The Irish Management Institute (IMI) is delighted to host the SAS and EMC sponsored "Big Data and Analytics" Event in Dublin in October 2013. This event provides an excellent opportunity to hear from Tom Davenport a leading figure in Big Data and Analytics.

JB McCarthy, Development Director of the FSIC, UCC, chaired the recent “Innovation in the Business of Outsourcing” National Outsourcing Conference held in the IMI on the 4th February 2010 This well attended conference discussed the strategic business issues and recent innovations in outsourcing as well as contributing to the debate on national competitiveness, productivity in services and the creation of a vibrant internationally traded services sector.

The Association of Compliance Officers in Ireland (ACOI) seminar on Ethics in Business – Good Practice Guide Cork will take place on the 22 October 2013, in University College Cork and will be presented by Alan McGilton. Topics include:

• Embedding Ethics
• Ethical Values Training: using scenarios/dilemmas
• How to develop & use scenarios/dilemmas
• Examples for discussion & debate
• Tackling Ethical Issues with Confidence

University College Cork (UCC) and the Irish Management Institute (IMI) Data Business course in association with SAS and EMC, starts on the 9th of Oct 2013 in Dublin. This Executive Education programme is appropriate for professionals requiring expertise in business intelligence and data business.

• Survey conducted to establish the indigenous technology sector’s market approach and banking needs
• Of those who sought financing over the past 12 months, 38% sought bank financing, 25% sought financing through venture capital, while 38% sought both
• Market analysis and pricing can be a challenge for technology companies

Issued 15 September, 2014.