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Today the world creates 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily, but data growth will explode further as the internet of things expands.
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One global energy company has saved $83m annually by taking advantage of big data to run a complex energy network more efficiently, while a leading insurance company is increasing its claim fraud detection success by 8pc per quarter thanks to data analytics.
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Whether it is through sensors or software, a host of “intelligent things” such as smartphones and wearables – but also domestic appliances, office machines and vehicles or buildings – are already exchanging data with each other and learning along the way.
Why artificial intelligence matters
With analytics, software is used to scour raw data to uncover hidden trends, patterns and anomalies. Not only does it offer vital business insight, it also supports the use of artificial intelligence (AI) – where computer systems perform tasks that previously required high volumes of unskilled man hours"
For its Technology Vision 2016 report, Accenture surveyed 3,100 business and IT executives in 11 countries. It found that 70pc of respondents were investing significantly more in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies than they did in 2013.
Mr Eitel-Porter cites predictive maintenance as an example of where the combination of analytics and AI will be powerful in the future. A business-critical machine could notice a fault or that scheduled maintenance is coming up, and book an appointment with the appropriate engineer automatically.
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Businesses are already starting to apply machine learning to vast data sets, including those related to an individual’s home, car, health, purchasing habits and social media usage.
This gives them a unique, comprehensive view of their customer that they can use to drive relevant marketing, increase customer loyalty and much more.
It could even mean that car insurers will be able to use data to both predict risk for their customers, for instance, and offer immediate and automated help at a collision scene by alerting emergency services to the accident and notifying them of any occupants’ relevant medical conditions.
Mr Eitel-Porter says that businesses stand to benefit from further innovation due to more effective links between their company’s own data and that in the wider world.
“You start with the basics and then you move onto something more sophisticated, and more sophisticated again,” he says. “With analytics and AI the journey never stops.”