Matt Flenley

A creative problem solver and writer, Matt is a dedicated Data fan, conversationalist, optimist and serial encourager. He has a passion for finding and creating solutions that are both technically and ethically viable. As a data fanatic, Matt is always on the lookout for updates and is consistently keeping up with the latest data management trends. Following completion of a BA (Hons) in Transportation Design at Northumbria University, Matt spent 10 years at the Bank of Ireland undertaking roles in product management, customer experience and customer operations. Matt joined Datactics in 2017 as Marketing and Partnerships Manager, where he is responsible for the overall brand and communications strategy.

4 Data Quality Tool Features for Improving Open Datasets

The rise in popularity of open datasets has seen an increase in light of the Covid-19 Pandemic. With more people thirsty for data, there exists a need for technology solutions to ensure open datasets are maintained and reliable.   Open datasets consist of structured data that is machine readable and typically used by individuals, financial services

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How to Improve Operations with Data Monitoring and Matching

how to improve operations with data monitoring and matching

The National Digital Policing Strategy discusses some of the challenges the police are facing in terms of achieving digital transformation. Among them, legacy technology lock-in, conservative risk appetite and inconsistent understanding of data are listed as key barriers. In our experience, data quality monitoring and matching is key to achieving operational efficiency.  ‘Policing in the

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“The level of experience within the team is inspiring…” Victoria Wallace: National Apprenticeship Week

the level of experience in the team is inspiring

We thought we would mark Apprenticeship week by involving our very own Systems Administration apprentice, Victoria Wallace, who has been completing her apprenticeship with Datactics alongside studying at Belfast Met.  In this blog, Victoria chats about her experience in technology so far, her apprenticeship, the skills she has been acquiring, and of course, her experience

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ESG Data & Regulatory Standards: Green Tape ?

ESG data and regulatory standards green tape

Environmental, Social and Governance Factors    “Over the long-term, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues- ranging from climate change to diversity to board effectiveness- have real and quantifiable financial impacts…” So noted BlackRock  chief executive Larry Fink in the wake of the Paris Climate agreement, following the United Nations’ (UN)  adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals.    Since Fink’s 2016

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Fortnightly Round up: We have a great opportunity that could be just for you!

January is nearly over and we’re back to share with you exciting news about events, new roles, new content, and exciting growth news! It’s nearly the end of the third week for our new Data Consultants that have joined as part of the Datactics Academy! Upon joining they received a Datactics Welcome Pack which included

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Data Quality fundamentals driving valuable Data Insights in Insurance

what is driving the demand for self service data quality in insurance

Data in a Changing World The Insurance industry traditionally uses data to inform decision-making and manage growth and profitability across marketing, underwriting, pricing and policy servicing processes. However, like most established financial institutions, insurance companies have many data repositories and different teams managing analytics functions. Traditionally, they also struggle to share this information or communicate

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Fortnightly Round up: The Datactics Academy launched this week!

2022 is well underway now and we’re back to share with you news about our Academy, events and exciting growth news! Stuart Harvey features in the Belfast Telegraph in ‘Leaders in Business’ section Datactics started life as a Queen’s University spin-out in the early 2000s, but now, has grown into a fast-growing tech firm employing

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Datactics demonstrates rapid matching capabilities on open datasets

This blog from Fiona Browne, Head of Software Development & AI at Datactics, covers the subject of matching data across open datasets, a project for which the firm secured Innovate UK funding.   The Rapid Match project is a vehicle to address the complexity of integrating data and matching data at scale providing a platform for reproducible data pipelines for post and

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That’s a wrap: Team Datactics helped save Christmas along with Ten Foundations

Yesterday (Thursday 16th December) Team Datactics travelled across the road to Castlecourt shopping centre to help wrap Christmas presents. With around 7,500 children keen to meet the big man himself by the time Christmas week arrives, there are production targets to be met! Unfortunately, poor Santa was a bit behind on said production targets and hadn’t managed to wrap all the presents to give out to the children. Castlecourt enlisted the

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Log4j Flaw: Datactics Not Impacted By CVE-2021-44228

Log4J Datactics CVE 2021 44228

TL;DR Datactics Platform components are not affected by the CVE-2021-44228 vulnerability in log4j. Datactics is not issuing any emergency updates and Datactics customers do not have  to perform any mitigating actions on the platform at this time. What you Need to Know: On 10th December 2021 a critical vulnerability CVE-2021-44228 was found in the Apache

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Datactics joins Tech Nation Southeast Asia Cohort 2.0

Tech Nation, Southeast, Asia, Cohort 2.0

14th December 2021  We are pleased to announce that Datactics has been selected as one of 22 UK Tech scale-ups for Tech Nation International Growth Programme into SEA and Australia.  Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, announces the 22 companies selected to join the second iteration of the International Growth Programme, made up of two

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Gartner Magic Quadrant Blog 1 – What is the Gartner Magic Quadrant?

gartner, what is the magic quadrant

Last month, we at Datactics were delighted to announce that we had been recognised in this year’s edition of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for ‘Data Quality Solutions’. This is a remarkable achievement for everyone associated with the company, as we make our first appearance on the quadrant, gaining industry recognition for our sophisticated technology and

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Demand for Self Service Data Quality nets firm 25th place in Deloitte’s Fast 50 Ireland

Datactics has once again been named as one of the fastest-growing tech companies in Deloitte’s annual rankings of firms on the island of Ireland. The ranking is based on revenue growth from 2017 to 2021, and this year saw Datactics finish 25th, backed by strong financial performance and demand for its pure-play data quality solutions.  The year also saw Datactics secure a

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Datactics wins ‘Best Data Quality Analysis Tool’ at DMI Awards 2021

Datactics has won ‘Best Data Quality Analysis Tool’ at A-Team Group’s Data Management Insight Awards 2021.  For the third year running, Datactics has been recognised for its business-user focused technology at the A-Team awards, which focuses on leading providers of data management solutions, services and consultancy to capital markets participants. Nominees for the awards were voted for by clients and financial users in the data management

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