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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

Data Lineage: Gaining Insight into the Data used for Analysis and Decisions

By Dick Weisinger

As data is being increasingly used with analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence, it’s important to have insight about the history of the data being used. Where it came from or was derived from? What is the age of the

Data Management: Brittle Data Pipelines Limit the Effectiveness of Data Strategies

By Dick Weisinger

While data has become a key element in many areas of business strategies, many companies are struggling with how to use their data effectively. A report by Fivetran found that two-thirds of businesses are unsure about how to best use

Data: Which is it most Similar to? Oil, Water or Nuclear?

By Dick Weisinger

Data effects every aspect of our lives. Analysts are struggling to define the right analogy to describe its effect on humans. In 2006, Clive Humby, a UK mathematician, compared data to oil. Humby said that “data is the new oil.

Data Management: There is Still a Lot of Room for Improvement

By Dick Weisinger

While data may be “the new oil” for the economy, many businesses haven woken up to that reality yet. A study by IDC found that 68 percent of business data is never leveraged in any way. Dave Mosley, Seagate CEO,