Nick HalsteadinKing Arthurs WorldA BeginningI have known Jez San for a long time. I joined Argonaut Software when I was 18; when Argonaut was still tiny, having just moved out from…Dec 2, 20182Dec 2, 20182
Nick HalsteadinDataScanA reminder of why data privacy mattersEurope is drawing fresh battle lines around the ethics of big data. The anonymisation myth. Would you hand over personal data to pay for a…Oct 7, 2018Oct 7, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanBlockchain and data management mythsAre silos are the greatest stumbling block to effective data use? Why you aren’t as anonymous as you think online. Watch a human-like robot…Aug 6, 2018Aug 6, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanAmazon’s race to capitalize on dataConnected data and people-based marketing. Data breach exposes personal info database with 340m records. Ways to think about machine…Jul 9, 2018Jul 9, 2018
Nick HalsteadinInfoSumUnlocking knowledge from internal data silos without drowning in a data lakeA data silo is an isolated dataset that cannot be analysed with other datasets held by an organisation. This fragmentation, means that it’s…Jun 14, 2018Jun 14, 2018
Nick HalsteadinInfoSumMergers & Acquisitions: How InfoSum enables pre-deal data analysisToo often, critical M&A decisions are made using secondary research or sample data sources, which can provide an unreliable analysis of the…Jun 11, 2018Jun 11, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanQuestions for Zuckerberg and CambridgeThe tiny Cambridge department sucked into Facebook big data furore. Five trends in the use and management of customer data. Explicit vs…Apr 16, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanTrustworthy data will transform the worldGathering healthcare insights about people’s daily lives. How to turn “data exhaust” into a competitive edge. What happens when data…Mar 18, 2018Mar 18, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanHow to analyse data while protecting privacyAds that don’t overstep. Attitudes to sharing personal data. Marketers are integrating data across their tech stacks. Why decentralisation…Feb 26, 2018Feb 26, 2018
Nick HalsteadinDataScanSiloed data stifling B2B marketing effortsWhy second party data is king. Good privacy is good for business. How to tame the tech titans. Show me your data — the new precondition to…Jan 28, 20181Jan 28, 20181