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AWS unveils Cloud Directory for storage of hierarchical data
… Singapore, and Australian datacentres, with the cloud computing giant stating that it is the back end used in its Cognito and Organizations products.
IDG Contributor Network: Data science is easy; making it work is hard
In the world of data science, there are three core problems: acquiring data, doing the math and taking action. Two of those drive data scientists crazy; the other one they find easy.
Capgemini“Doing the math” is what most people think of as data science. Algorithms, machine learning, cognitive tools, deep learning and the word stochastic are often not far away. That’s the easy bit.
Now let me define easy:
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New Microsoft Cloud Germany, IBM Norway Cloud Data Center Announced
The German data residency, data replication across the country’s data centers, and comprehensive set of cloud computing solutions, will give EU …
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U.S. Chief Data Scientist DJ Patil Started Out ‘As Underachieving As You Can Get’
How can someone who has underachieved for years change their course and exceed their potential? This question was originally answered on Quora by DJ Patil.
Microsoft commits to 50% renewable energy use in their Data Centres by 2018
Data centres, central to cloud computing, is believed to consuming about 3 per cent of the global electricity supply and account for about 2 per cent of …
Point-of-sale data breaches have now reached the cloud
The latest in a string of hacks against retail point-of-sale systems has hit the operator of a cloud-based service with about 38,000 business clients.
Montreal-based Lightspeed reported the breach on Thursday and said it affected a system that retailers can use from tablets, smartphones and other devices.
The incident occurs as a growing number of retailers and hotels have been targeted by hackers, who typically install malware into the point-of-sale systems to steal credit card numbers.
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EU prepares to raise Privacy Shield over data transfers to US
European Union officials are set to give final approval to a new EU-U.S. data transfer agreement early next week, after member states gave their approval to an updated text on Friday.
Privacy Shield is intended to replace the Safe Harbor Agreement as a means to legalize the transfer of EU citizens’ personal information to the U.S. while still respecting EU privacy laws.
A new deal is needed because the Court of Justice of the EU invalidated the Safe Harbor Agreement last October, concerned that it provided Europeans with insufficient protection from state surveillance when companies exported their personal data to the U.S. for processing.
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‘Wifi Whisperer’ Siphons Your Data in the Creepiest Way Possible
WiFi Whisperer calls attention to the data leaking from your phone by displaying it on screen and whispering it back to you in an eerie voice. The post ‘Wifi Whisperer’ Siphons Your Data in the Creepiest Way Possible appeared first on WIRED.
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Flurry data shows Apple Watch and Android Wear may have spawned new interest in health apps
A new report from Flurry notes that of all the apps we have access to, those in the Health and Fitness categories on Google Play and in the App Store are the ones we rely on. Based on two metrics — use per week and 30-day retention — Flurry’s findings suggest health apps are only rivaled by weather or news. The lone failing of health apps is how often we tap into them, but that may be a poor metric to consider if we’re using wearables. With Apple Watch, the wearables market exploded along with apps for wearables. With a…
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