The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will come into effect on May 25th 2018 has strong implications for nearly each and every company and organization in Europe. Its principle of privacy by design , that was first postulated by Canadian data protection scientist Ann Cavoukian could lead to a paradigm shift in how businesses develop their marketing campaigns and … [Read more...] about How to Improve Your Data Quality to Comply with the GDPR
Archives for 2017
Why We Need to Stop Using FTP for Media Data, Like Yesterday
It's 2017, and it's time to start making some serious changes around here. FTP, or the File Transfer Protocol, is one of the most popular transfer methods for sending files to ” and downloading from ” the cloud. Users like FTP is because it's simple to use and efficient when you're primarily working with local media servers. But, the ease of FTP comes at a cost, and the … [Read more...] about Why We Need to Stop Using FTP for Media Data, Like Yesterday
Bad Data that Changed the Course of History
Data drives all the major decisions in the world today. Every business relies on data to make daily strategic decisions. Every decision from attending to customer needs to gaining competitive advantage is made thanks to data. As individuals we rely on data for even the most basic daily activities including navigation to and from work as well as for communicating with friends … [Read more...] about Bad Data that Changed the Course of History
Do Self-driving Cars Hold the Key to a Widespread IoT?
In 2014, Continental Tires developed tires that talk to you . The innovation, dubbed eTIS (electronic Tire Information System), consists of sensors embedded beneath the tire tread. The sensors relay information about when your tires are underinflated, when tread is too low, and when your car has too much weight in it from a heavy load. This new entry in the annals of IoT tech … [Read more...] about Do Self-driving Cars Hold the Key to a Widespread IoT?
Why Isn’t Big Data Called Small Data?
Sometimes I think that Big Data has a branding problem. You see, for data scientists to gain the trust and buy-in from their colleagues, they have to explain how their analysis can add value. They take a data ocean of information and distill it into highly-specific and actionable insights for every internal customer, refining and refreshing it along the way to ensure that it is … [Read more...] about Why Isn’t Big Data Called Small Data?
