Despite its name, effective Data Science requires a certain amount of artistic flair. Analysts must be creative about how and where they find the insights that will drive business value. One classic roadblock to that kind of frictionless process? Programming. Not everyone can code Java, which makes the unstructured domain of Hadoop quite challenging for the average business analyst. Register for this episode to hear veteran Analyst Dr. Robin Bloor explain how a new generation of analytical platforms will solve the complexity of unifying structured and unstructured data. 

Today's savvy organizations know that a streamlined approach to data and applications can put the power of predictive analytics right where it needs to be: in the hands of the user. Traditional predictive solutions are complex and rely on scarce, specialist users, but a revolution is underway that delivers gets these capabilities into the hands of every business analyst. Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to hear analyst Robin Bloor of The Bloor Group as he explains why interface design and workflow must go hand-in-hand.   

Dear Mr CIO, how is the year ahead planning programme going so far? I know, sorry, it's a tough one. The deployment and integration of devices, mobile connectivity points, virtual cloud-based desktop services, security, big data, tablets, mini-tablets and micro-mini-tablets (don't worry, we made that last one up) all present a multiplicity of challenges.