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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. A real revolution is underway for the graphic design of such user interfaces, and central to this overhaul of design is the concept of intelligent, simple workflow, which enables users to get things done in an orderly fashion. Register for this episode of The Briefing Room to hear analyst Mike Ferguson of Intelligent Business as he explains why interface design and workflow must go hand-in-hand.   

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 of the Briefing Room 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.   

In the normal course of any year, The Bloor Group is briefed by a fairly large spectrum of technology vendors, spanning most areas of information technology, from the iron to the applications. Typically, we encounter many new approaches to established technologies and services. Occasionally we encounter technologies that, although they might not be entirely original, are sufficiently different to surprise us.