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Insight
From Data to Change: The Butterfly Effect in B-Corps
Discover how B Corps like Butterfly Data, Oddbox, Neighbourly, and TOTM use data to cut waste, boost sustainability, and create lasting social impact.
Emily Taylor
19 March 2025
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2
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Insight
Artificial Intelligence
A Fairer AI Future: Tackling Data Bias and Accountability
AI can transform government services, but bias and accountability are key. Learn why strong governance and transparency matter.
Emily Taylor
12 March 2025
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4
min read
Insight
Artificial Intelligence
Risk Identification in Public Contracts: the role of Generative AI and the Company Analysis Tool
Discover how Butterfly Data and Oxford Insights leverage AI and machine learning with the Company Analysis Tool (CAT) to identify risks, prevent fraud, and improve transparency in UK public procurement.
Maja Strawinska
29 January 2025
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2
min read
Insight
Data Privacy
Data Privacy Day 2025: Building Trust Through a Societal Compact for Health Data
Health data drives innovation, but trust and privacy are vital. Learn how a Societal Compact ensures ethical, fair use of patient data.
Emily Taylor
28 January 2025
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2
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Made Simple: How to Prevent Rounding Errors when using SAS’s Proc SQL
Join us as we look at how to prevent rounding errors when using SAS’s Proc SQL; leveraging the default formatting of the SELECT INTO statement.
Martin Shine
06 January 2025
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3
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Fans 2024 - Understanding Analogies in Data - Part 2
Explore how to use analogies effectively in data communication, avoiding overuse, ambiguity, and audience misinterpretation.
Henry Newman-Burke
09 December 2024
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2
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Fans 2024 - Understanding Analogies in Data - Part 1
Explores how Henry uses analogies to explain data concepts, ahead of his festive SAS Fans presentation on moving house.
Henry Newman-Burke
25 November 2024
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2
min read
Insight
Artificial Intelligence
AI: A Game-Changer in Combating Corruption in Public Procurement
Explore how AI tools like Ukraine’s Dozorro, Brazil’s Alice, and Butterfly Data’s LLM CAT are fighting corruption and driving procurement transparency.
Maja Strawinska
21 November 2024
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3
min read
Insight
Data Management
Why Do We All Talk About Data Like It’s Water?
The tech world loves a good metaphor - but when it comes to data, we've gone all in on water analogies, from lakes and streams to glaciers and firehoses.
Martin Shine
07 October 2024
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2
min read
Insight
Artificial Intelligence
Semantic Analysis Using LLMs - Classification with BERT
In this article we explore how to use Large Language Models (LLMs) for Semantic Analysis.
30 September 2024
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5
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Made Simple: ANYCNTRL - NOTCNTRL Regex Alternatives for SAS
Learn how to use regex in SAS to efficiently detect control characters and improve data quality beyond standard functions like ANYCNTRL.
Chris Green
09 September 2024
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2
min read
Insight
Data Governance
AWS
Data Management
What Does AWS DataZone Do? A New Era in Cloud Data Management
Discover how AWS DataZone is transforming enterprise data management with advanced data cataloging, governance, and collaboration tools.
Patrick Arthur
28 August 2024
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2
min read
Insight
Team Building
Team Bonding and Challenges at Pen y Fan
Our team’s spring tradition continues with a climb up Pen y Fan, building camaraderie and conquering new challenges together.
Martin Shine
22 July 2024
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2
min read
Insight
Happy Pride Month!
Butterfly Data celebrates Pride Month, promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion, diversity, and authentic work environments.
Will Hauwert
28 June 2024
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3
min read
Insight
Research
Collective Intelligence
What is Collective Intelligence?
Explore how collective intelligence - enhanced by AI and tools like ChatGPT - is transforming collaboration and problem-solving. Learn how Butterfly Data applied these methods to support the UK’s Net Zero goals through cross-government innovation.
Martin Shine
19 June 2024
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2
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Made Simple: Using CAS’ Multi-Node Processing to Improve Data Loading
Boost data ingestion in SAS Viya with Proc CAS multi-node loading, subsetting, and faster parallel processing tips.
Luke Coldridge
07 June 2024
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3
min read
Insight
SAS
SAS Made Simple: Into the Multiv(iya)erse - Understanding Scope and Loading Tables in SAS Viya
Learn how to manage multiple versions of datasets in SAS Viya, from loading and promoting tables to saving permanent copies, and understand session vs. global scope.
Martin Shine
03 June 2024
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4
min read
News
Butterfly Data Commits to the Tech Talent Charter
Butterfly Data proudly announces its commitment to the Tech Talent Charter (TTC), an initiative aimed at fostering greater diversity within the technology sector.
08 May 2024
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2
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