Click to learn more about author Richard van Hooijdonk. Every single click in the online world generates data, and the amount of data we produce on a daily basis is staggering. And with an increasing number of devices connected to the internet, the volume of that data will continue to increase rapidly. As MarketWatch reports, […]
Fine Arts Majors in the Data Center: Do You Really Need an IT Degree?
Click to learn more about author Leon Adato. Computer science and information technology professions are (unsurprisingly) on the rise: according to the United States Department of Labor, employment opportunities for computer and information technology occupations is projected to grow 13% from 2016 to 2026, faster than the average for all occupations, and will add about 557,100 […]
Predictions for Big Data Analytics in 2019
Click to learn more about author James Kobielus. Big Data Analytics has been one of the dominant tech trends of this decade, and it’s also been one of the most dynamic and innovative segments of the IT market. Today’s Big Data Analytics market is quite different from the industry of even a few years ago, and […]
Data Dimensionality Reduction in the Age of Machine Learning
Click to learn more about author Rosaria Silipo. Machine Learning is all the rage as companies try to make sense of the mountains of data they are collecting. Data is everywhere and proliferating at unprecedented speed. But, more data is not always better. In fact, large amounts of data can not only considerably slow down […]
Data Governance for Leaders: Turn Data Strategy into Actions
Click to learn more about author Usama Shamma. Data is everywhere, with IoT and the growing interconnectivity of the different data feeds, data sources, channels, and data consumers, the need for Data Governance controls guided by a Data Strategy are highly arise to support business decisions and fulfill compliance requirements such as European General Data […]
The Right to Erasure Blues
Click to learn more about author Lindsey Ullian. When it went into effect in May 2018, Europe’s General Data Privacy Regulations (GDPR) enacted important protections around consumer data, something that has been sorely needed for some time. For too long, businesses had been playing fast and loose with what personally identifiable information they chose to […]
Hybrid Cloud Computing: What Does it Mean?
Click to learn more about author Joe deBuzna. My previous blog post, The Cloud is Now, covered motivations on why organizations adopt the Cloud, and why IT is now embracing Cloud Computing. However, a move to the Cloud can be a complex undertaking, especially for organizations running many applications or even multiple on-premises data centers. Business […]
The Realities of Machine Learning for the Benefit of Tech Leaders
Click to learn more about author Tyler Warden. In the cycle of technology buzzwords, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning have become part of the regular vernacular used to make technology seem more relevant, modern and innovative. In reality, these tools can either make solutions better or complicate and frustrate well working processes. In order […]
Does Data Democratization Result in Data Anarchy and Bad Business Decisions?
Click to learn more about author Kartik Patel. One of the most common excuses used to avoid Data Democratization and Self-serve Augmented Data Discovery is that the organization cannot guarantee data integrity and that, if business users have access to dated, incorrect or incomplete data, the resulting decisions will not be better but rather worse than […]
The Future of AI, Voice Assistants, and Augmented Intelligence in 2019
Click to learn more about author Gillian Armstrong. Voice Assistants have been hovering in the background for some time now, but 2019 will be the year we see unprecedented leaps forward in their intelligence and functionality. They have been building up our trust gradually – Alexa wants you to set timers and ask for jokes […]