Quocirca - Blog Archive for February (2013)

There were 4 blog postings during February (2013):

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Measuring the social perceptions of big data
Toward the end of 2012, Quocirca met with an interesting company called DataSift. DataSift is a social data platform company—it takes feeds of data from the majority of social media sites and can then mine through social conversations for...
Clive Longbottom, Quocirca | 6th February '13

Gaining strategic technology platforms through financing
At the end of 2012, Quocirca carried out research for BNP Paribas Leasing Solutions into the perceptions around IT and communications financing amongst UK small and medium businesses (SMBs). For the research, SMBS are defined as organisations having...
Clive Longbottom, Quocirca | 8th February '13

The wastage of human capital in IT operations
The managers of any successful business must keep a constant focus on productivity. Well implemented IT helps to achieve this, for example through automating manufacturing processes, improving supply chain efficiency or enabling flexible working....
Bob Tarzey, Quocirca | 1st February '13

The Financial CRD Game - a game of two halves.
Since the original Basel Accord was agreed and signed in 1988, central governments, driven by the EU, have been trying to ensure that financial institutions were managed in such a way as to provide a solid platform to the global economy. Starting...
Clive Longbottom, Quocirca | 28th February '13