‘Tis the season to be jolly. By now, those words from the familiar holiday tune “Deck the Halls” are echoing in malls across the U.S. But the retailers that fill those particular halls with yuletide treasures should be thinking, “‘Tis the season to be wary.” With the holiday shopping season in full swing, December is […]
How a Cultural Shift Toward Data Democratization Can Improve Analytics
As part of a well-desired culture change of data awareness in an organization, data democratization is a concept that enables easy access to data by anyone. The ease of availability and access to data allows for direct and indirect data monetization, thus improving revenue streams. This concept can be realized through an internal marketplace as […]
What to Expect in 2022: Data Privacy, Data Quality, and More
As 2021 begins to draw to a close, there are lessons to be learned for marketers faced with abrupt changing consumer behaviors and an acceleration of digital channels. Three big shifts came this year, namely in the realms of consumer data privacy, the use of third-party cookies vs. first-party data, and the regulations and expectations […]
Why Small Businesses Should Invest in Cyber-Insurance
Recent headlines are rife with reports of hackers wreaking havoc on U.S. companies and small businesses. One important step that’s particularly critical for small businesses to take is to invest in cyber-insurance, also known as cybersecurity insurance. The U.S. government’s Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency describes the purpose of cybersecurity insurance as “designed to mitigate losses from […]
Practical Steps to Manage Data Privacy and Govern Data on the Blockchain
Blockchain is a technology that allows information to be recorded while protecting data against tampering, thereby maintaining integrity. While blockchain records information like a database, it differs from a traditional database in that it stores data in blocks that are linked as chains and are theoretically immutable. Capabilities of Blockchain That Enable or Disable Data […]
Data Operations and DataOps: Not One and the Same
Click to learn more about author John Pocknell. In today’s competitive enterprise landscape, having a proper DataOps strategy in place correlates with better data intelligence and optimization within an organization – breaking down silos and enabling data democratization and better business agility at scale. But DataOps as a methodology is not to be confused with data operations, which […]
How Companies Can Adapt to Global Data Privacy Regulations
Click to learn more about author Joe Gaska. On August 20, 2021, the People’s Republic of China passed its first comprehensive data privacy law, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). The law, set to take effect on November 1, 2021, includes several new obligations for companies handling personal information collected from the country’s citizens. It stipulates […]
Cyber Resilience Means More Than Just High Availability or Disaster Recovery Alone
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! All month long, we’ll be exploring cybersecurity-related topics to help you (and your data) stay safe online. Click to learn more about author Don Boxley. What creates true cyber resilience? In database circles, the two factors that help lead to it – disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) – are […]
Data-Intensive University Research Finds Value in Open Storage
Click to learn more about author Morgan Littlewood. Much has been written about the hunger for data storage in university research, whether in the humanities, arts, social sciences, genomic studies, astronomy, or seismic research. An increasingly popular option has been open-source storage – or “Open Storage” – which is software that is developed in a […]
Data Resiliency and Data Protection: A Two-Pronged Strategy
Click to learn more about author Eric Polet. As the data-sphere expands in size and value, it becomes even more vulnerable to data loss from such things as cyberattacks, natural disasters, and human error. This has prompted organizations of all sizes to rethink their strategies for achieving both data resiliency and data protection. So, what […]