Identify - and overcome - the most common data analytics risks
13th July 2016

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Product review of EMIS Professional
8th November 2016

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Data analytics - challenges of combining internal data with open data
7th November 2016

The advent of "big data" blurs the distinction between internal and external information. Sensitive and confidential issues notwithstanding, the knowledge that can be obtained from breadth, depth and sheer volume of data, can be immeasurably more powerful than traditional, more linear methods. Sue Jenkins explains why information professionals continue to offer unmatched skills in this new era.

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Product review of EMIS Professional (value - help & training; competitors; development; pricing)
3rd November 2016

In the concluding part of the product review of EMIS Professional, the emerging markets business intelligence information service, Andrew Lucas looks at competitors, such as Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Eikon, S&P Global Market Intelligence and the big content aggregators, but can any of them compete with the EMIS focus on emerging markets? He covers help functions, which are available throughout the product, likely future developments and pricing strategy.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2736

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Product review of EMIS Professional (technology - search & user interface; outputs & alerts; administration)
2nd November 2016

In the third part of our product review of EMIS Professional, the business intelligence information service for emerging markets, researcher Andrew Lucas looks at some of the recent improvements to the structure of the product around Companies, Industries and Countries, which has improved the navigation. He also puts the new user interface design to the test; reviews languages and outputs; and takes a detailed look at company, industry and country analysis.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2736

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Product review of EMIS Professional (sources - content & coverage)
1st November 2016

In part 2 of our product review of EMIS Professional, the emerging market business intelligence information service, Andrew Lucas looks at the wide range of emerging market content available in the product, which includes news, industry reports, economic and country data as well as an extensive collection of company data. He looks at reorganisation of the content following its redesign, and how company data, industry coverage and news coverage is collected and added to its own research and data collection.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2736

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Research on UK legal purchasing preferences and needs 2016
1st November 2016

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UK legal research 2016 (overall relationship and partnership with primary vendors)
31st October 2016

Jinfo's director of research, Robin Neidorf, reports on this year's research into purchasing trends and preferences in the UK legal market. She provides in-depth analysis of responses to questions around partnerships and relationships with the two key vendors: LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, finds out what those questioned value most about working with vendors, and reports on the 5 key facets of an ideal vendor relationship.

Note: Full report (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2733

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Subscription update for information services management
31st October 2016

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Product review of EMIS Professional (key advantages; introduction; contact details)
31st October 2016

We introduce EMIS Professional, the emerging market business intelligence information service, which has evolved through significant redesign with a new user interface and improvements to navigation and functionality, and a recent rebranding. Researcher Andrew Lucas describes the jobs and segments it is targeted at and how it provides value to both users seeking information on developed markets as well as emerging markets.

Note: Full review (PDF) at /go/sub/report/2736

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