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HMRC analyses data to catch offshore tax evaders

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US and Australian tax administrations working with HMRC to fight tax evasion
14 May 2013

Marketing hype risks creating big data cynicism, says McLaren CIO

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Buzzword could hide true potential of big data, but bringing it to the attention of board level is positive, Stuart Birrell tells Computing
10 May 2013

Where innovation is always on the menu: an interview with Pret a Manger's IT chief

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Fast-growing food chain Pret a Manger prides itself on serving high-quality fresh produce with the minimum of fuss. But behind this simple concept lies a technology stack that is constantly evolving
18 Apr 2013

Betting on QlikView pays off for Paddy Power

BI manager Conor McMenamin tells Danny Palmer how Qlikview’s business discovery platform has helped the bookmaker take advantage of real-time data
18 Apr 2013

Big Data Summit 2013: Addressing the challenges of real-time analytics

Intel's Alan Priestly discusses real-time analytics at Computing's recent Big Data Summit, and takes questions from the audience
10 Apr 2013

Big Data Summit: Social - the next step for big data analysis

TfL, the FT, Arup and the Salvation Army agree that social media analytics could benefit them greatly
21 Mar 2013

Taking no chances with technology at Lotto HQ

Sooraj Shah speaks to Camelot’s director of IT about supporting a business where sub-second transaction time is critical, and worth tens of millions
18 Mar 2013

The evolving world of consumer data: an interview with Clive Humby

One half of the former dunnhumby team tells Computing his views on the consumer data landscape
15 Mar 2013

High-speed data analysis keeps Red Bull in pole position

Reigning Formula 1 World Champions Infiniti Red Bull Racing give Danny Palmer an insight into their analysis of data and how using AT&T technology has helped keep them at the front of the grid
06 Mar 2013

IT delivers growth at Domino’s: an interview with CIO Colin Rees

CIO Colin Rees tells Sooraj Shah how mobile apps, capacity management, cloud computing and analytics are helping Domino’s to knock spots off the competition
05 Mar 2013

HMRC trawling social media to find evidence of tax fraud

Openly available web data being fed into HMRC's anti-fraud data warehouse
25 Feb 2013

Connecting the dots at HMRC

When HMRC was formed in 2005, its fraud detection systems were arguably far from cutting edge. However, a new system that can work with more data than ever – from different tax systems – is paying for itself many times over
21 Feb 2013

Fujitsu helps Gravesham Borough Council tackle social housing fraud

Council able to repossess six properties thanks to analytics software
13 Feb 2013

Infosys: Shortage of big data modellers as well as data scientists

Senior vice president says the firm needs both so its clients can benefit
01 Feb 2013

Case study: Knowledge management at Slaughter & May

‘Flaky’ Hummingbird replaced by Recommind
15 Nov 2012

Interview with Kirk Dunn of big data firm Cloudera

Cloudera COO explains why the age of big data requires a new way of thinking
13 Nov 2012

Runescape: A big data case study

Stuart Sumner dons his helmet and shield and explores the IT infrastructure that serves the 200 million beast-slaying denizens of RuneScape
13 Nov 2012

US elections: hunch vs. crunch? No contest

Analyst Nate Silver beats political pundits into second place by predicting results 100 per cent correctly
08 Nov 2012

Interview with Neil MacGowan of predictive analytics firm Netuitive

UK technology director of Netuitive explains how his firm predicts system failures before they happen
25 Oct 2012

Analysis: The inexorable rise of NoSQL

Many firms find it hard to look past Oracle, IBM or HP for their data warehouse and business intelligence tools. But with the advent of big data, the niche players’ day may be dawning. John Leonard speaks to one of the upstarts
03 Oct 2012

Finding the right chemistry: an interview with AstraZeneca's Angela Yochem

There can be few IT leaders who put as much faith in the concept of partnership as AstraZeneca’s CTO
05 Sep 2012

The language of data science

A glossary of terms from the world of data science
24 Aug 2012

SAP and Oracle 'shrink-wrapped solutions no substitute for deep big data analysis, says Centiq

Off-the-shelf analysis solutions will 'stimulate imaginations' in preparation for better third-party options, says cloud infrastructure firm
13 Aug 2012

Central banks turn to Google for clues on the economy

Who'd trust an economist? Central banks worldwide are studying search data to better understand what's really going on in the economy
03 Aug 2012