Too many young people lack skills for work January 25, 2012 QUEST PROFESSIONAL THERE’S no doubt these are tough economic times, particularly for graduates and young people vying for limited roles in an increasingly competitive job market. The resounding sentiment among young people is a fear that they are not entirely prepared for the work. Having practical and personal skills that are useful in the workplace [...]
Big industry responses are needed to big data explosion January 25, 2012 BIG data has been the big tech issue of the last year and this trend is set to continue as volumes of transactional data continue to grow. So what do people mean by big data? The definition is largely subjective and refers to datasets of a size that is beyond the ability of typical database [...]
BIG DATA IS A GIANT OPPORTUNITY IF YOU PLAN FOR ITS NEEDS January 25, 2012 DIRECTOR UK ENTERPRISE CISCO WHAT DOES THE INDUSTRY MEAN BY BIG DATA? Big data refers to data sets that are too large to economically manage and analyse with traditional IT techniques in a reasonable timeframe. Big data is typically in the tens to hundreds of terabytes range, or even much larger. Sources include both human [...]
Taking a look at what’s around the corner for big data in 2012 January 25, 2012 WHEN it comes to planning your responses to increasing data needs, it is not enough to simply try and respond to regulatory requirements as and when they pop up – to do so leaves you with a disjointed and inefficient system. Instead, businesses must plan ahead and anticipate what might be coming around the corner, [...]
BIG DATA BY NUMBERS January 25, 2012 40 % projected growth in global data generated per year versus 5 per cent growth in global IT spending €250bn potential annual value to Europe’s public sector administration – more than the GDP of Greece 235 terabytes of data collected by the US Library of Congress in April 2011 £600bn potential annual consumer surplus from [...]
Bury bonds in tax-efficient Isas to avoid digging deep January 25, 2012 HIDDEN among the carnage following the implosion of Lehman Brothers in 2008 lay an opportunity to profit from corporate bonds. And for those who weren’t busy stocking up on water, guns and canned food, corporate bond funds have proved an invaluable hedge against volatile and broadly weak equity returns and inflation’s creeping decimation of their [...]
FTSE takes a breather as clouds gather over Greece January 24, 2012 BRITAIN’S top share index retreated from six-month peaks yesterday as Eurozone debt woes prompted investors to take profits in banking stocks and rebalance portfolios in favour of high dividend payers. The fall on the London bourse chimed with weaker equity performance in Europe and the United States, on worries that Greece could be heading for [...]
New Europe drama closes Wall Street’s winning run January 24, 2012 US stock edged lower yesterday, ending a five-day rally for the Standard & Poor’s 500, as talks to resolve Greece’s debt crisis hit a snag and earnings from a number of blue chips disappointed. Greece moved closer to the possibility of a chaotic default as talks to restructure the country’s debt stalled. However, the US [...]
Yet another fine mess in the search for a European solution January 24, 2012 EURO-DOLLAR had another up and down ride yesterday. The release of better than expected Eurozone PMI composite figures gave the pairing an initial jump, but this brief optimisim that pushed euro-dollar up to $1.3062 quickly subsided when markets were reminded that the Eurozone is fundamentally more than a little shaky. Finance ministers rejecting a 4 [...]
THE TIPSTER January 24, 2012 BOTH the cricket team and the national currency are enjoying a good start to 2012, as the Aussie rallies on good economic data from China and the US that has emboldened the optimists in financial markets. A twelve-week high for this raciest of risky currencies however means that it is starting to look vulnerable to [...]