Market landscape - training for AI and data analytics
20th November 2017

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How to make mergers and acquisitions work for you
15th November 2017

There have been several major mergers and acquisitions in the information services sector in recent years. In many cases, information teams have been left in the dark as to whether the capabilities of their existing products would remain unchanged, and whether prices would rise as a result. A recent Community session brought together information professionals to discuss the opportunities and challenges this presents and, in this article, Graham Southorn discusses some of the mergers along with ways to address any issues that may arise.

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Will information professionals help drive the data analytics train or be left on the platform?
10th November 2017

Businesses and organisations are constantly looking for the next thing that can give them a competitive edge, whether financially or operationally, and most are now turning to data analytics to give them that edge. Information professionals have been helping their users find and make sense of information for centuries and clearly have the skills needed for these types of projects. This article looks at what skills information professionals can contribute to data analytics projects, where these skills can be used and, more importantly, how to showcase them to others.

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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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