Technology
The Role of CIOs and CDOs
Given that the perception of information technology‘s (IT) value and status within an organization are in a state of constant flux, how do you prove that value and maintain that status when IT’s role as purveyor of all technology is nothing but a distant memory? IT World brought this news to us in their article, “Is…
Read MoreWebinar Provides Answers for Analytical Challenges
“Improving Advanced Data Prep and Analytics in Spreadsheets” is the latest webinar for those who still rely on spreadsheets for advanced data preparation and analysis, but want to get the most out of their software. DATAVERSITY shared this learning opportunity with us and we want to do the same for you. Accessibility doesn’t always mean the right…
Read MoreStorage Technology of Today
The progress of advanced data management software has totally changed the data storage landscape. Terms like input/output operations (IOPS) and low latency are still features vendors can offer an IT team looking to fix a problem. However, they are no longer confined to a storage-centric ecosystem. With the advent of advanced data management software, it finally becomes possible to…
Read MoreDeeper Learning
Deep learning is considered a key part of data science. But what exactly is deep learning? This interesting information came from DATAVERSITY in their article, “Big Data, Open Data, and Deep Learning. Deep learning is part of a broader and more common concept – machine learning. It is based on a set of algorithms that attempt to model high-level abstractions in data by…
Read MoreCyber Security a Concern in All Organizations
A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from an upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series Orange Is The New Black, after a production vendor suffered a breach. This interesting news came to us from The Associated Press in their article, “Hacker Claims Release of Stolen Copies of Netflix Series.”…
Read MoreTwo Kinds of Learning
Machine learning has been around since the 1970s, but low power processors and limited data forced the progress of machine learning to slow down in the 1980s. Now with big data enabling the use of business data of unlimited variety, volume and velocity, machine learning has had a rebirth as a power player in the…
Read MoreIt Takes a Team and a Leader
A data warehouse is a system used for reporting and data analysis. It is considered a core component of business intelligence. Unfortunately in many cases, these efforts are getting disrupted, stalled or stopped altogether. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to us in their article, “Four Ways to Kill a Data Warehouse.” There are my suppositions as to…
Read MoreSpeaking the AI Language
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a common term and used in a variety of organizations, but it is still not in everyone’s dictionary. This interesting topic came to us from MENA FN in their article, “Artificial Intelligence(AI)is still not in everyone’s dictionary.” Almost all new technologies now make use of AI, but despite this ubiquity, a recent…
Read MoreNext Step in Security
Security is important, especially considering the ongoing fight against cyber crime. However, passwords and thumbprint identification often bring with them more challenges than protection. Each one of us has forgotten a password and inevitably been locked out of an app or program because we guessed too many times. We need an ID method that is simple and…
Read MoreProtecting Your Space
In an effort to limit piracy and infringement on content, Google and other search companies are close to striking a voluntary agreement with entertainment companies to tackle the appearance of infringing content links in search results. This interesting information came to us from Torrent Freak in their article, “Search Engines & Copyright Holders Ready Voluntary Anti-Piracy…
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