Open Data Institute tackles antibiotic resistance

Pharmaceutical companies are taking steps towards openly sharing data on changes to the susceptibility of pathogens to antibiotics around the world as part of a pilot project to tackle the global problem of drug-resistant infections.  Findings from the project, delivered by the Open Data Institute (ODI), will be shared in a workshop to be held next month.

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InterSystems introduces unified IRIS Data Platform

New unified data platform for building massively scalable, interoperable, and analytical applications.

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Rubrik to acquire Datos IO

Acquisition will extend Rubrik’s cloud leadership by adding support for cloud native applications, NoSQL databases and big data file systems.

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Companies dilatory over data and analytics

A worldwide survey of 196 organisations by Gartner, Inc. shows that 91 per cent of organisations have not yet reached a "transformational" level of maturity in data and analytics, despite this area being a number one investment priority for CIOs in recent years.

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Cloudera appoints Amy O’Connor as Chief Data and Information Officer

Amy O’Connor has been promoted to Cloudera’s senior management team as the company’s Chief Data and Information Officer (CDIO). O’Connor will lead a new team that will include customer digital experience, internal business systems, data science and analytics, IT operations and information security - focused on building new technologies and setting new standards for organizations with a “data-first” mindset.

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Cloudera helps the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to produce clearer view of the UK economy

The Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s largest independent producer of official statistics, is using Cloudera Enterprise to improve the detail and timeliness of ONS Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates, which are used to measure economic growth.

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Enhancing the dining experience for McDonald’s Belgium

McDonald’s Belgium partnered with Purple, Cisco Meraki and Socialspot to deliver a fast, free and secure guest WiFi network in over 80 restaurant locations across Belgium.

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