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What is the Blockchain – part 2 – Public vs Private, Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake & DApps

For the tech-savvy people among us, the Blockchain might be nothing new, and it may be clear that it will have a big impact on the world. However, for many people, the Blockchain is still a mystery, a puzzle or an unknown unknown. Therefore, in a series of posts,

What is the Blockchain and Why is it So Important?

The blockchain is growing in importance. Increasingly organisations have to explore what this revolutionary technology will mean for their business. Marc Andreessen from the well-known VC firm Andreessen Horowitz calls it as big an invention as the internet. Last year, in my Big Data Trends prediction for 2016, I

Kick-Starting the 4th Industrial Revolution, One Blockchain at a Time

The Blockchain is a revolutionizing technology that can propel us into the 4th Industrial Revolution, where data privacy, security and ownership are common again.

Why Blending Data Analytics and Gut-Feeling Benefits your Business

Understanding the impact of big data is not self-evident for many companies. Big data offers endless possibilities and as such organisations are, still, overwhelmed when it comes to big data analytics. Big data requires different technologies, new IT systems, new processes and a different way of working. Above all,

Why the 2016 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies is all about Data

Every year, Gartner published the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies and today revealed the 2016 edition. Last year, Gartner tempered the expectations of Big Data, by predicting it would take another 5-10 before it would reach the plateau of productivity. This year, Gartner finally added “emerging” technologies such

Why Humanizing Algorithms Is a Good Idea

Algorithms are taking over the world. Not yet completely and not yet definitely, but they are well on their way to automate a lot of tasks and jobs. This algorithmization offers many benefits for organizations and consumers; boring tasks can be outsourced to an algorithm that is exceptionally well at

How Unlimited Computing Power, Swarms of Sensors and Algorithms Will Rock our World

Unlimited computing power, swarms of sensors and smart algorithms will change how organizations should be managed and can propel us to Earth 2.0.

12 Qualities Your Next Chief Data Officer Should Have

The Chief Data Officer is on the rise! In a 2015 Forrester research of 3005 data analytics decision-makers, 45% said that their company had appointed a Chief Data Officer (CDO). In addition, a survey of 254 CIO’s worldwide revealed that 90% of the current CIO’s believe that

12 Algorithms Every Data Scientist Should Know

Algorithms have become part of our daily lives and they can be found in almost any aspect of the business. Gartner calls this the algorithmic business and it is changing the way we (should) run and manage our organizations. There are all kinds of algorithms and for each aspect of

Why Big Data Should Be Called Mixed Data

Big Data is here to stay, and it is having a profound effect on businesses and societies. That having said; there are still so many organisations that have no clue about what Big Data is. Big Data means different things for different people, organisations and industries. While it is true

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