James OvendeninIE GroupWhy blockchain hype has to stopThere have been many claims made about the potential of blockchain. Some of these have been realistic, some not so much. Hype has been…Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupWill The Latest WikiLeaks Revelations Slow Down IoT Adoption?Predicting the rate of IoT adoption is a risky business. Guesses made earlier this decade were astronomically high. IBM believed there…Mar 8, 2017Mar 8, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupWe need to stop data skepticism before it infects businessThe hype around big data has swollen to mammoth levels over the past few years. Organizations in both the public and private sectors have…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupHow Big Data Can Help In A RecessionWith the chances of Britain voting to exit the EU looking increasingly likely, and even the most optimistic of leave campaigners…Feb 16, 2017Feb 16, 2017
James OvendenThe day I met Pat SharpThe 90s was a crazy time for kids’ TV. All of the presenters looked like they were doing copious amounts of cocaine, which may explain our…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
James OvendenMy day at a pick-up artist bootcampWomen are frightening and confusing to most men. There are a lot of them and they all say and do different things, so it’s hard to know…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
James OvendenMy visit to gay fetish weekEveryone’s having weird sex these days. You’ll have seen it in women’s magazines, parks, or on the internet. If you’re not fucking someone…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupA world without workA nine month investigation by the Resolution Foundation has concluded that if the government wants to achieve its goal of full employment…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupBlockchain will enable a real sharing economyGrover Norquist, President of Americans for Tax Reform, recently argued that, ‘The war against the sharing or gig economy is the struggle…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017
James OvendeninIE GroupWhat Hans Rosling can teach us about data visualizationSwedish academic and medical doctor Hans Rosling’s death at the age of 68 is a massive loss, not just to the world of data, but to society…Feb 14, 2017Feb 14, 2017