After Google’s latest search algorithm release that threatened to punish non-mobile-friendly websites’ search rankings began roll out on April 21st, how are websites’ Google ranking affected? Over the two months leading up to the date when Google were to alter their search algorithm1, the number of mobile-friendly sites increased by 4.7%2. Most organisations were already […]
^ Fluctuating frequency of party mentions on Twitter over a fortnight. Data from University of Warwick / ITI-CERTH (Greece) project gives this election result prediction. Click to enlarge While trying to predict election outcomes is as old as democracy itself, in our time, unprecedented methods – Social Media Analytics – are at our disposal. This […]
Influential Holdings, the parent of UK-based SAP & IBM BI analytics partner Influential Software, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Dynistics – one of the UK’s leading providers of dashboard analytics software, with over 18,000 active users daily. This acquisition lends strength to the Group and its capability to deliver to both new and […]
We asked Jonathan Harrison and Alfred Atomboh (pictured, right) why they decided to apply for an internship at Influential Software. JH: The driving force behind my decision to join Influential was the prospect of being involved in a closely knit team in which sharing knowledge was at the core. Having not worked in a professional […]
We asked Ben Miller how he had found the start of his internship at Influential “The office is full of friendly, helpful people and has an abundance of daylight! I heard great things about the Internship programme at Influential, long before submitting my application. I was looking for a position that would afford genuine experience […]
What is Watson? Find out more about IBM Watson, its development – and how it is currently helping cancer patients. We don’t know exactly how the future will look, but it’s name may well be Watson. IBM Watson – leading-edge technology that allows users to query data using natural language – is now available as […]
Since beginning Influential’s Internship programme in Autumn 2013, Richard Smith has gained experience of software development on various platforms. “During my time at Influential I have worked on a range of technologies with a number of project teams, all operating using an Agile Scrum methodology. These projects have included the development of a SharePoint .Net […]
Visualisation unlocks insight in otherwise impenetrable data. How happy are different parts of London?Portrayal of data on happiness in each of London’s boroughs1 Beyond just presenting a summary of data, today’s visualisation tools allow the user to drill-down; “zoom in”, specify and refine your query. Further, modelling combines with visualisation to create “what-if” dashboards. Crime in […]
Governance, Risk and Compliance Solutions Beyond mandatory reports, easily create reports for on-demand insight. To read more, click here [Issuu, 12pp]. The recent ruling to fine six UK banks £2.6bn1 is arguably an unfair setback for those organisations as a whole, their bottom lines – and reputations; if the activity were unknown outside those close-knit circles […]
Ever-strengthening etailer sales are widely perceived to put shops under tough competitive pressure. However, the overall winners will be companies who successfully bridge the gap. ^ The bitter end: Ascribing defeat to etail Retailers know that not all shop visitors intend to make a purchase; half of Generation Y males and 70% of females regard […]