Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. Amidst all the talk of lockdowns, quarantines, and a looming global economic crash, it can be easy to forget that some companies are doing pretty well during the current pandemic. Unlike previous economic crises, this crisis has led to a widespread change in working practices and has […]
Leading the Way in Data Analysis for Business Intelligence
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. Companies are implementing business strategies with some key objectives in mind: cost reduction, improvements in efficiency, and enhanced profitability. Business intelligence can add huge value in these areas, which is why professionals in business intelligence and data analysis are in great demand. In a 2017 IBM report, […]
AI and Human Operators Combine to Train Robots
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. Ever since the first crude cinematic robot first arrived on the scene in the 1927 movie Metropolis, humans have been fixated on the fear that they would come to rue the day artificial intelligence (AI) was summoned into existence and that, eventually, the masters would become slaves […]
Smart Street Lights are Recording: What is Your City Doing with The Data?
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta Sometimes, it can seem that the Internet of Things (IoT) is getting out of hand. One of the biggest data trends in 2020 has been device manufacturers embedding “smart” chips into everything from running shoes to refrigerators. At first glance, the “smart streetlight” program that has been […]
Keeping an Eye on Data Security During a Pandemic
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. At the time of writing, a third of the world’s population is living under lockdown regulations. Progressively more countries are taking steps to contain the spread of the virus and the number of people working from home has risen dramatically, leading to an overall premature digitalization of […]
The Quantum Tech Race Puts the World’s Data at Risk
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. Can you imagine a world where MRI scanners would have the same size as smartphones? Or medical sensors “catching” disease with nothing but a simple blow? These examples may sound like a scenario borrowed from a sci-fi film to the average person, but most members from the […]
Protecting Data Privacy in the Era of Digital Trading
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. The finance sector has been in the news a lot lately, but not because of the economy or the state of the stock market. Over the past few years, banking and credit providers have taken the spotlight due to record-setting breaches that put consumer information at risk. […]
Will Big Data Build a Better “Robot” Eventually?
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. The speed at which technology evolves is astounding. Consider the fact that 40 years ago the world wide web was little more than a government side project. Now flash forward to the present and the majority of people across the globe carry a wireless-enabled device in their […]
Is a Department of Cybersecurity the Answer to Current Threats?
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. The current state of cybersecurity in the United States, and a proposed solution. Whatever your political opinions, we can all admit that government is good at some things, and bad at others. It’s good, for instance, at huge infrastructure projects and providing welfare – both areas in […]
For Better or Worse, AI is “Eating” Data Centers
Click to learn more about author Samuel Bocetta. Days after the highly-anticipated Wall Street debut of Uber Technologies, technology and finance analysts were still trying to determine what went wrong with the initial public offering. On IPO day, Uber shares failed to capture the attention of institutional investors; instead of reaching the $49 price target, […]