Dark Data – what is it… and should we be scared?
What is Dark Data? Dark Data is the data, held by organisations and individuals, which is not used to derive insights or lead decision making. Gartner defines this in a similar way, “information assets organisations collect, process and store during regular business activities, but generally fail to use for other purposes”. An everyday example of this, on […]
Leeds-based simulation start-up offers water-saving solution to all UK water companies
Slingshot Simulations, Leeds-based simulation start-up and tech company based in the Nexus Building, have offered a ground-breaking solution to water companies in the UK. In the face of drought announcements and hosepipe bans, the CEO of Slingshot Simulations, David McKee, has personally written to water companies to offer a technical solution. After the driest July […]
Knowledge Graph Technology: Explained
A simple explainer for beginners in the Knowledge Graph and Semantic Metadata playing field… What is Knowledge Graph Technology? Explained traditionally, the concept refers to a knowledge base that uses graph-structured data model topologies to integrate entities, while encoding the semantics underlying the used data. So, what does that mean? Simply put, Knowledge Graph Technology […]
What can a school pupil do with a week on our Compass: Engine Platform?
Slingshot Simulations invited 17-year-old school student Nathan Whitehouse into our office within the Nexus Building for data analysis work experience, to utilise our decision intelligence platform Compass: Engine. Nathan, who is incredibly passionate about scientific subjects, specifically chemistry, led his own research-based project over the course of the week. He found Slingshot through our sponsorship of Space Hub […]
Slingshot Simulations Ltd and aSTEAM village team up to improve the digital literacy of the next generation
Slingshot Simulations Ltd is pleased to announce that we have teamed with aSTEAM Village to help support their mission of digitalisation, inspiring the next generation of science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM) students. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, aSTEAM Village is an organization that focuses on engaging students, families, and educators in science, […]
Fast data: exploring the benefits of automated and real-time analytics
In order to compete in an increasingly data-rich landscape, businesses are investing significantly in automated and real-time data analytics. By retiring time-consuming and error-prone manual data processing methods, analytic process automation is enabling enterprises to achieve and maintain data management scalability. Real-time analytics tools are then providing businesses in fast-moving industries with a further competitive […]