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The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): beyond the hype

The GDPR, adopted by the European Commission at the beginning of this year, will apply as from May 2018. The new legislation will update the existing 1995 European Data Protection Directive and set...

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CDO: to stay or to go? Help me out!

At the end of the 19th century, one of the greatest revolutions in history took place: electrification. Companies could now make use of a new, convenient form of energy: electricity. This innovation...

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Is your refrigerator a soldier of a botnet army? 


Last Friday several important parts of the internet were unavailable for hours due to cyberattacks. It happened late in the afternoon in the US so in Europe only those who went to sleep late noticed...

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Our government is the OPEC of data

Last week, I had the honor to present my ideas on the use of data to a select group of government managers, during an event hosted by SAS, a leading provider of solutions for data and analytics....

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Why Master Data Management matters: a case study

Master Data Management is still a relatively young discipline, but it has already proven its worth in various environments, including in Belgium.

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Commercial versus Open-Source software for Analytics

Both commercial as well as open-source software each have their merits which should be thoroughly evaluated before any analytical software investment decision is made. In this contribution, we will...

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Steven Van Belleghem at SAS Forum: “Talk to the Bot”

Steven Van Belleghem's keynote will mainly focus on ‘the customer in the day after tomorrow’. This customer will be better served than ever, and will therefore become more demanding than ever.

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Analytics in HR, part 2 - watch out for Kryptonite!

In our previous blog entry, we discussed how you can detect your own Super(wo)men using Visual Analytics and other network visualization tools

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Analytics in HR: Find your Super(wo)men

Did you know that an employee who acts as a bridge from one department to another is crucial? He or she has wider access to diverse information, early access to new information and control over the...

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