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Thesur veyf oundt hatbusi nesseswer eboost i ngi nvest menti nkey ar east ot ackl et her evenuedr op,wi t hI Tcomi ngt opbyasi gni f i cant mar gi n,suggest i ngt echspendi sofhugei mpor t ancet ocompani es.59 percentofbusi nesseswi l li ncr easespendonI Ti n2019,48percentbel i evemar ket i ngwi l lal soseeani ncr easeand46percentar epl anni ngt o boosti nvest menti nsal es. Rel easef r om Cent r opyPR

Whenaskedaboutt hei mpor t anceofdat a,96percentofbusi nesschi ef s sai dt heyunder st oodt hei mpor t anceofdat af ort hei rcompany’ sf ut ur e.However ,onei n10busi nessesar eyett oi mpl ementbi gdat ast r at egi esandl ess t hanat hi r dr egul ar l yconductbi gdat apr oj ect s.

Ni ckFel t on,SVPatMHRAnal yt i cscomment s:“ I t ’ scl eart hatbusi nesses ar ebr acedf orsi gni f i cantt ur bul encenextyearandar epl anni ngmaj ori nvest menti nkeyar east opowert hr oughanant i ci pat eddr opi nr evenues.Despi t e t hesef ear s,compani esar eadopt i ngacombat i veappr oacht ot hi spr obl em, wi t hdepar t ment ssuchasI T,mar ket i ngandsal esal lsetf oracashi nj ect i on. ” “ Wi t hunpr edi ct abl emar ketcondi t i ons,dat amanagementandanal yt i cs ar ecr i t i calf orhel pi ngor gani sat i onsdel i versi gni f i cantcostsavi ngsbyenabl i ngaccur at edeci si onmaki ng.Despi t eapot ent i alr evenuedi p,compani es ar est i l lpl anni ngmaj ori nvest ment s,ofwhi chdat amanagementi sagood choi cei nuncer t ai nt i mes. ” “ Near l yt hr eequar t er s( 72percent )oft hedeci si onmaker swesur veyed bel i evet hei rcompany’ sr esponset obi gdat ahasbeenposi t i ve,yetonl yf our percentr ecogni set hatmanagi ngbi gdat awi l ll eadt ol essadmi ni st r at i on.

Ear l yanal ysi soft heser esul t ssuggest st hatashar perf ocusondat amanagementandanal yt i cscoul dbeadvant ageoust ocompani esi nt hi sconst ant l ychangi ngeconomi ccl i mat e. ”

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UK Busi nessesBenef i tFr om Chi efDat aOf f i cer s Wi t houtHi r i ng Cy noz ur e,t hedat aandanal y t i c ss t r at egyc ons ul t anc y ,t odayannounc esi t s CDO Hub,ani nnov at i v eandpi oneer i ngs er v i c ef orbus i nes s esofal l s i z est o ac c es st hev er ybes tdat aex per t i s e,asandwhenneeded.Thegr oundbr eak i ng Chi efDat aOf f i c er( CDO)ondemandpor t al pl ugsanur gents hor t f al l i ns k i l l sas Dat aTr ans f or mat i ongoesmai ns t r eam andi snol ongeronl yf orent er pr i s es .

Theneedf oras t r at egi cands eni orl eaderi swel l wel l doc ument ed.Wi t hal l t he dat aev er yor gani s at i onhas ,f r om s omanydi f f er ents our c es ,i tc anbeas t r uggl e t ok nowhowt ohandl ei t ,under s t andi tand,mos ti mpor t ant l y ,t oc r eat ev al ue.

Unl oc k i ngv al uei ndat ai snowapr i or i t yf or67% ofbus i nes s es ,ac c or di ngt oCy noz ur e’ sl at es tBi gPr i or i t i esf orDat aSt r at egi esr epor t .Asar es ul t ,manyor gani s at i onsar et ur ni ngt or ec r ui t mentofaChi efDat aOf f i c ert oownt hedat aandanal y t i c sagenda.

Howev er ,f ormanyor gani s at i ons ,t hi si sac hal l enge.Sk i l l sf ort heCDO r ol ear e wi deandv ar i ed.Hi r i ngaper manentmemberoft het eam c anbec os tpr ohi bi t i v e, wi t hs t ar t i ngannual s al ar i esar ound£1 10, 000butwhi c hc ans t r et c ht oi nex c es s of£200, 000.Bef or ej us t i f y i ngt hi si nv es t ment ,f ormanyt her ei sal ac kofc l ar i t y aboutwher et os t ar t .

Cy noz ur e’ sCDO Hubi sanet wor kofs omeoft hemos tr es pec t edandawar d wi nni ngdat al eader si nt hei ndus t r y ,i nc l udi ngPet eWi l l i ams ,f or mer l yofMar k s& Spenc er ,al ongwi t hRober t oMar anc a,f or mer l yChi efDat aOf f i c eratLl oy ds Bank i ngGr oup.Theyhav eunpar al l el edex per i enc ei ndel i v er yoft r ans f or mat i onal dat aandanal y t i c spr ogr ammesatl ar geent er pr i s e,medi um ands mal l s i z ed bus i nes s esands t ar t ups .

TheChi efDat aOf f i c erHub’ sCDO ondemands er v i c ei sanac c es s i bl ewayf or s mal l andmedi ums i z edent er pr i s es( SME’ s ) ,andnot f or pr of i tor gani s at i ons ,t o s hapeanddel i v ert hei rdat aandanal y t i c ss t r at egy .Whet heri ti ss t af f i nga s t andal onedat apr oj ec t ,appoi nt i ngapar t t i medat al eader ,ornomi nat i nga nonex ec ut i v eatboar dl ev el ,t heCDO Hubpr ov i desaf as t ,ef f i c i entandc os t ef f ec t i v ewayt oac c es swor l dc l as sdat at al entatl eader s hi pl ev el .

Ti m Car mi c hael ,af oundi ngmemberoft heCDO Hubnet wor kandChi efDat a Of f i c erwi t hex per i enc ei nt heut i l i t i ess ec t orandt hear medf or c es ,c omment ed: “ Notev er ybus i nes si si napos i t i ont oi nv es ti naf ul l t i meChi efDat aOf f i c er , butmos twi l l r ec ogni z et hehugepot ent i al bus i nes sv al ueofhar nes s i ngand ex pl oi t i ngt hei rdat a.Sot hi sCDOOnDemandof f er i ngi sanel egantand c os t ef f ec t i v ewayofgener at i ngef f ec t i v edat al eader s hi pt odr i v ev al ue” .

J as onFos t er ,f ounderandCEO ofCy noz ur e,s ai d,“ We’ r eex c i t edt opr ov i dea pr ev i ous l y unt appedoppor t uni t yt ot api nt oChi efDat aOf f i c erc apabi l i t yf oror gani s at i onspr ev i ous l ys awt hi sl ev el ofdat al eader s hi pasoutofr eac h.The CDO Hubgi v est hem out s t andi ngex per t i s e,wi t houtt hec os tandr i s kas s oc i at edwi t hhi r i ngatt hi sl ev el -andwi t haf arhi gherdegr eeoff l ex i bi l i t y .Ournet wor kofdat al eader sc anadv i s eons mal l oneof fpr oj ec t s ,dev i s ef ul l dat as t r at egi es ,orpr ov i deongoi ngdat ac ouns el atboar dl ev el .Cy noz ur eCDO Hub al l owsSME’ st ogai nar eal c ompet i t i v eadv ant age,andonet hati sunmat c hed i nt hemar k ett oday . ” Fordat al eader st heCDO Hubi sapl at f or mt oc ol l abor at ewi t hdat apeer s , s har ebes tpr ac t i c e,adv i s eor gani s at i ons ,andbepar tofanet wor kt hatdr i v es v al uet hr oughdat a–andhi ghl i ght si t sr el ev anc e.“ It hi nkt hes t r engt hoft hi s k i ndofgr oupi st hat ,notonl yi si tanex c el l entmec hani s mt os har egoodpr ac t i c eamongl eader si ndat a,buti tdemons t r at est her el ev anc eofdr i v i ngv al ue t hr oughdat aac r os sawi der angeofs ec t or s .I ns hor t ,dat ai snotani c hes por t , i t ’ smai ns t r eam bus i nes s , ”s ai dTi m Car mi c hael .

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I fwel ookatexampl esf r om ot hersect or s–such ast r avelandent er t ai nment–i t ’ scl eart hatt hei nt egr at i onoft echnol ogyacr ossal lar easoft hebusi nesscanhel paf i r mt hr i ve.Wi t hpr essur eont he sect orsett oi ncr ease,nowr eal l yi st het i mef or const r uct i ont opl aycat chup. ”

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Caal m Campof f er st heper f ec tbr eakf orpeopl el ook i ngf ora f ami l ybr eakandi ts ui t abl ef oral l ages ,i nc l udi ngbabi es .St ay c at i onsar ebec omi ngmor ef as hi onabl et hanev erandt heUKof f er s awonder f ul al t er nat i v et of or ei gnhol i day s .Ac c or di ngt oSoj er n whos pec i al i s ei nt r av el dat aanal y s i s ,i nt hemont hsbet weenOc t ober2016andJ anuar y2017t heyr epor t eds t at i s t i c st hatbook i ngsi nc r eas edby23.

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