Risk Assessments for Organizations Lacking

A survey of board directors concerning their level of understanding the risks their companies faced revealed nearly one-third had limited or no understanding of their company’s risk profile. This survey was done a decade ago, long before data breaches, corporate cybercrime, data privacy, and security issues were being reported on a daily basis. This interesting information came…

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Numbers Don’t Lie

Data analytics tells a story. When I found this article related to a cruise line, with whom I was about to embark on an extended cruise, my curiosity was piqued. What story did their data have to tell, and did I want to hear it? Forbes brought us this interesting information in their article, “Data…

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Blockchain Might Be the Answer to Open Access

Consumers utilize and accumulate massive amounts of personal data in their everyday lives. From financial records to purchasing history to geographic location data; they depend on this data to deliver personalized online services and experiences. This interesting topic came to us from Open Access Government in their article, “The future of public services means giving citizens control…

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Security and Governance of Data

Data has long been identified as one of the most valuable assets an organization possesses. How essential, then, is it for enterprises to adopt a strategy and framework that will manage their data? CDO Trends brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data Management No Longer an IT Issue.” For some professional and…

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Digital Banking with AI

Thanks to artificial intelligence (AI), automated industry is quickly making human presence redundant. On a bigger scale, AI continues to evolve. We are at the cusp of a revolutionary change that will define the way we live in the future. This topic was brought to us by Gulf News in their article, “AI can make…

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AI and Ethics

Artificial intelligence (AI) is more prolific than ever. But in this race to get the most out of the technology, is anyone monitoring ethical side of the process? Is anyone asking “should we” in addition to “can we”? This interesting topic came to us from datanami in their article, “AI Ethics and Data Governance: A…

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Cloud Computing and Cost Efficiencies

There have been many an article touting the benefits of cloud computing, both in speed, efficiency, and cost. However there is one aspect of cost that has maybe been overlooked? Bloomberg Tax brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “Companies Could See Higher Taxes Under Cloud Computing Rules.” There are some proposed…

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Data, Machine Learning and AI

The current state of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning is stalled, specifically because of how the quality of data impacts both. Datanami brought us this interesting information in their article, “Big Data Meltdown: How Unclean, Unlabeled, and Poorly Managed Data Dooms AI.” Regardless of the perceived advanced technological status of our society, according to the…

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NISO Offers Workshop around FAIR Data

A unique and collaboratively-organized workshop is being offered on September 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. (EST) in Washington D.C. especially for data and information professionals, information technologists, and for disciplinary scientists interested in effective data sharing. The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) brought this news to our attention in their article, “Implementing FAIR Data for People and…

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