GDPR in real life: Fear, uncertainty, and doubt

Part one: Why are most organizations still not ready for GDPR? And what are the implications and mechanisms of applying GDPR provisions for companies, individuals, and regulators?
Read More →The road to automation, the joy of work, and the ‘Jen problem’

How do we get to the point where technology is the infrastructure firms run on, and what happens when we do?
Read More →Modernizing Hadoop: Reaching the plateau of productivity

What's new in Hadoop, and how is vendor dynamics and strategy evolving?
Read More →Planet analytics 1.0: From the UN lab to the globe

The United Nations (UN) is developing initiatives that leverage data and analytics to measure and streamline sustainable development goals. While this is work in progress, there are some fundamental questions as to its effectiveness.
Read More →Conway’s Law and the future of healthcare data management: Genome, Blockchain, and GDPR

Maladies in healthcare data management are obvious, but what about solutions? From selling Genome data to using Blockchain and the effects of GDPR, would we rather stick to the devil we know?
Read More →Healthcare’s $3 trillion question: Should the likes of Google and Facebook control this data?

How is data managed? Do users get to have consent over how their data is used? And do they get a cut out of the value generated by using that data? Let's take a walk on the wild side.
Read More →GPU databases are coming of age

GPUs are powering a new generation of databases. What is so special about them and can they come into their own?
Read More →Water data is the new oil: Using data to preserve water

Data and water do mix, apparently. Using data and analytics can lead to great benefits in water preservation.
Read More →Back to the future: Does graph database success hang on query language?

If the history of relational databases is any indication, what is going on in graph databases right now may be history in the making.
Read More →Is 5G the missing link for autonomous vehicles, smart cities, and a brave new world?

We may have hit peak 5G hype before 5G is actually available. But is 5G really a game changer?
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