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What is Big Data and Why It’s Bigger Than You Realize

What is Big Data and Why It’s Bigger Than You Realize

Nov 18, 2022

Big Data refers to datasets on an extremely large scale filled with complexities that make it impossible to process and...

Sales are good. Time to conquest by digging into the data.

Sales are good. Time to conquest by digging into the data.

Jan 30, 2024

They say that when times get tough, the tough get going. But it’s when times are good that some dealers...

Your data might already be breached

Your data might already be breached

Jan 30, 2024

If you think hackers aren’t trying to infiltrate your business or organization, you are probably lying to yourself.  The average...

Your data is at risk: 5 eays to protect it

Your data is at risk: 5 eays to protect it

Jul 7, 2014

Heartbleed made the rounds in the media as the security threat du jour. What made Heartbleed so dangerous was that...

Don’t forget to back up that data

Don’t forget to back up that data

May 25, 2014

A recent study from Acronis has shown that most people value their data over their mobile devices. This isn't hard...

Tech giants can’t (or won’t) protect your data when push comes to shove

Tech giants can’t (or won’t) protect your data when push comes to shove

Oct 31, 2013

One of the most annoying parts of the Edward Snowden revelations isn't what everyone is focused on. It isn't that...

A small business guide to tackling big data

A small business guide to tackling big data

Feb 21, 2013

It’s called having business intelligence, savvy, and it doesn’t just mean knowing the ropes or being well versed with the...

It was the best hacking Facebook could have hoped for

It was the best hacking Facebook could have hoped for

Feb 16, 2013

No harm, no foul, lesson learned, you're data is safe. That's the message that Facebook gave its users with a...

Data footprints by generations

Data footprints by generations

Nov 18, 2022

Over the first few thousand years of our existence (up until 2003), humankind generated 5 billion GB of data. Today,...

Is Facebook creating its own demise by building a moat around the castle?

Is Facebook creating its own demise by building a moat around the castle?

Jan 25, 2013

Never has a internet company had so much information about its users. Facebook knows your friends. They know where you...

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Is Google in cahoots with the government to hide the depths of privacy infringement?

Nov 18, 2022

Put your tin foil hats on. It's conspiracy theory time. Since 2010, Google has been tracking and releasing their bi-yearly...

Is DNA coding your data the future of stored information?

Is DNA coding your data the future of stored information?

Jun 30, 2022

Recently on Spectrum, Scientists from Harvard University have successfully converted a 53,000 word book into a single strand of DNA....