In my work I combine business curiosity with technical skills. I am passionate about big data and business analytics, and help companies across South-West Europe create value from their IoT initiatives. Often pioneering and innovating but always seeking for ways to integrate IoT into their business, both on the technical side and at the strategic level. The role and impact of data and analytics on our daily lives fascinates me. Outside work you can find me tinkering with 3D printers, programming small devices and in winter on the ski slopes. Follow me @macoopma
After two years of virtual events we finally got the chance to attend (an in-person event at) the Gartner Data & AI Summit that took place in London. Keen to take advantage of the combined knowledge and experience of the +1500 attendees, we decided to ask them a question at
We kunnen er niet meer omheen, data en analytics zijn overal aanwezig in ons dagelijks leven. In organisaties groot en klein wordt de behoefte om eindelijk eens iets met de data te gaan doen alsmaar sterker. We kunnen zo enkele vraagstukken in onze samenleving opnoemen die we met data en
Over the summer, I had the pleasure of being involved in a major SAS study on enterprise readiness for artificial intelligence (AI). The study involved in-depth interviews between SAS consultants and 100 C-level senior executives from organisations across the EMEA region. It was designed to explore their understanding of AI,
Big Data Innovation Lab is an environment where you can bring all the people and technology together and test the analytical value of your data. The Lab comes with the latest data technologies to tackle data regardless of format, structure or size. You'll be able to experiment, make adjustments and if you find analytical
I’m going to start with a question. What’s your favourite Internet of Things (IoT) device, product or service? A Fitbit, perhaps? An app on your smartphone? My next question: why do you like it? Because it’s exciting, techie and interesting? Because you like to have things before anyone else? Or
On an ordinary Friday several important parts of the internet were unavailable for hours due to cyberattacks. It happened late in the afternoon in the US so in Europe only those who went to sleep late noticed it. Two things struck me in these attacks, the first one is that
