Algorithms have become part of our daily lives and they can be found in almost any aspect of business. Gartner calls this the algorithmic business and it is changing the way we (should) run and manage our organizations. There are all kinds of algorithms and for each aspect of your business, there are different algorithms, which nowadays you can even buy at an algorithm … [Read more...] about 12 Algorithms Every Data Scientist Should Know
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How the Internet of Things Will Change Your Life
Just what is the Internet of Things? There are lots of people who have heard of it and some know what it means, but very few know what it could mean for their lives. There are a range of applications and use cases, but before we go into some of them, lets look at a few statistics first: Going back 26 years to 1990, there were just 300,000 desktop computers connected to the … [Read more...] about How the Internet of Things Will Change Your Life
How Secure is Your Payment Data? Not Very Secure It Seems!
Mobile payments are on the rise. Samsung and Apple have each introduced their own payment systems already some time ago and many new startups are entering the market as well, with of course Square being on top of the list. Consumers are also slowly getting used to mobile payments, be it with their smartphone or with their smart watch. In addition, large brands are also entering … [Read more...] about How Secure is Your Payment Data? Not Very Secure It Seems!
Who is Adopting Big Data?
If you want to stay ahead of your competition and gain better and quicker insights from your data, it would be a smart strategy to start considering the adoption of big data in your company. As this infographic of a survey conducted by big data vendor Qubole points out, enterprises are following Digital First companies into big data and cloud computing adoption. According to … [Read more...] about Who is Adopting Big Data?
How Big Data Has Changed Public Policy
It is predicted that this year alone, global IP traffic will reach 1.1 Zettabytes, which is equivalent to 1 billion Gigabytes. We are inundated with more data than we can possibly analyze, but getting it in front of the right people who can make sense out of it is the era of Big Data that we have long since entered. For some time of its earlier years, Big Data has been heralded … [Read more...] about How Big Data Has Changed Public Policy
