Product review of BMI Research (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
9th December 2016

Concluding our product review of BMI Research, the independent research firm that provides macroeconomic, industry and financial market analysis we reveal what we consider to be BMI's most valuable feature for clients, and describe help and training available, future developments and pricing. Competitors include the Economist Intelligence Unit, IHS, Capital Economics, Roubini Global Economics and Oxford Economics.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2756

Read

Jinfo survey on data analytics (part 2 - current activities and attitudes around analytics)
9th December 2016

Reporting on the second part of our data analytics survey and how analytics is showing up in organisations, Robin Neidorf finds out what activities are carried out by information managers. How well are they and their organisations prepared for data analytics?

Read

How you can identify and influence data analytics projects
9th December 2016

Information professionals often find out too late about their organisation's data analytics projects, and are having to swoop in after finding out that the project is misusing data and licences. To try and address this risk, Jinfo has developed a three-step approach to help information teams spot, join, and influence data analytics project teams.

Read

Jinfo survey on data analytics (part 1 - characteristics of respondents and positioning of analytics)
8th December 2016

As part of Jinfo's current Research Focus "Data analytics - ready your information service", we surveyed how analytics is showing up in organisations. Robin Neidorf analyses the results and finds intriguing evidence into how information staff are positioning themselves and their expertise within this emerging area. Is the way forward clear, or is data analytics yet to find its firm home within organisations?

Read

Jinfo survey on data analytics - 2016
8th December 2016

Read

Product review of BMI Research (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
8th December 2016

The third part of our product review of BMI Research, the independent research firm that provides macroeconomic, industry and financial market analysis, we analyse the technology that allows users to find their way around the product's vast amount of daily updated material, including reports, data, and forecasting content across industries & global markets. We put to the test search and filtering, all the available tools & databases and explain how to receive daily news and analysis, much of it created in-house.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2756

Read

Product review of BMI Research (sources - content & coverage)
6th December 2016

In the second part of our review of BMI Research, the independent research firm that provides macroeconomic, industry and financial market analysis, we look at content and coverage including how it uses available data sources and how users can access the content, including via thousands of individual reports. Sophie Alexander describes its highly integrated approach to risk and to forecasting, and summarises the product's unique strengths.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2756

Read

Market landscape - Natural Language Generation tools
6th December 2016

Read

Product review of BMI Research (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
5th December 2016

Sophie Alexander begins her product review of BMI Research, the independent research firm that provides macroeconomic, industry and financial market analysis, rebranded in 2015 from Business Monitor International. She introduces the product with its in-depth coverage of market sectors and geographical areas and flags up its value drivers. Read on to find out why she thinks many high powered companies have chosen to use its unique methodology to help guide investment decisions.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2756

Read

Generating textual narratives from structured data - key vendors
2nd December 2016

We profile three vendors in the Natural Language Generation (NLG) space: Narrative Science, Yseop, and Arria, following on from Chris Porter's previous article which introduced the concept of creating narrative text automatically from structured data and profiled Automated Insights.

Read