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Research and Industry Insights

Explore our collection of research-based content, industry studies, and evidence-backed insights on AI, technology, and business transformation. We bridge the gap between academic research and practical application, making complex findings accessible and actionable.

Our research content includes analysis of emerging trends, industry reports, case study findings, and expert perspectives on technology adoption and innovation. Learn from data-driven insights that inform strategic decision-making.

Whether you’re exploring new technologies, validating approaches, or staying informed about industry developments, our research resources provide the depth and rigour needed to make confident decisions. We focus on translating research findings into practical business value.

What are long-range, low-power sensor networks?

What are long-range, low-power sensor networks?

Long-range, low-power sensor networks are a type of wireless technology. They are systems of connected sensors that work over a large area using little power. This means that they have the benefits of wide-area mobile networks at a lower cost.

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What is developing a centre of excellence?

What is developing a centre of excellence?

Developing a centre of excellence promotes collaboration in your business and defines best practice for your specific focus area - whether it be AI, data science, analytics or business intelligence - to drive progress towards your strategic goals.

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What is remote support?

What is remote support?

Remote support tools are IT tools and software that enable an IT technician or a support representative to connect to a remote computer from their consoles via the Internet and work directly on the remote system.

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What are database improvements?

What are database improvements?

Database improvements can mean improving the design of the database, improving the performance of the database, and improving the security of the database.

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What is database maintenance?

What is database maintenance?

Database maintenance plans are a method of ensuring that a database is optimised and performing well. This helps businesses reduce downtime and data loss and ensure accurate and reliable data is available for modelling and insights.

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What is AI product development?

What is AI product development?

AI product development is the development of an AI solution - either from scratch or building upon an AI solution that is used internally - that can be made available externally as a marketable product.

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What is AI integration into applications?

What is AI integration into applications?

AI systems such as natural language processing and machine learning algorithms can be integrated into existing applications to add functionality and improve their performance over time. Examples of AI features that can be integrated into applications are facial recognition image processing, speech processing and personalised content.

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What is Azure Batch?

What is Azure Batch?

Azure Batch is a service that manages the workload of applications. It is designed to take the workload that is greater than the capability of your application, and divide it between a number of nodes - virtual machines (VMs) - that can each run your application and perform different parts of the workload in parallel.

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What is data collection?

What is data collection?

Data collection is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system. Data collection helps businesses evaluate and improve internal operations, evaluate performance, solve business problems, better understand customers and how to serve them, and make better decisions.

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What is data modeling?

What is data modeling?

Data modeling is the process of structuring and organising data as a map that clearly visualises data sources, transfers and relationships. Data modeling helps businesses build products that use data efficiently and meet business goals, empower teams to make data-driven decisions efficiently and manage large volumes of data.

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