March 18, 2024
Via: Computer WeeklyExtreme weather events and warnings from experts that keeping temperature rises below the 1.5°C limit is becoming increasingly difficult have raised public awareness of the impact of global warming. Businesses and consumers alike are thinking more about climate change, the […]
March 18, 2024
Via: InfoWorldThe world has become “sensor-fied.” Sensors on everything, including cars, factory machinery, turbine engines, and spacecraft, continuously collect data that developers leverage to optimize efficiency and power AI systems. So, it’s no surprise that time series—the type of data these […]
March 13, 2024
Via: DATAVERSITYA data dictionary describes data in business terms, including information about the data. It includes elements like data types, structure details, and security restrictions. Unlike business glossaries, which focus on data across the organization, data dictionaries support data architectures – […]
March 12, 2024
Via: DATAVERSITYWhile early science fiction shows like “Buck Rogers” (1939) and “The Fly” (1950) depicted teleportation technology, it was Star Trek’s transporter room that made real-time living matter transfer a classical sci-fi trope. While we haven’t built technology that enables real-time […]
March 12, 2024
Via: DATAVERSITYData integration tools are used to collect data from external (and internal) sources, and to reformat, cleanse, and organize the collected data. The ultimate goal of data integration tools is to combine data from a variety of different sources, and […]
March 11, 2024
Via: Computer WeeklyBusinesses continue to invest in data analytics, despite a growing emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). Business intelligence and data analytics projects continue to offer the prospect of more efficient and effective operations in both the commercial and public service sectors, […]
March 11, 2024
Via: Network WorldThe existence of backup copies or replicas isn’t enough if you don’t understand how to efficiently restore data and systems at scale. Ransomware has moved disaster recovery planning from the back room to the front table. It’s understandable to think […]
March 7, 2024
Via: InfoWorldPasswords are a problem. While they remain the main way we secure applications, services, and systems, they’re increasingly vulnerable. Cloud compute makes it economical to brute-force valuable passwords, while poorly-thought-out password policies drive users to inherently risky behaviors. And while […]
March 6, 2024
Via: DATAVERSITYThe work of data engineers is extremely technical. They are responsible for designing and maintaining the architecture of data systems, which incorporates concepts ranging from analytic infrastructures to data warehouses. A data engineer needs to have a solid understanding of […]
March 5, 2024
Via: InfoWorldGenerative AI is estimated to add between $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in economic benefits to the global economy annually, according to McKinsey. This forecast is based on 63 new use cases that could deliver improvements, efficiencies, and new products […]
March 5, 2024
Via: CIOGitHub first launched its copilot in 2021, and Microsoft 365 Copilot became generally available a few months ago. These AI assistants often use the term copilot to indicate how generative AI capabilities embedded in workflow tools can augment and assist […]
March 4, 2024
Via: CIOThe rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape in Europe is forcing CISOs to adopt new measures to protect their organisations and plan for the future. In the hunt for a solution, artificial intelligence and autonomous endpoint management are leading a new generation […]
February 28, 2024
Via: InfoWorldNearly three-quarters of codebases assessed for risk by Synopsis in 2023 contained open source components with high-risk vulnerabilities, according to a just-released report from the company, a provider of application security testing tools. While the number of codebases with at […]
February 28, 2024
Via: CIOThe rate of companies that have either already deployed generative AI or are actively exploring it is accelerating to the point where, combined, there are very few holdouts. The use of gen AI in the enterprise was nearly nothing in […]
February 27, 2024
Via: CIOAfter years of marching to the cloud migration drumbeat, CIOs are increasingly becoming circumspect about the cloud-first mantra, catching on to the need to turn some workloads away from the public cloud to platforms where they will run more productively, […]
February 27, 2024
Via: Network WorldThe most recent advancement in wireless technology standards is called Wi-Fi 7. By offering significant advancements in speed, capacity, and efficiency, Wi-Fi 7 addresses several challenges that limited the effectiveness of previous versions of Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, reaping all the benefits […]
February 26, 2024
Via: InfoWorldData governance was on my mind recently, so I decided to query ChatGPT by entering the prompt: “What is data governance?” The AI responded with: “Data governance is a set of processes, policies, standards, and guidelines that ensure data is […]
February 21, 2024
Via: CIOCIOs on university campuses across the country have an obligation, as technology leaders, to provide the tools and expertise that staff, administration, and professors require to help fulfill the potential of students, and the university itself. But their commitment is […]
February 21, 2024
Via: Computer WeeklyA survey of 706 IT leaders conducted by Red Hat for its 2024 Global tech trends report has found that many organisations have figured out the mix between public and private cloud infrastructure. Compared with the previous year’s data, workload […]
February 21, 2024
Via: DATAVERSITYThe rapid adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) over the past year has transformed just about everything – ushering in a new era of innovation and growth the world has never seen. The same goes for data storage, […]