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Healthcare, Risk Aversion, and Big Data Case Studies
big data & healthcare
With so much waste and opportunity in the healthcare industry, it should be no surprise that quite a few software vendors are focusing on Big Data–and not just behemoths like IBM. Start-ups like Explorys, Humedica, Apixio, and scores of others have entered the space.[read more]
The Big Data Security Transformation
big data security
Today's security systems still have long ways to go before being fully integrated in true Big Data sense. Security professionals need to be able to get increasing value from the data they already collect and analyze, on top of the data they still are not getting. Here are some key considerations.[read more]
Top Big Data Sectors and Their Unique Challenges
big data industry
The Big Data industry was a $3.2 billion dollar industry in 2010, expected to reach $10 billion this year and double to over $20 billion by 2016. That is enormous growth for the overall space but each industry faces unique challenges to utilize big data to gain market share and retain customers.[read more]
BYOD: Reducing the Risk with Mobile App Management
BYOD
While the sub-market spawned by BYOD is flourishing with multi-platform BYOD services, solutions, applications and everything else that a new phenomenon might elicit, for some, especially IT administrators and the like, the practice is simply little more than a pain in the &$@#*.[read more]
The Quantified Self, Part I: Will it Lead to Better Data Management?
No doubt that some wonder whether the self-quantification movement is a good thing. Are we merging with machines? Is Ray Kurzweil right about singularity? What happens if someone hacks devices responsible for generating data on sensitive health matters?[read more]
High Density of Data Centers Correlate with Disaster Zones; Michigan Provides Safe Haven
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Gigaom.com reports that the greatest amount of data centers are located, most inconveniently, in states that have also experienced the greatest number of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) disaster declarations. Coincidence? Not really – data centers can be found closer to their core user base, so population size will often...[read more]
Of Black Swans and Taking Showers
Executives are counseled to be on the prowl for “Black Swans” or very low probability events that could potentially wipe out their headquarters, disrupt supply chains or bankrupt the company. And while Black Swans are definitely reasons to seek safer ground, it’s inevitable the biggest risk is right under your nose![read more]
PCI & HIPAA Data Breaches of 2012: Lessons Learned
Here’s a review of the top 2012 data breaches within both the PCI and HIPAA compliant industries, and a quick analysis of what went wrong so you can easily learn from their lessons without accruing the associated costs and legalities.[read more]
Big Data For Big Weather
While Big Data can’t yet alter or stop a catastrophic storm like Sandy, it can certainly provide the capability to perform some key advance planning to lessen the devastating impacts of a storm as well as give key real-time capabilities to those caught up in the havoc.[read more]
Big Data in Insurance - Is the Industry Ready to Take Advantage?
Insurance carriers need comprehensive solutions that have the capability of providing answers that actuaries, marketing and product managers, underwriters and fraud investigators have been asking from their respective functions[read more]
Lessons From Our Cyber Past: History of Cyber Intelligence
We cannot tell the full story of cyber without its history. He brought up the poignant example of the cyber “wake up call” that we seem to hear every few years. Willis Ware was writing about computer security for RAND since the 1960s, and the Morris Worm was regarded as a cybersecurity wake up call back in 1988...[read more]
How Much Big Data is Too Much?
How much Big Data should corporations, entities and governments keep online or archived, especially when “Right to Be Forgotten” debates are swirling?[read more]
Cross Platform Vulnerabilities Aiding Attackers: Big data analytics are key for security practices and more.
Microsoft’s Security team examined the problems with cross-platform vulnerabilities. Here, briefly, are some of their findings.[read more]
Guns, States, and Death (Illustrated Comments on Aurora)
The goal here is to feature two recent geovisualizations, both posted in the light of the Colorado movie theater tragedy. All or some of the variables of firearms, places, and death offer patterns that are compared, contrasted, and commented upon.[read more]
Analytics Blogger – Journalist or Personal Diary?
A journalist writes as a news reporter. Think Lois Lane, Clark Kent, or Tom Friedman. In contrast, a diary writes about personal thoughts, feelings, and perspectives, and it is intended for limited circulation amongst friends and relatives. I sense that my writing style is a hybrid combination...[read more]
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