Blog

7 essential skills all data scientists need and how to build them

By ILX Team | 12 August 2020

It’s an exciting time to be a data scientist. As our world becomes ever-more data driven, data scientists are in high demand to help investigate, forecast, review, advise and much more. Plus, the pay is good! So, if you’ve decided to throw your hat in the data science ring, or you’re building on...

[Continue reading...]

Why digital marketing should be at the top of your priority list

By ILX Team | 4 August 2020

With the huge impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had across the globe, causing the vast majority of us to rely on the internet for everything from our weekly shop to our entertainment calendars, digital marketing is no longer the preferred way to advertise, it’s the only way. We now spend a...

[Continue reading...]

The importance of Project Management for SMEs

By ILX Team | 31 July 2020

Without a project manager, the task of seeing a project from conception to completion falls on company executives. Their position already has them rushed off their feet with day to day business running, managing, tackling challenges and innovating. And yet, so many SMEs elect to work with what they’...

[Continue reading...]

Starting a remote job during a pandemic

By ILX Team | 22 July 2020

So, you’ve made it through a grueling, remote interview process and have landed yourself that dream job, or at least, a version of it. But that was just the beginning of what is gearing up to be an anxiety-ridden time in your career due to COVID-19 and imposed remote working. However, it does not ha...

[Continue reading...]

Data-driven leadership: What it is and why it matters

By ILX Team | 29 June 2020

A recent report has found that 97.2% of companies are investing in big data and AI. This cannot simply be brushed off as merely future-proofing the business, there are deeper drivers behind this vast investment. Companies are seeking to shift to being data-driven. That is, businesses who can rely on...

[Continue reading...]

The differences between online and virtual learning

By ILX Team | 22 June 2020

Online? Virtual? E-Learning? As we all transition to learning at our desks rather than in a classroom, how do we distinguish between course types? And how do we know what is right for us? At ILX, we’re here to clear things up… Clarifying the jargon First up, it’s worth noting that both virtual...

[Continue reading...]

Projecting the future of office life

By ILX Team | 27 May 2020

Clunky video call meetings and kitchen table offices have become the norm as we commit to working from home during the global pandemic. So, as restrictions are gradually lifted, what might the future look like for office workers? Here we speculate on some of the changes which could be afoot. Grea...

[Continue reading...]