Introduction In recent times, US Big Tech has dominated the information technology space. This dominance has been the driving force of new legislation on data processing and handling practices. The largest tech giants are branded as “gatekeepers” to their respective...
Buyside funds and data vendors with varying levels of alternative data experience completed detailed surveys over a one-month period in late 2022. This report highlights the key takeaways from these surveys across data discovery, trialing, productization, conversions...
This January System2 participated in (and won) the Eagle Alpha Next Level Hackathon, blending quantitative data from six different alternative (and traditional) data vendors to evaluate potential gains from using alternative data for systematic investing. Quant...
Introduction Eagle Alpha’s second annual alternative data industry report explores industry-wide alternative data growth and trends, M&A in the alternative data vertical, the most engaged research and publications from the year gone by, and outlines the resolve to...
New industries are typically fragmented with numerous small players competing for market share. Industries then consolidate as they become more mature. According to A.T. Kearney’s study, all industries go through a consolidation life cycle which consists of five...
Satellite data also referred to as geospatial data, is photographic images collected by satellites orbiting the earth and can be enhanced with data from drones and radar. Asset managers first tried using satellite data back in 2010 with CNBC reporting that “Cold...