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Why Good Data Matters.

Not all data is the same. It might have come from the same source, but how it gets treated is vital. If a data company doesn't have good data hygiene practices things can get messy very quickly, making it hard to understand the data or undermining your valuable analysis. These are our rules for ensuring data integrity: ...

EU Commission Move To Electronic Procurement

The European Commissions Directorate Generate for Informatics (DIGIT), has launched a new dynamic purchasing system for software licences and associated services (SIDE III DPS). This new system is part of the Commission's efforts to modernise IT and procurement and streamline procedures, reduce administrative burden and open opportunities for smaller businesses. SIDE III DPS will enable the Commission ...

Data Works: Ensuring Quality Through Validation

When is something right? We process over 150,000 records a month. Our database now has more than 150m rows in it. We can't view every record when we enter it. Instead, we validate it. We check that each record has what our users need; a deadline date, a description and a buyer. We also check that our key sources ...

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