The five stages towards competitive business data analytics
In the last few years, it has become technically and economically feasible to capture and store huge quantities of data. Businesses generate a vast amount – but the reality is, few know what to do with it. The IDC estimates that only 0.5% of data is ever analysed, which considering the potential benefits, is a […]
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Why an empathic approach should be at the core of UX consulting
At the beginning of this year, there were more than 1.94 billion websites online; over 4 million mobile apps on iOS and Android; and 4 billion Internet users all over the world. The creation and distribution of these materials is a vast industry; but who makes sure that they are well-designed, user friendly and intuitive? […]
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How a data engineer transformed business processes in this green energy company
As companies aim to scale up their operation, they often discover that the vast majority of their processes should be automated by a data engineer. Yet, despite its undeniable advantages, according to Gartner, just 55% of businesses are convinced as to its value. This is ironic, considering that process automation has been shown to account […]
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Due diligence on digital companies – how investors and strategy managers can get more insights
For more than a decade, digital business models have challenged the offline world in most B2C and B2B areas. A vast number of digital commerce companies (i.e. retailers, marketplaces, services and media companies that use the Internet as their main channel of customer acquisition and service delivery) have passed the startup stage and have grown […]
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Key points from the webinar “New e-health digitized customer centric products”
While this presentation was in line with our recent series of webinars, with topics including data, artificial intelligence, and private equity, in this webinar we wanted to talk directly about the situation within which we are currently living. The global pandemic has brought e-health to the fore, and as such, we thought that this would […]
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The pandemic put e-health in the spotlight – here’s why it needs to stay there
As the global pandemic continues to wreak havoc on healthcare systems globally, remote consultations, virtual care and follow ups are becoming increasingly commonplace. Broadly referred to as telehealth or e-health, technological methods are helping healthcare providers and medical staff better respond to the needs of those that have contracted the virus. Equally, these tools are […]
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How a digital twin can provide next-generation supply chain optimization for agribusiness
The concept of a digital twin was first defined and implemented by NASA to simulate the development of spacecraft. However, it has not been since the drive towards digital transformation and the increasing prominence of tools such as IoT, cloud technology, and machine learning that the digital twin has come to the fore of supply […]
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Value creation for private equity through the gig economy
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are major new trends emerging in talent sourcing for private equity. Primarily, remote working has become the new normal. For business, this is an opportunity. Now, you no longer have to rely on a local pool of talent. Instead, a global network of private equity consultants and […]
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Lessons in remote team building: Keeping Agile teams Agile
These days, nobody is a stranger to virtual teams, especially in the current climate. However, this isn’t to say that remote team building is an entirely contemporary concept. In fact, businesses and organisations have been managing virtual teams for decades, if not centuries. Nor, indeed, is the home office a new phenomenon: in the 1980s, […]
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Key takeaways from the webinar “Understanding corporate options in conversational AI”
Conversational AI is set to be one of the hottest topics in enterprise software in the coming years. The subject extends to several arenas, from digital messaging dialogues, to digital assistants, to integrated chatbots in apps like Facebook Messenger, Telegram, or WhatsApp. Essentially, at the core of this proposition is what it means to digitize […]
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