Tag: Big Data

The data age and its characteristics

There is more data generated each day than ever before. If I told you that you would have to sit in front of your TV or streaming device for more than five million years in order to watch all the video content that will “cross global IP networks each month in 2021” (3) you would… Read more The data age and its characteristics

Big Data; Big Open Tools

There are numerous software companies looking to build the next great technology/experience. Each has its way trying to get there, but many are using similar technologies. Those often used technologies are often free. How is this possible? The reason for this that many companies make use of open source software. Open source software is software… Read more Big Data; Big Open Tools

IoT and Edge Computing Services

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most hyped topics in today’s technology coverage. But what really is IoT? The term IoT summarizes all connected “entities”. The Internet of Things is made up of the smallest machines up to the largest computers. All of them have in common that they use networking technology… Read more IoT and Edge Computing Services

Internet of Everything

What will we do with all this data?! Continuing the tone from my last post about the future of technologies hinging on how we approach cybersecurity, we’ll now take a look at the exponential explosion in the number of connected devices. IoT or “Internet of Things” is another word being thrown around lately – however,… Read more Internet of Everything

IoT and AI: Inseparable

Over the past few weeks we have learned about the development of AI and IoT, both of which are promising to dramatically change the way we interact and use technology. AI and machine learning will provide new ways for us to analyze vast amounts of information. IoT will allow us to gather information from a… Read more IoT and AI: Inseparable

Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

“An unmanned systems future, really for almost every facet of our life, is inevitable.  It is not going away, so we need to deal with it head-on” says Brigadier General Frank Kelley, and I concur. Kelley, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy’s unmanned systems put forward his idea that the unmanned drones are on… Read more Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing in Defence Systems

The BIGGEST BIG data!

There has been recently lot of car breaking on Stanford campus. A good way to stop this would be to have security through smart video surveillance: surveillance video cameras that can take decisions and alert the security team without a guard watching the video live 24h. We would have caught some of these bad guys… Read more The BIGGEST BIG data!

Big Data: A Terminal End

Recently, Facebook announced their revenue and performance expectations going forward.   It was less than impressive, which ended in $120 billion being wiped off their market value [1].  A large part of this was triggered by a consumer belief that they no longer trusted Facebook to protect their data [2].  It has long been accepted that… Read more Big Data: A Terminal End

Hi Alexa! Please Leave.

I have always been a bit skeptical of how technology continues to become more and more a part of our reality. Yet, I can’t seem to help myself from using it. I recently purchased an AirBnB and had no idea there was a fellow lady in the household. Her name was Alexa. I actually didn’t… Read more Hi Alexa! Please Leave.

How to become a president using Big Data

Companies are drowning in information on a day-to-day basis, sometimes they have so much data that they do not have the time, the money, the human resources or even the data-processing application software to store and analyze the data in their possession.   That is where big data comes in. Big data refers to large… Read more How to become a president using Big Data