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IBM Reports Cloud Growth But Profits Fall 30 Percent Overall
Yet another quarterly decline as IBM closes 11 acquisitions in first six months of 2016
Will Differential Privacy Give Data-Focused Firms Both Security and Privacy?
Apple will use differential privacy to collect data on groups while keeping individuals anonymous. This emphasises privacy, while giving access to data
2016 Tour De France Keeps Viewers Informed With Big Data Analytics Upgrade
Dimension Data gives Tour de France 2016 greater data capture ability and analytics to keep organisers, viewers and commentators informed
IT Life: Walkbase CTO Talks Analytics And Connected Worlds
Bjorn Sjolund, CTO at Walkbase, talks us through his life in IT so far
SAP: Sport Isn’t Just About Marketing, It’s Business Too
SAP's head of sport says it got involved for the marketing potential, but now it sees a sustainable business as it helps Germany at Euro 2016
Cisco And IBM To Help Industry Analyse IoT Data At Network Edge
IBM Watson IoT platform and Cisco edge analytics are paired to help companies get more from their data no matter how far from network core they are
SAP HANA Will Run On Microsoft Azure Public Cloud
Microsoft Azure will be certified for all types of HANA workloads as SAP software and Office 365 get integrated
eBay Will Smarten Up Shopping With Purchase Of Analytics Firm Expertmaker
Acquisition of Expertmaker will bring machine learning and AI to eBay online auctions by better matching shoppers and sellers
Apple And SAP Partnership To Bring HANA-Powered Apps To iPhone And iPad
Apple continues its enterprise drive with SAP partnership for developer SDK, training academy and applications
Qualcomm’s Speedy Networks Are Pushing Mercedes F1 To Pole Position
Qualcomm’s Graeme Davidson tells us how the company’s speedy data transfers are helping Mercedes F1 mount another title challenge
Cloud And Analytics Now More Than A Third Of IBM’s Total Revenue
But IBM reports a 21 percent fall in net profit to £1.61bn in the first quarter ending March 31
Barclays Offers Big Data Service To Britain’s SMBs
New Barclays SmartBusiness project will give half a million SMBs access to customer trends and insights
Leading The Pack: How Dimension Data Rolls Out The Tour De France
TechWeekEurope hears how Dimension Data is bringing the world’s biggest race into the information age
IBM And SAP To Build On Cloud, Big Data Partnership With Cognitive Capabilities
IBM and SAP will work together on creating new services and boosting HANA with IBM cognitive capabilities
5 Reasons Why IT Should Embrace End-User IT Analytics
Paul Cash, MD at Fruition Partners UK, explains why IT departments should use analytics to slice and dice valuable data
Digital Revolution: Tech Is A Catalyst For Public Sector Change
Governments are recruiting the best talent and creating new initiatives. But what can they learn from the private sector? Andrew Lawson, UK Salesforce MD, discusses
IBM ‘Spellchecks’ Your Emotions To Help You Find Love
A new IBM Watson tool could help you find your true love through online dating
IBM Fights Cancer With Genome Center Sole Companion
IBM is using Watson analytics to give cancer the middle finger salute
Too Many Tools Spoil The ITOA Broth
Guy Warren, CEO of app performance specialist ITRS, examines the challenges companies face when they have too many ITOA tools
How Cutting-Edge Business Practices Are Applied To The RBS 6 Nations
Nick Millman, MD of big data & analytics delivery for Europe, Accenture, explains how analytics brings the 6 Nations Championships closer to rugby fans
10.1TB Superbowl 50 Data Record Shows ‘Maturity’ Of NFL Wi-Fi
Superbowl data growth isn't surprising, but will help NFL expand going forward, according to official Wi-Fi analytics partner
Pegasystems Takes Topnotch Customer Experience To The Field
Pegasystems launches Pega Field Service CRM Application to increase field workforce productivity
IBM Launches 25 New Cloud Services
IBM Cloud portfolio bolstered with hybrid services targeting developers and data scientists
Super Bowl 50 Sure To Crush Data Use Records At Levi’s Stadium
NEWS ANALYSIS: Super Bowl 50 will take place in the world's most high-tech stadium in Silicon Valley, the technology capital of the world. Data transmission records will be shattered
7 Of The Most Successful Tech Companies In Scotland
From Aberdonian bedrooms to billion dollar companies, here's a selection of Scottish tech firms that are keeping Scotland top of the innovation food chain
Call Centres Could Use Voice-Analytics To Understand Customers’ Moods
Hold please. Telephone merchants of PPI claims and solar panels could utilise real-time voice-analytics to improve rapport
Data Breaches And Inside Jobs Head UK Firms’ Fraud Risk Fears
EY says British firms are looking to protect against fraud at all levels
IT Life: NetSuite Asks ‘Why Not Cloud?’
Mark Woodhams, EMEA MD for NetSuite, talks us through cloud, Bill Gates, and Apple fandom
The Connected Aircraft Readies For Takeoff
Carl Esposito from Honeywell Aerospace tells us about some of the latest advances in the connected aircraft sector