Author: Big Data Made Simple

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Albert Cooper. The ecommerce industry is booming with an estimated 25 percent of the global population shopping online in 2020. This number is most likely much larger with the COVID-19 pandemic. For budding ecommerce business owners, or those who have been in the online retail space for a while now, this all equates to more revenue.However, attracting online consumers to your ecommerce website and converting them is easier said than done. There is quite a bit of competition, regardless of your niche. If you want to create a long lasting ecommerce business, you’ll need ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Brett Clawson. If you have ever looked into how to protect your data, you have likely learned that it needs to be encrypted. Of course, most people have no idea what that means. Still fewer people know how it works. While you don’t need a computer science degree to protect your data online, it is still helpful to understand the basics of key concepts such as encryption.What Is Encryption?When you send data over a network, there is always a risk of it being intercepted. This is especially significant when you are connecting to a ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Farwa Sajjad. As technology has developed with cloud computing, IoT devices, and other new software applications, organizations have, in turn, resulted in a larger attack surface that opens the door for more dangerous cyber-attacks. This has led organizations to develop a strong cybersecurity culture.Cyber-attacks are becoming more sophisticated day by day. Almost one-third of US businesses are getting affected by a data breach. With this, it is likely to see the industry making cybersecurity as one of their top-most priorities. According to a report by ESG, 40% of the companies claim that cybersecurity is ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Albert Cooper. There are several emerging digital trends impacting the information technology sector as a whole. The IT industry has been experiencing a consistent expansion and growth in its capabilities. As the information technology sector continues to expand, the available job opportunities, organizational structure, and available technologies of the IT industry has significantly changed. Emerging IT technologies have already significantly impacted major industries like entertainment, business, education, law enforcement, and marketing. Read on to learn about the essential emerging digital trends in the information technology sector.Automation, Artificial Intelligence, & Machine LearningAutomation, artificial intelligence, and ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Albert Cooper. The data science field is facing a challenging paradox. Big data is changing our world in many wonderful ways. Companies are offering very lucrative compensation packages to entice qualified data scientists to join their teams.There are a number of opportunities for data developers. They are needed with helm repository and other Docker development projects. Docker is used for creating many big data environments, so data scientists with proficiency in it can have a huge advantage in the job market.Unfortunately, despite the massive job security and lucrative salaries and benefits, companies are having ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Bernard Brode. When we talk about using “Big Data”, we normally mean using “Social Media Data”. In fact, it’s so common to talk about big data as narrowly referring to data generated by social media platforms that the two terms have become almost synonymous in both tech and the social sciences.The tools available for working with big data also reflect this problematic elision. When we talk about gathering big data sets, we talk about the best social media scraping tools. Comparing the security of big data platforms typically means comparing social media security protocols ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Nely Broad. Internet Protocol Address or IP Address is the unique address of any device connected to the internet. This address tells the devices on the internet where to find each other and where to send messages and data. Without a unique IP address, a device would be lost in the sea of online data.Your IP address is not set in stone. When you connect to the internet, you actually go through two steps. At first, you connect with your Internet Service Provider (ISP), who is responsible for providing the internet to a host ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Guest. Machine learning and AI plays a very significant role in almost all technical aspects of life. It also reigns supreme in the digital world. Social media platforms, especially Instagram, use AI extensively to choose the best content for the Explore tab.To know how exactly it uses this technology, you will first need to know a bit about the algorithm scenes. Instagram uses AI and machine learning to select the best content and makes recommendations based on the factors such as the types of accounts people love to:SeeEnjoy andGet engaged with.There are lots of ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Brett Clawson. Data security is a matter of paramount importance in the modern era, and that is especially true for businesses. Businesses of all kinds trade in data, in a sense, because data is the insight businesses use in order to determine the most effective means by which to market their products, among other things. However, the value of data makes it an enticing target to hackers, and that necessitates an ever increasing focus of cyber security. Here are some tips to help you keep your business’s data safe from attackers.Understanding Encryption and Decryption ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Terry Cane. According to research published by the behavioral marketing company SaleCycle, 82 percent of online orders in the first half of 2019 were abandoned without being converted into a purchase. Research agency The Baymard Institute, meanwhile, found that the average shopping cart abandonment rate in 2019 was approximately 70 percent. Either way, that’s billions in lost revenue.No matter what set of numbers you ascribe to, it should be clear that shopping cart abandonment is a significant issue, and one not unique to any one industry. If your organization operates a digital storefront, it’s ... Read More