Tracking trends in data analytics
10th November 2017

Andrew Lucas looks at how to keep on top of research and trends in the field of AI, data analytics, big data and business intelligence (BI), which industries are driving growth, key benefits of data analytics, the impact of AI on GDP and employment trends. He also highlights Jinfo's picks as leaders in big data analytics as well as those Gartner places in its magic quadrant for BI and analytics. 

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Subscription update for information services management
9th November 2017

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The impact of shrinking spend on premium databases
31st July 2017

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Market landscape - text and sentiment analytics
7th November 2017

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Consistent & emerging themes in data analytics
2nd November 2017

Jinfo has been tracking the impact of data analytics on the information world for five years. Director of research, Robin Neidorf, highlights the top four issues which need to be addressed in order to make a data analytics project a success, as well as identifying the skills and knowledge information professionals can bring to those projects. 

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Merger and acquisition activities amongst information vendors
1st November 2017

Information centre managers are frequently presented with news of mergers and acquisitions amongst the information vendors they rely on for mission-critical information resources. This news often causes concern about contract renewals and price increases. A recent Jinfo Community session explored this topic and provided some interesting insights into market forces impacting the landscape of information providers. Robin Neidorf, Jinfo's director of research, moderated a discussion that revealed common questions and concerns amongst the participants.

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Technology drivers in current awareness
1st November 2017

A recent Jinfo webinar addressed the issue of how technological improvements are providing new ways of supporting information teams in providing current awareness services, including all-in-one platforms, content-agnostic platforms and ad-hoc solutions. In this article, Graham Southorn reports on some of the webinar's highlights, including the vendor landscape around current awareness and relevant findings from our research, to help you consider how you might effectively incorporate technology into your solutions.

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Curation Corporation - overcoming information overload
30th October 2017

Andrew Lucas interviews Nick Finegold, founder and executive chairman of Curation Corporation, a UK-based news monitoring and alerting company that uses best in class technology and human curators to tackle information overload. Curation Corporation aims to make following complex issues effortless, and to improve information sharing across organisations and between the C-suite and the content world. We also ask about the recent agreement with Dow Jones.

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Is it time for a new current awareness platform?
27th October 2017

A recent Jinfo Community session discussed the factors involved in deciding whether or not to switch to a new current awareness platform, and if one that covers every step in the pipeline really makes sense. Prior to the session, participants completed a survey asking about the types of sources they currently use and the relative importance of different factors in choosing a new platform. This article looks at some of those factors and highlights some of the feedback received from participants.

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Market landscape - document review and AI
23rd October 2017

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