We’re extremely honored to have been named for Best Big Data Solution in this year’s CODiE Awards alongside great companies like Metamarkets and Tableau. We consider the Varonis analytics and recommendations engine to be one of the most actionable, value-producing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Big Data
The New Privacy Data Vaults: Trustworthy, Accessible Info Banks
Data brokers have been in the news recently. In addition to the FTC inquiry into their practices, there are now several startups looking to disrupt their business model. While today’s data brokers operate below the radar, this new breed of … Continue reading
Only a Small Fraction of Data Will Live in the Cloud, Says EMC
EMC sponsors an annual study conducted by IDC called The Digital Universe which looks at the impact of data creation and consumption worldwide. This year’s report produced some rather interesting insights, which Chuck Hollis of EMC talks about in a … Continue reading
The Biggest Hacks of 2012
With 2012 coming to a close, I decided to take a look back at some of the year’s more significant hacks. Two of the largest heists involved thefts of millions of records of personal data. In March, Global Payments, a … Continue reading
Cloud-based Big Data Also Requires Big Backup
Starting last January, more than a few blogs posts have been devoted to explaining the saga of Megaupload, the file sharing or “file locker” service whose web domain was seized by the US government. While the actual circumstances of this … Continue reading
Big Data, Big Brother
I’ve been writing recently about the volume and depth of personal data that’s spread out across the Internet. Out of curiosity, I registered with a well-known information broker to discover the personal details that had been collected about me. Information … Continue reading
Banks See Social Media as Big Data Opportunity
Last month I attended a digital advertising conference here in NYC which was swarming with social media benchmarking vendors. If you wanted to learn more about software that measures how your company or brand is faring on Twitter, Facebook, or … Continue reading
What IT Really Does
Unfortunately, not many people really understand all the amazing work that goes into systems administration, network engineering, technical support, computer security, and all of the other IT related disciplines. Businesses these days are extremely reliant on technology, and most people … Continue reading
Enterprise Transformation
I attended EMC World last week. It was my first time at the conference, and I must say, to call the event grandiose would be a gross understatement. The overall theme was “transform.” Transform your business, transform IT, transform yourself. … Continue reading
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