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
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
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
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 […]
How complete are existing Data Science methodologies?
In ‘How successful are your Data Science projects?’ we asked the question of all stakeholders, be they the sponsors who are investing, the leaders who have to justify the investment or the passionate data scientists, whether they were happy with the results of their effort in Data Science. For those wanting to improve this answer, we recommended […]
How successful are your Data Science projects?
Data Science is a rapidly growing discipline as more and more businesses recognise and invest in the role that it plays in digital opportunities and seek to take advantage of the associated benefits. On the one hand the size of this investment is encouraging – on the other hand the failure rate for Data Science […]
Why recommendation engines aren’t just for Netflix
Netflix now has over 139 million subscribers worldwide, so the chances are you’re familiar with its recommendation engine—a combination of relevant content and the odd curveball thrown in to pique your curiosity. But have you thought about the difference a recommendation engine could make to your business? The team at Ballance Agri-Nutrients did and together […]
Delivering insights differently
It’s been another year and another fascinating experience with the Postgrad IT Masters students at Monash University. In amongst some pretty well-established companies (with the likes of ANZ, Coles, Motorola, and Telstra also participating), this little start-up spent eleven weeks assisting the students to build a live solution to a real-world problem, with their shiny […]
Mentoring at Monash University
One of our core values is to give back to our industry, so that we can nurture the new wave of talent coming through and expose ourselves to new ways of thinking. Over the years we have been invited as Industry Mentors for the Industry Experience Studio Project at Monash University, which is the final capstone project […]