An Interview with a Data Scientist: Key Insights from a Successful Proof of Value

Alinta Energy engaged the Ignite team to enable them to demonstrate the capability of their in-house data platform and data science expertise by developing a challenger model to run parallel to their existing gas demand forecast model. This would provide the organisation with the capability to run comparison scenario analysis and accuracy testing of their […]

Data Sharing is the future, not something to be feared

The recent global fixation on Chat GPT, the more than 40 serious data breaches in Australia at the end of last year, and the ongoing rollout of Consumer Data Right across industries, has made data the topic of many dinner table conversations. And the main theme is fear. Yet it shouldn’t be. Data is powerful, […]

Enabling customers with secure access to their own data

The team at Ignite recently completed a B2B self-serve customer portal for their client, ZEN Energy. Ignite’s Head of Operations, Kris Hunter and Mitch de Zylva, Senior Data Scientist/Engineer, discuss their perspective on building self-serve options. Kris Hunter Head of Operations kris.hunter@ignitedata.com.au Connect with Kris Mitchell de Zylva Senior Data Scientist mitch.dezylva@ignitedata.com.au Connect with Mitch […]

Data: The asset that is quickly becoming the liability?

The Optus data breach has been well publicised since it occurred on September 22nd. And the fallout continues for the organisation and its customers. This extremely challenging time for Optus employees and the people impacted by the data breach provides Australian businesses and Australian consumers with a great learning opportunity going forwards. The fallout The […]

Embedding Project Learnings: Energy Queensland

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Our team recently worked with large Queensland energy provider, Energy Queensland to take a data project from Proof of Value Phase to Delivery Phase. Here’s the perspective of the team on how to optimise and smooth the transition from Proof of Value to Delivery. Proof of Value Discovery Thanks to the successful Proof of Value […]

Why bother with the Proof of Value Phase?

For cutting-edge projects, the Proof of Value phase of a project is incredibly important and an almost perfect predictor of a project’s success. Dave Hamilton, our Senior Data Engineer, recently conducted a Proof of Value (PoV) with large Queensland energy provider, Energy Queensland. From this and other Proof of Value projects, he can share several […]

A Simple Tech Stack to Start With

About Ignite Data Solutions

Our tech stack is a key component to our success when creating client solutions. Whilst we have preferred platforms at Ignite Data Solutions, we always take care to set the context broadly – the technology we deploy always depends on the client and what is right for them. To determine the best solution for a […]

How to boost confidence in your Data Science investments

How to boost confidence in your Data Science investments

In ‘How successful are your Data Science projects?‘ we acknowledged that the growing discipline of Data Science is benefiting from the recognition and associated investment being made by businesses. However, the failure rate of Data Science projects is alarmingly high, and we have to be careful this discipline is not overlooked as another hype cycle. We […]