2021: Cloudy with a (Very Good) Chance of AI and Analytics

As we entered 2020, the cloud was already on its way to becoming a defacto standard for running advanced analytics and AI for many organizations. Then COVID-19 happened, and the great cloud migration started to look like Read more…

Social Cooling: Living in a Big Data Society

“Data is not the new gold, it is the new oil, and it damages the social environment,” stated Tijmen Schep. Strong words, indeed. But if you’ve been inundated with articles espousing all the wonders that Big Data br Read more…

ACLU Objects to Expansion of Facial Recognition by CBP

On November 9, 2020, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed a rule that would vastly expand its use of facial biometrics. Specifically, the notice proposes an expansion of biometric identity verification for n Read more…

2021 Predictions: Data Science

It’s that time of year again – time for predictions! Thank you for patiently waiting while Datanami compiled 2021 predictions from the assorted predicters. We’ll kick things off with predictions about a most pertin Read more…

Algorithm Gets the Blame for COVID-19 Vaccine Snafu

Managers at Stanford Medical Center blamed an algorithm for their decision not to give the COVID-19 vaccination to 1,300 residents and fellows working as frontline physicians in the hospital, much to the displeasure of t Read more…

Advanced Analytics and AI: Two Divergent But Synergistic Capabilities

Two commonly cited use cases for advanced analytics across financial services entail risk management and fraud detection; specifically, the use of advanced analytics to detect and reduce incidents of false positives. Read more…

AWS Leans on Custom Silicon for Processing Advantage

You may know Amazon Web Services as a leading provider of public cloud services. But it’s also investing substantial sums into designing its own line of custom chips that can save customers a lot of money compared to I Read more…

Johns Hopkins Launches COVID-19 Mortality Calculator, Aims to Inform Vaccine Prioritization

The first COVID-19 vaccine doses are going out in the United States, predominantly to frontline healthcare workers. Unfortunately, the vaccines are currently extremely limited, meaning that state governments are having t Read more…

2020: A Big Data Year in Review

There are two weeks left in 2020, which means it’s time to exhale a bit and see where we’ve gone. It’s been a bumpy ride over the previous 50 weeks, for sure. But big strides have also been made for those pursuing Read more…

Rubrik Eyes Unstructured Data with Igneous Deal

Rubrik, the multi-cloud data manager, moved to bolster its unstructured data management capabilities with the acquisition of Igneous, whose platform provides monitoring and storage for dispersed data. Rubrik, Palo Alt Read more…