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5 Top Big Data and Analytics Trends For 2022 By Joydeep Bhattacharya — Technopreneurph

In recent years, big data and analytics have become increasingly important to businesses of all sizes. The ability to collect and analyze large volumes of data can help organizations make better decisions, boost productivity, and improve customer service. The field of big data and analytics is constantly changing, with new technologies and approaches emerging all […] … Continue reading 5 Top Big Data and Analytics Trends For 2022 By Joydeep Bhattacharya — Technopreneurph

The Pursuit of Service Excellence: how business intelligence can drive service improvement

(This was my presentation to the Australian Network of University Planners [ANUP] Annual Forum, 11 November 2019, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) The importance of continual improvement in the pursuit of service excellence is the fact that excellence is a transient thing. What may be regarded today as excellent service may be merely standard service tomorrow. Our … Continue reading The Pursuit of Service Excellence: how business intelligence can drive service improvement

Key Ingredients of a Digital Transformation (DX) Recipe

We are hearing a lot about “digital transformation” in the workplace, but what does it mean and what are some of the current statistics and trends. This post discusses the key ingredients for a successful DX implementation. Definition of DX According to Bill Schmarzo, CTO of Dell ECM Services (aka Dean of Big Data), Digital … Continue reading Key Ingredients of a Digital Transformation (DX) Recipe

Data of a ‘Kickstart Your Reseach’ Initiative at a University

The role that ‘data’ plays in the Kickstart Your Research (KYR) initiative is important for a number of reasons.  These include continuous improvement, content enhancement, and decision making (strategic planning). Kinds of data we could get from KYR The scope of the KYR engagement is the first year of enrolment in a Higher Degree Research … Continue reading Data of a ‘Kickstart Your Reseach’ Initiative at a University

SharePoint as a Workhorse of Workplace Collaboration.

This post is about SharePoint (SP) collaboration and how the collaborative functions of the platform are being used in a university environment. SP is a complex platform and it has been described as an ‘operating system’ (OS) for information or the “OS for intranets”. According to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, “SharePoint is the definitive … Continue reading SharePoint as a Workhorse of Workplace Collaboration.

AAIR Conference

It’s been a month since I attended the Australasian Institutional Research (AAIR) Forum in Perth, Western Australia but one of the presentations that still stands out for me is Application of Predictive Analytics to HDR Course Completion Times by Dr Rachna Dhand. It’s particularly interesting for me because it falls within the areas of my research interests. And I … Continue reading AAIR Conference