Metadata is information about the data collected. According to the Data Management Body of Knowledge (DMBoK), metadata “includes information about technical and business processes, data rules and constraints, and logical and physical data structures.” Think of it as a wrapper around data that describes it, like how packaging tells what food is in a box or […]
Big Data and Security: Are You Scared to Death?
Click to learn more about author Prince Kapoor. Being paranoid about Big Data Security no longer looks funny. The growing cyber security threats are making brands scared to the death. The article explains major challenges and best practices for Big Data Security. Let me ask you a simple question, are you paranoid about Big Data Security? […]
The Data Driving IoT: Collaboration and Soft Skills
Click to learn more about author P.K. Agarwal. Northeastern University-Silicon Valley recently conducted a survey among approximately 600 members of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Not surprisingly, the survey found that one of the biggest challenges of IoT was data aggregation and analysis. Many companies and universities are finding ways to weave in […]
Convergence of Big Data, IoT and AI to Drive Next Generation Applications
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “Big Data Analytics is bringing a step change in innovation across all sectors of the economy for efficient data management. Disruptive technology innovations in the information and communication technology (ICT) space, such as artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), self-service visualization and structured query language(SQL), have […]
Standardizing Data Management and Data Governance Services (A First Look)
Click to learn more about author Tejasvi Addagada. The needs of organizations mostly financial services and health care providers are seeing an increased necessity to manage the data as an Enterprise asset, as regulations and policy around data are quickly evolving. Although regulation is one of the primary drivers, firms have started to appreciate the importance […]
A Balancing Act: Law Enforcement Cameras vs Data Privacy
Click to learn more about author Cathy Nolan. You’ve all seen it on TV – detectives and their teams trace a suspect by using video and cellphone cameras, social media, DNA analysis, fingerprint and facial recognition databases, telephone conversations, cameras mounted on police vehicles, and tracking devices on Smartphones and GPS. How accurate are these devices […]
Altamira Lumify Now Available on Microsoft Azure
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Altamira’s Lumify™ can now be purchased through the Microsoft® Azure® Marketplace and immediately run on the Azure cloud platform. The Microsoft Azure cloud offers Lumify customers a secure environment for hosting Altamira’s big data fusion and visualization platform, and provides a suite of capabilities to enhance […]
Arcadia Data Announces Native Visual Analytics on Real-Time Streaming Data
by Angela Guess According to a new press release, “Arcadia Data, provider of the first native visual analytics software for big data, today announced upcoming support for KSQL, a new technology for continuous, interactive queries on Kafka topics via SQL, which was announced today by Confluent. The integration gives all users advanced visualizations for streaming […]
Is “Real-Time” Over Hyped?
Click to learn more about video blogger Stefan Groschupf. Introducing the Big Data & Brews video blog series presented by Stefan Groschupf, Founder of Datameer. The series will touch on hot topics within the business of Big Data, Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Modern BI, NoSQL and Next Generation Technologies. In today’s video blog Stefan Groschupf talks […]
What Is Smart Data?
Smart Data is digital information that is formatted so it can be acted upon the collection point before being sent to a downstream analytics platform for further data consolidation and analysis. James Kobielus, IBM’s Big Data evangelist and keynote speaker at the 2016 DATAVERSITY® Smart Data Online Conference stated: “It is a strategy that sets the […]