Posts Tagged ‘Big data’
Data Security Concerns at an All Time High
It seems that concern around personal data security is on the nightly news and paper headlines on a daily basis. When it comes to government and citizen data, there is definitely risk involved – from how it is stored, transferred or used. Enterprise Innovation brought this topic to us in their article, “Wrestling with national challenges…
Read MoreFuture Data Scientists
With technology and automation evolving, the role of a data scientist is increasing in numbers and need. This information came to us from Tech Target in their article, “A future data scientist needs business, deep learning skills.” The future data scientist role may look different, with a heavier focus on business operations and oversight, not just…
Read MoreThe Growth of Data
Data is definitely expanding exponentially, but it might not be the critical situation many predict. This interesting topic came to us from Gigabit in their article, “Can your customer data platform facilitate the right decisions?” Data is very important because it enables organizations to learn more about their customers and offer them better service. So more…
Read MoreDigital Transformation Gets Support
Many information technology (IT) professionals believe digital transformation is key to an organization’s survival. But this can’t happen in a vacuum. Significant help from outside sources is needed. This interesting topic came to us from Digital Insurance in their article, “Most firms see digital transformation as critical, but many need help.” The top investments in technology…
Read MoreBring Data Together
The powerful combination of linked data and semantics has the potential to unlock anything from regulatory compliance to new communication channels. Information Age brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Linked data and semantics: Key to data integration and governance.” Metadata and data governance can directly benefit regulatory compliance and beyond. One…
Read MoreSocial Transportation
Technology has enabled many things in our current reality few would have guessed. One of those are the ride sharing electric scooters that just seem to appear on the downtown corner, in a driveway or dumped in a park. Their sheer existence and the technology around renting one pushes the boundaries on social technology. Forbes brought…
Read MoreTechnology and Deployed Employees
Working remotely from home has long been seen as a perk to a position. The assumed responsible behavior was a sign from your supervisors that you could be trusted to be as productive, or more, without physical supervision. Many employees would forego a monetary raise for this opportunity. This interesting topic came to us from…
Read MoreFDA is Using Technology for Food Safety
Emerging technologies are the new toys for the Federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). They have announced plans to pilot artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies. In addition, they are exploring how to utilize blockchain internally and industry-wide. Computer World brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “FDA to pilot A.I., consider…
Read MoreBig, Bigger, Biggest Data
Big data used to bring awe to the reader and the users. However, with the deluge of digital information growing at such a pace the term no longer seems adequate. Maybe we should call it gigantic data instead? Gigabit brought this topic to us in their article, “Three barriers to effective data analytics.” Many companies have…
Read MoreHandling Big Data Sets with Open Source Approaches
The Bank of England has changed how it collects and analyzes their ever growing data sets over the past few years by adopting enterprise versions of open source technologies to help it modernize its data architecture. Computer World UK brought this interesting information to us in their article, “How the Bank of England redesigned its data hub around…
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