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 […]
How Digital Twins can help save natural environments
Climate change is impacting our planet, leading to a serious loss of biodiversity and causing more extreme weather conditions. With these trends accelerating, it’s our responsibility to seek out new, innovative sustainable technologies to protect our natural environments – and do so quickly. At Slingshot Simulations, we are constantly looking for new ways to improve […]
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, […]
Data strategy trends that will emerge in 2022
For organisations around the world, data is at the heart of business, and effective data governance is top-priority. For many years, this simply meant collecting, storing, and occasionally accessing data but rapid digitisation is rendering these frameworks obsolete. The total volume of data collected worldwide is increasing rapidly—and as COVID-19 continues to cause disruption to […]
Bridging the time and intelligence chasm
How technology can transform dark data into actionable insights It was British mathematician and consumer insights guru Clive Humby who coined the phrase ‘data is the new oil’. Since he first uttered those prophetic words back in 2006, data has become one of the most valuable commodities available to businesses worldwide. So much so that […]
Slingshot CEO leads on Open Source Initiative
Our CEO David is leading on the Digital Twin Consortium‘s Open Source Collaboration designed to demystify building digital twins. Projects will be formed around contributions from members and non-members to accelerate the adoption of digital-twin-enabling technology and techniques. Contributions may include open source code implementations, collaborative documents for guidance and training, open source models, or […]