Game of Thrones never stops surprising its viewers. And the way the shows fans react to the episode never stops surprising our data scientists either. Our ongoing sentiment analysis experiment shows that what the critics focus on is not always the same as what the masses are talking about. In this weeks episode, Book of the Stanger (season 6, episode 4), the fan reactions to … [Read more...] about Game of Thrones S06E04 Twitter Users United in Joy Over the Big Reunion
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Future IT Infrastructure Forum 2016
Both public and private sector organisations are looking to meet the demands of their employees and customers by underpinning their enterprise with enabling, agile and secure infrastructure. With this in mind, the Future IT Infrastructure Forum will focus on what options are available for these organisations to update, replace or better utilise their current IT … [Read more...] about Future IT Infrastructure Forum 2016
How Big Data Can Predict Football’s Rising Stars
Did you know that Big Data can help us predict who the future soccer stars will be? This is precisely what happened in Riyad Mahrezs case, PFA Player of the Year, who has conquered the English Premier League with Leicester City. During last years Big Data Week Conference in London, Malta-based entrepreneur Valery Bollier correctly foresaw that the Leicester midfielder would be … [Read more...] about How Big Data Can Predict Football’s Rising Stars
The 7 Deadly Sins of Quantitative Data Analysts
Quantitative analysis: Its such an appealing phrase. It provides a sense of order and rationality in an often unordered and irrational world. When done right, quantitative analysis can give you a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment. Youve quantified, youve analyzed, and as a result you now have a nicely working model with which to grow your business. Right? Unfortunately, … [Read more...] about The 7 Deadly Sins of Quantitative Data Analysts
The Rise of Self-Service Business Intelligence
One of the hottest trends in BI lately has been self-service data analysis. Most leading solutions are heavily marketed to business users with this tagline, promising fewer headaches and quicker insights than traditional BI. A recent survey conducted by Forbes and Qlik suggests that companies are enthusiastically agreeing with this reasoning. The surveys respondents … [Read more...] about The Rise of Self-Service Business Intelligence
