Observations July 20, 2014 - Big data
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Observations July 20, 2014 - Big data
Nothing about technology scares me like the idea that my financial information, easily usable by identity thieves, is out there floating amongst a trillion other bits of information in numerous big data accumulations accessible to hackers who will sell it to the highest bidder.
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
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Re: Observations July 20, 2014 - Big data
big data (NEW WORD ADDED for 2014)Audio Pronunciation\BIG-DAY-tuh\
DEFINITION
noun: an accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools
EXAMPLES
"The age of big data has driven advances in technology that make it possible to collect, store, and transmit nearly infinite amounts of information." — Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 30, 2014
"In other words, how do you use big data about people and things productively and profitably without risking a loss of trust and business patronage from consumers who are beginning to question it?" — Mary Shacklett, TechRepublic.com, June 16, 2014
DEFINITION
noun: an accumulation of data that is too large and complex for processing by traditional database management tools
EXAMPLES
"The age of big data has driven advances in technology that make it possible to collect, store, and transmit nearly infinite amounts of information." — Sean Lahman, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, May 30, 2014
"In other words, how do you use big data about people and things productively and profitably without risking a loss of trust and business patronage from consumers who are beginning to question it?" — Mary Shacklett, TechRepublic.com, June 16, 2014
-- In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller
-- America would be a better place if leaders would do more long-term thinking. -- Wilma Mankiller