Source – techrepublic.com Issues surrounding data privacy are as legally unresolved today as they were two years ago, but the recent Equifax breach now puts a clear focus on them that strikes fear into the hearts of CIOs. The Equifax data that was breached was not big data. However, big data is a major privacy concern for IT because Read More
Month: October 2017
Source – wncn.com RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Data-mining is the process of turning raw data into useful information and every day companies find more ways to make money selling data they collect from consumers. That data can come from unusual places, like your vacuum cleaner. Take iRobot’s Roomba for example. As the Roomba rolls around your Read More
Source – techtarget.com In some regards, the term big data management can be viewed as an oxymoron. In fact, oxymorons abound in this industry and society — virtual reality, artificial intelligence, science fiction and awfully good, the latter of which can apply to the challenges encountered in managing the onslaught of big data from multiple sources. There are countless tools, techniques and practices Read More
Source – knowstartup.com Artificial Intelligence is radically changing the way we think of technology. It is progressing rapidly, with key advancements ranging from virtual assistants (such as Apple’s Siri and Microsoft Cortana) to fraud detection. This emerging tech now plays a part in everyday life. Another study performed by Forrester Research predicted an increase of 300% in investment Read More
Source – techcrunch.com From hedge funds to venture capital firms, everyone in finance has some idea about how data and quantitative analysis will reshape their industry. Firms likeSignal Fire track engineers as they move from company to company to draw attention to growing startups. And funds like Numerai and Quantopian are putting faith in quants to determine optimal trading strategies. Bridgewater Read More
Source – techcrunch.com With every new trend comes a counter-trend. And so despite the current excitement over the wonders of artificial intelligence, one company is betting that human intelligence can still deliver solutions for businesses that AI cannot hope to match. Article One Partners (AOP) is a crowdsourced network of over 42,000 researchers in 170 countries — 42% of Read More
Source – customerthink.com Companies across the globe are quickly realizing that big data and analytics can help their operational effectiveness. Companies are trying to integrate new technologies into their current business plans and even going to lengths of to improve the efficiency of their operations. Many companies have been asking the time-honored questions, how do we Read More
Source – fin24.com Johannesburg – Data management firm NetApp has introduced a new system and storage protocol to the South African market to accelerate the transfer of big data and comply with future data regulations. The company predicts that by 2018, data will be governed according to principles laid out in the European Union’s General Data Protection Read More
Source – lightreading.com Data science techniques have been around for many years and successfully applied in several areas like fraud detection, personalized recommendations, etc. Most recently, these techniques are being leveraged in service provider and telco network operations. The combination of SDN/NFV and data science is becoming a powerful new approach for making networks more reliable Read More