IKDI is an international network of researchers, consultants and academics using the latest technology for knowledge discovery in databases. These services are provided over the Internet. IKDI is using a variety of tools and methods and is an independent consultancy organisation. The advantage to the client is that no data mining tool has to be purchased, no staff has to be trained or hired, and customers have immediate access to IKDI's network of experts.
Data mining is a step-wise process of knowledge discovery in databases.
Data mining includes datawarehousing, statistical analysis, feature selection, knowledge extraction by use of neural networks, machine learning and postprocessing, i.e. the refinement of rules and the use of visualisation techniques. The objective is to find comprehensible rules and relations in datasets. These rules can be used to predict future trends, to profile customers and clients, to assess risk in a wide range of areas and for the explanation of core components in large databases. Data mining is not an automatic process. Data mining does not simply happen by pushing a button.