The Datactics Blog
Catch up with what our technologists, practitioners and leaders have to say on the topics of data quality, data governance, master data management, AI, market trends and current events.
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Gartner Blog 3 – Key Insights and Takeaways
The previous two editions of this blog series provided an overview of the Gartner Magic Quadrant from the perspective of someone relatively new to the world of data management, defining what it really means for a scaling business like Datactics to be recognised by Gartner.
Data Quality fundamentals driving valuable Data Insights 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
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
Key Features a Self-Service DQ Platform Should Have
of this evolution is the establishment of ‘self-service’ data quality – whereby data owners and SMEs have ready access to robust tools and processes, to measure and maintain data quality themselves, in accordance with data governance
policies.
The Changing Landscape of Data Quality
The drivers and benefits of a holistic, self-service data quality platform | Part 1 Change There has been increasing demand for higher and higher data
Gartner Blog 2 – How did Datactics rank in the Magic Quadrant?
In the previous edition of this series, we explored the Gartner Magic Quadrant from the perspective of a newcomer to the data management industry
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
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
Log4j Flaw: Datactics Not Impacted By 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
Datactics joins 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
Gartner Magic Quadrant Blog 1 – What is the Gartner 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
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
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
Why is Data Matching important to an organisation?
Data Matching has a huge part to play in every element of data management, whether in maintaining data standards for regulatory compliance or in perfecting data for digital transformation and actionable business intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence can help businesses thrive
The coronavirus pandemic produced challenges not one of us could have expected. While some sense of normality is returning, many businesses still face an uphill
Datactics wins RegTech award at RegTech Insight Awards USA – 2021.
Datactics has won ‘Best Data Management Solution for Sell-Side Regulatory Compliance’ at the RegTech Insight Awards USA – 2021. The RegTech Insight Awards USA recognise established solution providers and innovative
New roles help fuel growth at leading Belfast software firm
Hot on the heels of Datactics’ recent announcement concerning new funding from Invest Northern Ireland, Matt Flenley, Head of Marketing, writes about the company’s exciting
Using Self-Service Data Quality to Gain an Edge
as never been higher. Stuart Harvey, CEO of Datactics, writes that self-service data quality could be the key that unlocks significant competitive advantage for financial firms.
AI Con | 3 December 2021
We are delighted to be involved with AI Con this year again. This year, Courtney Lewis, Presales Engineer, and Daniel Browne, Machine Learning Engineer will
Thoughts from the team on our exciting Investment and R&D news
We are investing £2.3 million into the business, through Research and Development (R&D), skills development, and the creation of 18 jobs. We are pleased to announce
Datactics invests over £2m with plans to grow exports and create 18 jobs
Belfast Fintech company Datactics is investing £2.3million in its business, through Research and Development (R&D), skills development and the creation of 18 jobs. The Queen’s University Belfast
Why is Data Quality Important
Data Management techniques and technologies are continually progressing, and data is becoming increasingly important to businesses to ensure that organisations make decisions that are both
Data Quality is important to an organisation for many reasons
Many businesses find that the data they collect has limited reliability. A recent study by Experian highlighted that 55% of business leaders do not trust their data, ultimately impacting the
Belfast based IT company demonstrates proactive approach to skills challenges
The UK skills shortage is being felt across every sector, region and nation of the UK. In Northern Ireland, 69 percent of employers report a
FinTech Talents | 15-16/11/21
We are looking forward to being in-person at Fintech Talents with Invest Northern Ireland. Please join us at the Brewery (Moorgate/Shoreditch) on 15th/16th November and find out why
“I tell everyone the best part of this job is interacting with so many people…” – Meet Niall: our Project Manager
Niall is our Project Manager at Datactics, his primary focus is on stakeholder management and delivery; liaising between clients, technical leads and multiple interdisciplinary teams
We completed a 140km cycle from Belfast-Portrush for Action Mental Health!
On Friday 15th October, Matt, Dave and Marcus decided to embark on a 140km cycle from Belfast-Portrush – with a support cast from Datactics joining for the first leg from
What are the benefits of Data Discovery? | Key takeaways from DMS USA Panel
Datactics Head of AI, Fiona Browne, recently joined a panel at Data Management Summit USA Virtual discussing the science of data discovery and the art of implementation of
Key takeaways from the ‘Optimising analytics – the role of data quality and data governance’ webinar
Yesterday, Alex Brown, CTO at Datactics discussed the role that data quality management and governance play in delivering well-structured and de-duplicated information into business analytics alongside
What can B2B learn from cousin, B2C | A reflection from Social Media Savvy
Yesterday, we were kindly invited to Social Media Savvy, a conference that happens yearly in the Titanic Hotel ran by the wonderful Ashleigh Watson of
