John Bates
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Banking on a Future in Big Data - How DBS Bank is Driving Customer Engagements with Decision Analytics
Earlier this week, I participated in a webinar with FierceFinance on Big Data and next-era business intelligence. In preparation for the event, I took a look at the nature of banking and Big Data which blends the virtual world with the real world. I was struck by just how much opportunity there is...
BATS' "Own Goal" a Wake-up Call to Markets
In English football (soccer) an "own goal" is when a player scores against his own team (usually accidentally). Sports videos and books are full of own goal blunders and the players almost never live them down. The term has become synonymous with anything that backfires upon the perpetrator. So when...
Making 'Cents' of the Shifting Business Landscape
Last fall we collaborated with the Economist Intelligence Unit to look at how companies around the world are responding to the rapidly increasing pace of change in business. While I touched on some of the early quantitative...
Consulting our crystal ball: IT Predictions for 2012
With the New Year just around the corner, many are busy thinking up unattainable diet and fitness resolutions, but we here at Progress have instead spent our time collaborating on more realistic forecasts for the coming year.
The team here at Progress put our heads together to produce our top...
Exciting news: Progress Acquires Corticon
Today, Progress announced the acquisition of Corticon, an industry leader in the Business Rules Management System (BRMS) market. I’m incredibly excited about this acquisition. I want to take a moment to talk about why we made the decision to acquire Corticon and why I’m so thrilled.
As you know,...
Our 2012 Predictions: What to expect in capital markets
What will we see for capital markets in 2012? The countdown to 2012 has begun. On the capital markets horizon is a great deal of change – no surprise to those following this year’s rollercoaster of rogue algorithms and regulation tension. So with no further ado, here are our capital markets...
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