Tag: compliance

Feed: erwin Expert Blog – erwin, Inc.. Author: Mariann McDonagh. As the amount of data grows exponentially, organizations turn to data intelligence to reach deeper conclusions about driving revenue, achieving regulatory compliance and accomplishing other strategic objectives.It’s no secret that data has grown in volume, variety and velocity, with 2.5 quintillion bytes generated every day and 90 percent of the world’s data volume created just in the last two years. This data explosion has overwhelmed most organizations, making it nearly impossible for them to manage much less put to smart, strategic use. How do you identify the time-sensitive, relevant insights ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Bill Schmarzo. Okay, I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore! If data scientists are the modern-day alchemist who turn data into gold, then why are so many companies using leeches to monetize their data? When I talk to companies about the concept of a “Chief Data Monetization Officer” role, many of them look at me like I have lobsters crawling out of my ears.  “Sorry, we don’t have that role here.”  Of course you don’t have that role, and that’s why you SUCK at monetizing data.  ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: Oracle MySQL Group;   Introduction MySQL is the most popular open-source database and many organizations choose MySQL to store their valuable enterprise data. MySQL is optimized for OLTP, but it is not designed for analytic processing. As a result, organizations which need to efficiently run analytics on data stored in MySQL database move their data to another database to run analytic applications. This approach of moving data to another database introduces complexity and additional cost for customers in multiple ways: Applications need to define complex logic for extracting relevant data from MySQL. The extracted data needs ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Misael Ramirez; What is Phishing? Phishing is the exploitation of any weaknesses, whether technologically or in humans, to gather personal and/or sensitive information from an individual or organization for fraudulent activities. The attacks are performed by impersonating a trusted entity, usually via email, telephone (vishing), or private messages (smishing).  Phishing will be looking to steal the following types of sensitive information: PasswordsUsernamesSocial security numbersAccess codesBanking detailsMedical records  Once the attackers obtain this information, it is then used to threaten the affected parties for compensation, steal vital information, or access important accounts. This can end in financial loss, ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . Salesforce has acquired collaboration software vendor Slack in a deal worth $27.7 billion.The acquisition — details of which leaked last week — will see Slack’s business chat application integrated with Salesforce’s cloud tools, serving as the new interface for its Customer 360 product portfolio.“Together, Salesforce and Slack will shape the future of enterprise software and transform the way everyone works in the all-digital, work-from-anywhere world," said Salesforce chair and CEO Marc Benioff said in a statement. The acquisition was unveiled after the close of financial markets in the US on Tuesday afternoon."The opportunity we see together is ... Read More

Feed: AWS Big Data Blog. With the introduction of CTAS support for Amazon Athena (see Use CTAS statements with Amazon Athena to reduce cost and improve performance), you can not only query but also create tables using Athena with the associated data objects stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3). These tables are often temporary in nature and used to filter or aggregate data that already exists in another Athena table. Although this offers great flexibility to perform exploratory analytics, when tables are dropped, the underlying Amazon S3 data remains indefinitely. Over time, the accumulation of these objects can ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . We live in a time of increasing cyber-attacks and security breaches. The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) received one cybercrime report every 10 minutes over the last 12 months, and malicious cyber activity against Australia’s national and economic interests is increasing in frequency, scale, and sophistication. “While our cyber adversaries are becoming more adept, the likelihood and severity of cyber-attacks is also increasing due to our growing dependence on new information technology platforms and interconnected devices and systems,” the ACSC says.In its third State of Cyber Resilience Research report, Accenture stated the pandemic is putting a greater ... Read More

Feed: AWS Public Sector Blog. Author: Jenn Virskus. Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) or “saildrones” are autonomous wind and solar powered vehicles for ocean data collection. Saildrone builds and operates a fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) designed to collect high-resolution oceanographic and atmospheric data in remote oceans. Known as saildrones, each vehicle can stay at sea for up to 12 months, transmitting real-time data via satellite. The data collected is used to inform climate models and extreme weather prediction, maritime domain awareness, maps and charts, and sustainable management of resources. Using clean, renewable wind and solar power, saildrones provide ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Aileen Scott. Diversity and inclusion (D&I) increasingly are becoming a focus area for businesses. And it is not just because it is the right thing to do, but it also makes excellent business sense. According to McKinsey, the top quarter of companies on the diversity list were 33 percent more likely to be among the most profitable in their industries. Also, in the world of startups, diverse founding teams earn 30 percent higher returns for their investors.  Why is D&I important?  This is because it is an essential part of creating ... Read More

Feed: Recent Announcements. Centricity Secure Workplace for Government builds on the existing security profile of Amazon WorkSpaces to help customers meet additional controls and compliance standards through operational practices and technical architecture. It uses underlying AWS services such as AWS Identity and Access Management, AWS PrivateLink, and Amazon CloudWatch. Learn more or request the Centricity Secure Workplace for Government AWS Solutions Consulting Offer here ... Read More