Data Age 2025: The Evolution of Data to Life-Critical

whitePaper | July 31, 2020

The current COVID pandemic has paralyzed large parts of our industry with significant movement limitations, occupancy restrictions, and in some cases complete shutdowns. Now, as the initial threat seems to be subsiding, governments and businesses must determine what is required to get back to some sense of normalcy. The biggest hurdles will be regulatory and/or safety-driven. Although the timelines and requirements for the easing of restrictions vary greatly, there are two common threads: limiting occupancy levels and contact tracing individuals who have tested positive for the virus.

whitePaper | January 4, 2022

When people hear AI they often think about sentient robots and magic boxes. AI today is much more mundane and simple—but that doesn’t mean it’s not powerful. Another misconception is that high-profile research projects can be applied directly to any business situation. AI done right can create extreme return on investments (ROIs)—for instance through automation or precise prediction. But it does take thought, time and proper implementation. We have seen that success and value generated by AI projects is increased when there is a grounded understanding and expectation of what the technology can deliver from the C-suite down.

whitePaper | December 6, 2022

The impact of system downtimes is rapidly rising due to businesses’ increased dependency on data and technology. It can cause loss of opportunities, productivity loss, confidence erosion, SLA penalties, supply chain ripple effects, and most importantly, a damaged reputation.

whitePaper | April 14, 2021

While the new era of remote work has provided some businesses with surprising productivity boosts as high as 13%, many are still struggling to secure their suddenly expanded network of remote endpoints and IT resources against a growing onslaught of cyberthreats.

whitePaper | June 9, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered Analytics is taking data management to the next level for almost all industry sectors without having to rely on technical staff or data scientists. Technology is helping create blue ocean opportunities amidst red ocean realities.

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

High-profile examples of harm associated with algorithm failure and misuse have garnered significant public concern (e.g. manipulation of the democratic process, discriminatory practice in criminal justice sentencing, and bias against racial and gender categories in the labour market). The field of AI ethics refers to the literature and to the community of people interested in this space. One high-profile manifestation of this is the formation of specialist ethics councils and teams to deliberate on conundrums regarding the use, access and openness of platforms and technologies (such as social media and messaging apps, etc.). For instance, the banning of particular public figures as well as lay users for use of the services in a manner that is not acceptable has been a constant theme in the public debate.