Businesses across the globe are facing the brunt, one of huge data influx and second of increasing data complexity and of course the market volatility. To address these challenges, companies and all their verticals are turning to data-driven analytics and insights as a means to better understand their organization’s customer bases and to grow their businesses; and manage the increasing uncertainty up to a certain extent. 

The shift from conventional…

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This post is the second part of the multi-part series on how to build a search engine –

• How to build a search engine - Part 1: Installing the tools and getting the technology stack ready
• How to build a search engine - Part 2: Configuring elasticsearch
• How to build a search engine - Part 3: …

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When it comes to operating a successful business, customer service is often the key. The better service that a business can provide, the more success they can find. It is no longer enough to live by the idea that the customer is always right. It has become more…

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There are many advantages of using cloud computing solutions. It helps streamline workflow, makes it easier for the employees to report for duty, collaborate online, and enjoy access to key information. Cloud hosting also helps cut down operational costs. The biggest benefit of using cloud computing is that it allows businesses to concentrate on core business responsibilities rather than worrying about security, maintenance, back-up, support, and…

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What do we predict for the Indian Analytics Industry this year? Here is what we put together at IVY after talking with our analytics recruiters, alumni, clients, and industry associates:…

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I recently read a blog post which said that ATMs would now be irrelevant! I could not disagree with it more!



For many of us, the ATM has become the true face of our bank. We hardly walk into our branch but we often use the ATM. Colin Henderson has this very interesting post which centers on the reality that with each transaction, a consumer is making a decision about their banking service.



“What has really happened is that the product experience has transferred from the… Continue

India has a huge mobile revolution and for so many years the game has been only about “acquisition”. We now have quite a few new entrants. Do Co Mo has just launched with its 1 sec pulse strategy which will probably further drive down industry revenues by 10-15 % if others also adopt it. And to top it all one may even see “Number portability” in the near future in the Indian Telecom business.



So the need to “protect revenue” is probably more real than ever before in this… Continue

“Banks will let you overspend on your debit card in a way that is much, much more expensive than almost any credit card,” said Eric Halperin, director of the Washington office of the Center for Responsible Lending. Debit has essentially changed into a stealth form of credit, according to critics like him.



The problem is that banks charge you an overdraft fee when you spend more than what is in your account, instead of denying the purchase. Three-quarters of the largest American banks… Continue