Big Data

Big data analysis is the next innovative technique that the telecommunications (telecom) sector is deploying. Big data will tame the telecommunications abundance of data, and enable harvesting information “gold” from existing data storage. We know that Big data includes paper as well as innovating new ways of collecting numerous touch-points…

France’s health minister Olivier Véran and digital minister Cédric O have officially announced that the French government is working on a smartphone app to slow the spread of COVID-19. The government is putting a stamp of approval on the Pan-European Privacy-Preserving Proximity Tracing (PEPP-PT) project but remains cautious about what…

Big data is changing the nature of file transfer technology. It is both creating new challenges and new opportunities.The good news is that big data is leading to new file sharing technology, which is making it easier to solve certain file transfer problems. On the other hand, it is increasing…

Outputs from global data-driven conservation planning analysis highlighting priority areas to be considered for protection (green) in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction. Credit: University of California - Santa Barbara Often considered desolate, remote, unalterable places, the high seas are, in fact, hotbeds of activity for both people and wildlife. Technology…

Executive Summary Right now during the global pandemic, the awful choice seems to be between saving lives or saving livelihoods. The authors — one a roboticist and AI researcher, one a public health researcher and physician — believe it’s imperative to create a massive investment in data, analytics, and computing…

The digital age all but demands your business tap into big data to remain competitive, but web scraping tools can be difficult to wield effectively. After all, websites are constantly deploying more advanced countermeasures against bots, including IP blocking, CAPTCHA, honeypots, and more. Even as the nature of web design…

GDPR and other data protection and privacy regulations — as well as a significant (and growing) number of data breaches and exposées of companies’ privacy policies — have put a spotlight on not just the vast troves of data that businesses and other organizations hold on us, but also how…

Big data is the lynchpin of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model. Panoply, a big data innovator, has talked about a new model called Data as a Service, which is a variation of the same idea.Big data is used at every junction of the SaaS model. Savvy companies…

As the floor drops out from under many startups, some tech companies are finding a path forward by meeting new government needs. Among them is Palantir, a secretive government-friendly big data operation that’s able to ingest vast amounts of information to visualize trends and track individuals — useful tasks as…

Big data is redefining the world of marketing. A growing number of SaaS companies are looking for ways to use big data to get more value from leads and business opportunities.One of the ways businesses can rely more on big data is with SEO. Ahrefs is a leading SEO tool…