Data center market is on the up and up
The European data center market is growing rapidly as companies expand their reliance on cloud computing. According to a new report from data center analysis firm Data Centre Pricing, there are currently more than six million square meters of equipped data center space, as well as more than 9 gigawatts of power, across 15 major European countries. While the four …
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Harnessing unstructured data during and beyond the pandemic era
While we have been spending more time indoors during the pandemic, the extra data that we’ve produced during that time – the Tweets, the Instagram pictures, the product reviews – have taken on an active and highly exploitable life of their own, winging their way into the pockets of companies who can now take advantage of this valuable marketing intelligence …
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Fewer businesses reported data breaches to authorities during the pandemic
During the 2020/21 fiscal year, businesses in the UK reported a total of 9,532 data breach incidents, representing a 20 percent drop compared to the same period the year before. This is according to a new report from the Parliament Street think tank, based on data published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The report states that the Covid-19 pandemic …
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Most enterprises are failing to use data to create value for customers
Although the effective use of data can go a long way to improving customer experience, only a minority of businesses are managing to achieve their data goals, new research shows. A report from database company DataStax states that, while almost all (96%) enterprises have a formal data strategy in place, just 38% claim they are able to use data to …
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Reliance on data centers: Experience has never mattered more
As a global community, our reliance on technology during the pandemic has brought the data center industry into sharp focus. Today, online services have become as important as major public utilities. We only have to look to the recent Internet outage at cloud service provider, Fastly, to see the chaos that service disruption can cause. Websites such as gov.uk, Amazon …
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Hybrid working has made way for a new dawn of data strategies. Here’s how…
Throughout the course of the pandemic, the concept of a ‘pivot’ has been all too familiar to businesses across all sectors. In the face of remote working practices, lockdowns, and social distancing restrictions, many organizations were forced to rethink every aspect of the way they do business – from in-house issues such as training and the minutiae of internal processes, …
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Q&A: Embracing industry disruption to get the most from your data
Why is a data-driven culture of business necessary for surviving the next major disruption, be it political, regulatory, new technology, or the next pandemic? Large-scale change and transformation programs often fail when data management is an afterthought. Outdated IT strategies are preventing organizations from embracing industry disruption and taking advantage of the opportunities that technology presents, particularly in terms of …
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Reaching data and AI maturity: the key to unlocking business value
While many companies across a range of industries have placed artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) at the heart of their growth strategy, most do not feel they are in a position to successfully harness its power. The major reason for this is because many Big Data projects lack a mature approach to getting the best out of AI …
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Police work is being hampered by poor data
With the rise of digital platforms and services, the evidence used in criminal investigations is becoming increasingly digital. This makes the speed at which digital evidence is gathered, sorted and analyzed crucial. However, a new report from digital intelligence company Cellebrite asserts that policing agencies are still “struggling to keep pace, process and analyze digital evidence quickly and effectively”. The …
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Protecting unstructured data | ITProPortal
Around 59 zettabytes (ZB) of data – that’s 59 with 21 zeros after it – were expected to be created, captured, copied and consumed in the world, according to Global DataSphere from International Data Corporation (IDC). The ratio of unique data created and captured to data copied and consumed, is roughly 1:9, but the trend is toward less unique and …
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