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Intelligent Business Strategies
Intelligent Business Strategies is an independent IT analyst, consulting and training company specialising in business intelligence, machine learning, data management, big data and business integration to build the Smart Business. Mike Ferguson, CEO of Intelligent Business Strategies, is also the Chairman of Big Data LDN.
Our business analytics expertise includes generative AI, AI automation, machine learning, graph analytics, natural language processing, augmented BI platforms, data visualisation and corporate performance management. Our expertise also extends to monitoring business operations, in real-time, using event processing, streaming analytics and decision management, as well as integration of business intelligence, predictive and prescriptive machine learning models, generative AI and decision services into core business processes and applications for continuous business optimisation.
We also specialise in Big Data Analytics including machine learning of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data on Cloud Storage with Spark, Graph analytics on Graph NoSQL databases and cloud analytical relational databases.
With respect to data management, we offer expertise in data strategy, modern data architecture, data mesh, lakehouses, cloud analytical databases, data warehouse, data engineering, data virtualisation, data catalogs, data classification, data observability, data governance including data quality, master data management, data privacy, data access security, data sharing, data loss prevention, and data retention.
Our expertise extends to integrating analytics, AI-Agents, AI-Automation and decision services with business process management, SOA, iPaaS, applications, portals and mobile technologies, both in the cloud and on-premises.
We work with our clients to define strategies that help them select and use technologies to improve processes, make better decisions and achieve enterprise-wide execution of corporate business strategy through collaboration and sharing of business insights. This includes acting as the link between business and IT, to tie technology to business strategy, designing enterprise architectures, evaluating and selecting products, and leading complex implementation projects. We also conduct research, write product reports and white papers and teach master classes in:
Building the Smart Business
- Building a Data and AI Strategy for a Data-Driven Enterprise
- Modern Data Architecture – Building a Foundation for the Data Driven Enterprise
- Practical Guidelines for Implementing Data Products
- AI-Assisted Active Data and AI Governance
- Embedded Analytics, Intelligent Apps, AI-Agents and AI-Automation
- Data Catalogs – Governing & Provisioning Data in a Data Driven Enterprise
- Data Warehouse Modernisation
- Migrating Your Data Warehouse to the Cloud
- Data Virtualisation and the Logical Data Warehouse
- Big Data Architecture & Technology for Analytics
We have worked for Fortune 1000 companies, software vendors, venture capitalists, consulting firms and prominent universities.
Areas of consulting: