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Best Practices for Big Data Big data can be a fickle beast to tame. Using data the wrong way can sometimes do more harm than good to your project or organization, but don't worry. We have you covered with some best practices on how to approach your big data implementation. Read on to find out more. |
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Seriously, What Is Big Data? Recently, Forbes, UC Berkeley, and Inside-BigData all took to the Internet to define one of today's biggest phenomenons—big data. Among them, they offered more than fifty different definitions of big data and what it means to disparate people. So, really, what is big data? |
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Tech Companies and Governments: A Love-Hate RelationshipTechnology companies and their countries' governments work together for the advancement of the nations as a whole, creating new jobs and bolstering the economy. But due to privacy issues, tech companies are now controlling what user information they expose—and governments don't always play along. | 
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Y2K Bug Strikes Again with Draft SnafuNearly fifteen years after the year 2000, the Y2K bug has surfaced its ugly face once again. This iteration of Y2K shenanigans involves zombies—sort of. At the end of last month, more than 14,000 notices were sent to Pennsylvania men born in the late 1800s urging them to register for the draft. |
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Cloud Storage Isn't Always the Right AnswerNot every company needs to take all of its valuable data and move it directly to the cloud. Although this computing technology comes with a host of benefits for both big and small organizations, there are a few key reasons why physical storage is still a smart option. | 
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Domestication of Data at Agile Development/Better Software WestAt the Agile Development/Better Software Conference West, James Whittaker presented a keynote on the future of web-based data. When we want information, we still use searches and filter through results, as hunters. Whittaker says we should become gatherers and let context-based data come to us. | 
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Online Identify Theft Is Only Getting EasierAn expanding reliance on digital services requiring the input of personal information has increased the risk of data theft, and it only takes a few common pieces of information for the best thieves to steal your identity. More than ever, we need strong security systems to be developed. |
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The Internet Bleeds Again: eBay Hack ConfirmedLast week, it was rumored that eBay’s corporate network was hacked. Later in the week, eBay confirmed the attack. The security breach, which could affect 150 million active users, leads to more speculation on how safe the Internet actually is, especially in the aftermath of the Heartbleed bug. |
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