Organizations today heavily rely on big data to drive decision-making and strategize for the future, adapting to an ever-expanding array of data sources, both internal and external. This reliance extends to a variety of tools used to harness this data effectively. In the modern business environment, with an estimated 2.5 quintillion bytes of data generated … Read more
In today’s dynamic business landscape, data management stands as a critical cornerstone, directly influencing an organization’s agility and innovation capabilities. The digital age demands that companies reassess their data management strategies, particularly the reliance on traditional master data management (MDM) systems. These legacy systems, often entrenched due to the ‘sunk-costs’ fallacy, hinder progress and adaptability, … Read more
‘Data is the new oil’ was term coined by British mathematician Clive Humby 2006. It’s become an overused phrase largely meaning that if your organization has access to vast amounts of data, you can use it to aid decision making and drive results. While there is great truth in that having access to data can … Read more
If someone were to infect your Meta Quest VR headset with malware, they could trick you into seeing things in the virtual world which weren’t real, experts have warned. Academics from Cornell University recently published a paper describing the possibility of hijacking people’s VR sessions and controlling their interactions with internal applications, external servers, and … Read more
Electrical engineer Gilbert Herrera was appointed research director of the US National Security Agency in late 2021, just as an AI revolution was brewing inside the US tech industry. The NSA, sometimes jokingly said to stand for No Such Agency, has long hired top math and computer science talent. Its technical leaders have been early … Read more
Four out of five organizations around the world (85%) suffered at least one data loss incident last year. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity researchers Proofpoint, which says that most of the time, it’s not the computers’ fault – it’s ours. Earlier this week, Proofpoint published its inaugural Data Loss Landscape report. … Read more
A hacker is selling a huge archive on the dark web, claiming it originated from a 2021 data breach at American telecommunications giant AT&T – however the company denies the data originated from its servers. BleepingComputer reported a threat actor with the alias ShinyHunters posted an ad on the RaidForums for the sale of sensitive … Read more
Data centers produce a lot of waste heat that could one day be recycled and used to heat millions of homes. Now, French data center company Data4 has partnered with the University of Paris-Saclay to launch a project that aims to use data center heat to grow algae, which can then be recycled into energy. … Read more
A newly-discovered, Microsoft-branded SSD suggests the tech giant may be – or has been at least – exploring new ways to optimize its data center storage. The leaked images of a Microsoft Z1000 SSD show a 1TB NVMe M.2 drive, apparently boasting sequential read speeds of up to 2,400MB/s and write speeds of 1,800MB/s. The … Read more
With generative AI transforming the way businesses around the world work, plan and evolve, the need to ensure the data such platforms use and generate is paramount. Although primarily still seen as a cloud and storage leader, Amazon Web Services is looking to play a key role in ensuring businesses of all sizes remain safe … Read more