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Global Devices: Increasing Number of Productivity Devices

By Dick Weisinger

It’s not just the number of IoT devices that’s sky-rocketing, the number of devices that connect humans to the internet is steadily rising, especially during the pandemic over the past 18 months. A report by Gartner found that the number…

Data Offense and Data Defense: Balancing the Allure of Profits against the Risk of Losses

By Dick Weisinger

There are two ways to think about data: offensively and defensively, according to a strategy paper on Harvard Business Review by Leandro DalleMule and Thomas Davenport. Data defense is what businesses need to do with their data to minimize risk.…

Digital Twins: Simulating the Earth to Improve Prediction of Climate Change and Natural Disasters

By Dick Weisinger

Digital Twins are highly accurate computer simulations that make it possible to test and model objects without needing to disturb or interact with the real object being simulated. Digital twins are useful for building new products or testing existing ones…

Policy As Code: Establishing Repeatable and Versionable Policies

By Dick Weisinger

Policy as Code is an automated system that defines policy and policy management though data and code. Standard software techniques like version control, automated testing and automated deployment can then be applied to the policy definitions. Encapsulating policy definitions as…

Data Privacy: MIT Research Initiative will Address how Technology can Meet Public Policy Demands for Privacy

By Dick Weisinger

MIT has launched a new initiative called MIT Future of Data, Trust, and Policy that will research how technology can meet demands of public policy when handling personal and data and privacy. Srini Devadas, professor at MIT, said that “the…