Big Data, together with Cloud computing and the Internet of Things, are topics that are very much to the fore in contemporary trends in Information Management. But is Big Data really the revolution that people have been waiting for or is it simply about the next steps in the evolution of business data architecture and management? And whilst it is true that we are increasingly … [Read more...] about Consider this: Big Data in Context of Information Management
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Smart Government Summit
SMART GOVERNMENT SUMMIT (28TH TO 29TH APRIL 2015) Trade Visitor - Free' Join an exclusive TWO-DAY conference. Get the opportunity to meet, greet and network with government executives, decision makers and key policy makers from regional and global government organizations and agencies. Over 200 experts and leaders from various industries, public and private sectors … [Read more...] about Smart Government Summit
Hacking, Data Breaches & Cyber Warfare
If you thought hacking and security are a relatively new phenomenon, think again. In 1903, magician and inventor John Nevil Maskelyne disrupted Ambrose Flemings public demonstration of a purportedly secure wireless telegraphy technology by sending insulting Morse code messages in what is now known as the first hack. Since then, the severity and number of hacking scandals, data … [Read more...] about Hacking, Data Breaches & Cyber Warfare
7 Factors to Consider When Choosing Between Public or Private Cloud
By now it should not come as a surprise that Big Data and the Cloud are two trends slowly converging into one major trend. Many organizations are thinking of a cloud solution for their IT and that is not a surprise. In fact, already in 2012 KPMG found that 81% of organizations were either evaluating cloud services, planned a cloud implementation or had already implemented a … [Read more...] about 7 Factors to Consider When Choosing Between Public or Private Cloud