysis is critical. During a recent interview with Dr Phil Hastings, SVP of Marketing for Linguamatics, we came away with some practical examples of how text mining can be used to achieve "speed to insight".
Big Data: Speed to Insight, an Interview with Linguamatics
Tuesday, 28th May 2013
Natural language processing-based text mining is a powerful application for mining big data in the healthcare and pharmaceutical arena, for example. FreePint's series producer Victor Camlek interviews Linguamatics to find out why its flagship product I2E is used by top commercial, academic and government organisations and how it helps them to get the answers to highly sophisticated questions.
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.
Safety in Numbers? Crowdfunding and Competitive Intelligence
Thursday, 16th May 2013
In the years since crowdfunding started generating millions in funding, writers have covered crowdfunding projects either as success stories like Amanda Palmer's $1.25 million project, or they give marketing advice. This article shows how crowdfunding platforms (CFPs) such as Kickstarter and Crowdcube, reward or equity-based, could be a source of competitive intelligence.
Gleaning Competitive Intelligence from Crowdfunding
Tuesday, 14th May 2013
With the US JOBS Act opening up the crowdfunding market to venture capital in the US, the business world has taken notice of the new market. This article suggests that crowdfunding platforms (based on the combination of crowdsourcing and microfinance) offer access to open source market data - ready to be mined by information professionals.
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.
IMS Acquires Semantelli, a Potential Big Data Booster Shot
Tuesday, 7th May 2013
Supplier of pharmaceutical trending information, IMS Health, has acquired social media analytics firm Semantelli. Victor Camlek examines the possibilities for big data analytics from the deal and the likely benefits for IMS customers.
Big Data - Where are the Boundaries?
Tuesday, 7th May 2013
Big data is, by definition, big. But what do we mean by "big"? Keith Cooper, CEO of Connotate, explains how setting boundaries and having clear business goals is essential when working on big data projects.
Big Data... And the Information Professional
Friday, 3rd May 2013
Big data undoubtedly presents opportunities for information professionals. Victor Camlek looks at FreePint's recent articles on the topic to examine how info pros can demonstrate that their skill sets make them ideally suited to a career involving big data.
Competitive Intelligence: Analyse Company Information to Understand Corporate Strategy
Thursday, 2nd May 2013
Milan Dalal of the Brook Intelligence Centre discusses the research and analysis you need to conduct in order to understand your competitors' and clients' corporate strategies. Historical and current context are essential along with major events and third party views and Milan discusses which information sources can help you identify these key elements.
Competitive Intelligence: Deciphering Corporate Strategy using Secondary Sources
Wednesday, 1st May 2013
As part of FreePint’s series of articles on competitive intelligence focused on helping information professionals gain a competitive advantage over technology, Milan Dalal of the Brook Intelligence Centre explains how piecing together the clues contained within secondary sources can surface a company’s strategy. He details why there is an increasing need for this type of analysis, the sources to consider, and how to critically evaluate them. He also demonstrates how your opinions can add value to the process.
Infographics: The "At a Glance" Research Source
Tuesday, 30th April 2013
One might think incorporating non-text sources into a research strategy of any sort would be almost a given considering the large amount of visual data available both online and in print but it does remain a neglected area. Infographics can be a valuable source for identifying and visualising trends, obtaining a quick picture of a situation, determining a starting point for research and much more. Jan Knight also highlights some of the popular tools for creating your own infographics.
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