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Fleet Management and Big Data: Points to Consider

Smart Data Collective

According to a forecast by IDC and Seagate Technology, the global data sphere will grow more than fivefold in the next seven years. The total amount of new data will increase to 175 zettabytes by 2025 , up from 33 zettabytes in 2018. This ever-growing volume of information has given rise to the concept of big data.

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VPNs Are Crucial Privacy Protection Tools in the Age of Big Data

Smart Data Collective

Big data has had many beneficial changes in our lives, but it has also heightened our concerns about privacy. Some of these concerns can be addressed with VPNs, which are an important gatekeeper for privacy in a world governed more by big data. VPNs Are Critical Privacy Safeguards in a World Ruled by Big Data.

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Data Makes Possible Many Things: Insights Discovery, Innovation, and Better Decisions

Rocket-Powered Data Science

In the early days of the big data era (at the peak of the big data hype), we would often hear about the 3 V’s of big data (Volume, Variety, and Velocity). As Dez Blanchfield once said , “You don’t need a data scientist to tell you big data is valuable.

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7 Ways Big Data Is Pushing CBD Marketing Into The 21st Century

Smart Data Collective

Big data and cannabis are two seemingly different concepts. CBD companies are relying more on big data than ever before. In June, Nicole Martin wrote a very detailed article for Forbes on the role of big data in operations management for the cannabis industry. Data helps to drive every industry now.

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Top 7 Data Governance Blog Posts of 2018

erwin

So with the impetus of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the opportunities presented by data-driven transformation, many organizations are re-evaluating their data management and data governance practices. Defining Data Governance. www.erwin.com/blog/defining-data-governance/.

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How To Use Data Analytics To Launch A Sustainable Technology Business

Smart Data Collective

You probably wouldn’t think that data analytics would be the core solution. Many people believe that the fields of big data and green business have little overlap. However, big data could actually be a wonderful solution for many sustainability problems. Big Data Helps Meet UN Climate Targets.

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

The UK Data Protection Act 2018 The Data Protection Act 2018 is, essentially, the UK’s version of the GDPR. It replaces an earlier data protection law and implements many of the same rights, requirements, and penalties as its EU counterpart. Retention policies should also be limited.

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