The business world runs on trust, but trust is hard to come by. A staggering amount of time and money is spent searching, validating, verifying, checking, auditing, certifying, and worrying ” trust is an expensive proposition. Blockchains make trust easier and less expensive, which is why half a billion dollars was invested in block chain technology last year. Analysts expect … [Read more...] about Trust Is Why Blockchains Will Soon Be Everywhere
Big Data
You Look Like A Criminal! Predicting Crime With Algorithms
Can you really predict if someone is going to commit a crime? Some authorities are using facial recognition, predictive analytics and machine learning to predict who will commit a crime. Even if you can use an algorithm to deduce the likelihood of an individual's future, to apprehend a suspect before a crime is even committed surely cannot lead to a conviction as no offence … [Read more...] about You Look Like A Criminal! Predicting Crime With Algorithms
Will Big Data Revive the Economy?
You'd be forgiven for feeling a little jittery about a world economy is driven first and foremost by data. As news headlines regularly confirm, we're climbing a pretty steep learning curve right now, and lots of people are worried about how safe their data is once it's floating around "out there." But the truth is that big data stands a good chance of reviving and even … [Read more...] about Will Big Data Revive the Economy?
Connected Data London 2017
The leading conference for those who use the relationships, meaning and context in Data to achieve great things! On November 16th, 2017 Connected Data London'brings together 100+ Artificial Intelligence, Semantic Technology, Linked Data and Graph Database innovators, thought leaders and practitioners annually in one great conference. This year the conference is hosted at … [Read more...] about Connected Data London 2017
Big Data, not Oil, is King in Today’s Economy
Big Data is not just about volumes of data; it is the ability to both collect information and extract meaning from it. The businesses that are prospering in today's economy are those able to take advantage of Big Data. In the next ten years, it will be the ability to use Big Data that will make or break a business. According to contributing writer to Forbes, Daniel Newman, "it … [Read more...] about Big Data, not Oil, is King in Today’s Economy
