Logistics companies have initiated many project prototypes for the exploitation of big data analysis and several amazing projects that will soon be part of our everyday lives. This includes using Spark on Hadoop for real-time analysis to assess large data volumes stored on registers' logs, database, excel, or HDFS that has completely changed the business dynamics. Here are some … [Read more...] about How Big Data And Logistics are Working Together
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Why Big Data Desperately Needs Transparency
People have an innate suspicion of numbers. We understand that the answer to life, the universe, and everything is too complex to be boiled down to the number 42 (according to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), but in the search to quantify our existence, we do allow our lives to be ruled by numbers. We count the calories in our food, we count the minutes on our daily commute, … [Read more...] about Why Big Data Desperately Needs Transparency
10 Vital Data Protection Principles for Businesses
Protecting data is extremely important and an imperative for any business that holds their customers information. If people are willing to provide you with their details then you have an obligation to protect it. Here are 10 ways to do just that. 1) Secure Consent Whenever personal data is collected, stored, or used, the consent of the individuals who submit it needs to be … [Read more...] about 10 Vital Data Protection Principles for Businesses
TransparencyCamp Europe 2016
On 1 June 2016, Open State Foundation and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host the very first TransparencyCamp Europe in Amsterdam. TransparencyCamp Europe is an unconference that focuses on open data, new technologies and policies that make the EU work for people, stimulates open government and helps people grasp the workings of the various EU … [Read more...] about TransparencyCamp Europe 2016
The Five Most Valued Attributes in an Entrepreneur’s Tool Belt
Technology today has fundamentally transformed how we live, work, play and care for each other, creating a new community of digital citizens living in an always-on, connected world. Everyone and everything in the Information Generation is perpetually generating data and contributing to a vast and growing information ecosystem of immense economic value. Thomas Edison, one of the … [Read more...] about The Five Most Valued Attributes in an Entrepreneur’s Tool Belt
