Analytics as a Service

CBIA Insights: A Modern Data Platform delivered as a Service

What is Analytics-as-a-Service? Data Analytics is now an essential capability for every organisation and every sector – public and private, large, and small.  But developing and operating a data analytics capability that efficiently delivers actionable insights has always been an expensive challenge. And one that rarely works the first time or is capable of quickly
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Microsoft .Net 6 is coming soon: write once, run on any device!

“Write once, de-bug everywhere?” Responding to changing business needs has been a client and software challenge for many decades. But accelerating business change, digital transformation and software complexity makes solving this challenge an imperative. There have been attempts before, most notably with Java and Java virtual machines back in the ’90s. Unfortunately, that particular initiative
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Graph Technology a Top 10 Gartner Trend in Data & Analytics

Graph relates everything – Graph forms the foundation of modern data and analytics with capabilities to enhance and improve user collaboration, machine learning models and explainable AI. Although graph technologies are not new to data and analytics, there has been a shift in the thinking around them as organizations identify an increasing number of use cases.
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American Institute for Foreign Study and C-BIA celebrate a 10-year partnership

You may have never heard of AIFS but you have probably heard of their flagship programs in Europe: Au Pair in America (established in 1986) and Camp America (established in 1969). Each of these attracts several thousand participants each year and its likely someone you know has benefited! AIFS: We Bring the World Together AIFS
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C-BIA Consulting Ltd have been named as a Supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Framework

London, UK 26 Jan 2021: C-BIA Consulting Ltd (CBIA) have been named as a Supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Digital Outcomes and Specialists 5 Framework. Crown Commercial Service (CCS) supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. CBIA have been selected as a Supplier for Call-Off Contracts to
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Chatbots in Education

Why Chatbots are a Great Asset for Universities

Chatbots are an additional communication channel between an organisation and its customers. A chatbot will automatically and instantly respond without human intervention. The technology is based on AI, natural language processing, and text analysis and has slowly been improving over the last few years. This technology is a boon for universities around the world. It
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Saïd Business School & C-BIA in the time of COVID-19

Like many organisations during COVID-19, Saïd Business School (SBS) has had to cope with the pressures of changing working practices, increased workloads, budgetary pressures and remote-working. But unlike most, it now had its client base of students from 67 countries scattered around the globe. It faced a mammoth challenge in continuously and seamlessly connecting these
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Universities around the world are experimenting with Blockchain

Student Blockchains: helping Universities Become Digital and Improve Trust

Blockchain is known as the best tamper-proof technology in the world. There is no known way to fool it. This decentralized ledger system is being experimented with around the world in many sectors, including Education. For example, the Central New Mexico Community College provides new graduates with a diploma that is authenticated and recorded on
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Part 3: a Logic Apps case study

Has there ever been a better time to automate everything? This is the last of a three-part series of posts on Cloud-based integration in response to the ‘New Normal’ of IT. In the first post, we looked at the business case and benefits of using the latest technology to automate everything, cloud or on-premise. In
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Part 2: cloud-based tools to the rescue!

Has there ever been a better time to automate everything? This is the second of a three-part series of posts on Cloud-based integration in response to the ‘New Normal’ of IT. In the Part One, we looked at the business case and benefits of using the latest technology to automate everything, cloud or on-premise. Below
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Part 1: the remote-working business challenge

Has there ever been a better time to automate everything? This is the first of a three-part series on Cloud-based integration in response to the ‘New Normal’ of IT. In this post, we look at the business case and benefits of using the latest technology to automate everything, cloud-based or on-premise. In the second, we
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IT: What is the New Normal?

Remote Working & IT: Keep Calm and Automate Everything! Remote working poses 4 demands on IT 1. Secure Access to Systems Remote access tools such as Virtual Private Networks (VPN’s) has made this an operational challenge, one of scaling and budget. Users can be equipped with laptops, security, and access software for remote use. But
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