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September 14, 2021 14 Sep'21
Snowflake aims at financial services with data cloud

Snowflake launches its new Data Cloud offering as it continues to expand the range of applications and capabilities for its customers, including Western Union and Capital One.
February 12, 2021 12 Feb'21
YugabyteDB 2.4 brings new Spark to distributed SQL database

Distributed SQL database vendor issues new stable release of its platform, adding support for Apache Spark 3.0 and encryption for data at rest.
March 10, 2017 10 Mar'17
Finance data governance program gets new start, broader focus

Businesses constantly need to evolve their programs for governing data. Nationwide's finance data governance team shares how it stepped up data governance strategy and processes.
February 04, 2016 04 Feb'16
HR metrics and analytics bring opportunity, concerns

HR personnel oversee many of the perks that come with a job, such as paychecks and benefits; the elements that most people would rather avoid, such as firings and employee conflicts; and all things in between, such as education and training. Now, ...

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File Transfer Access and Management (FTAM)

File Transfer Access and Management (FTAM) is an OSI application Layer 7 protocol that standardizes how files are accessed and managed in a distributed network file system. Continue Reading
Are your business applications in the cloud?

The crystal ball says business applications will be in the cloud -- someday. That may be. But not all organizations are ready to put them there. Continue Reading
privacy

On the Internet, privacy, a major concern of users, can be divided into these concerns: What personal information can be shared with whom Whether messages can be exchanged without anyone else seeing them Whether and how one can send messages ... Continue Reading

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Analytics VP: AI projects must be built on a good data foundation

Companies may be eager to speed up AI implementations to get to the exciting parts, but the less-hyped aspects of data governance can't be rushed, says LendingTree's head of analytics. Continue Reading
Big data in financial services begets chief data officer

With big data in financial services requiring various skills, a chief data officer may be ready to step up. A Capgemini expert discusses this evolving role. Continue Reading
A glimpse into the future reveals business apps in the cloud

Not too long ago, few organizations considered putting all their business apps in the cloud. Moving applications off-premises was an innovative tech experiment only the most adventurous undertook. Today it's a different story. Cloud computing is ... Continue Reading

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Big data teams get proactive on data preparation for analytics users

Organizations are starting to prepare sets of big data for analysis before making the data available to data scientists and other users, instead of leaving the work to them. Continue Reading
Former shadow IT worker helps bring analytics data into the light

Ryan Fenner worked in a shadow IT unit at Union Bank for years. Now he's helping lead an IT effort to better manage BI data created in those shadows. Continue Reading

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Which is better: anomaly-based IDS or signature-based IDS?

Even as vendors improve IDS by incorporating both anomaly-based IDS and signature-based IDS, understanding the difference will aid intrusion protection decisions. Continue Reading
Chief Compliance Officer: Top three responsibilities of a CCO

Learn the top roles and responsibilities of a Chief Compliance Officer (CCO). Continue Reading
Sarbanes-Oxley compliance: GRC technology vs. spreadsheets

Learn why Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance technology, such as GRC management platforms, is better than spreadsheets for meeting Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Continue Reading