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5 Data Analytics Trends That Will Define the Decade

20Jul By AnkitaNo Comments

Tech

5 Data Analytics Trends That Will Define the Decade

With everything that’s been going on in 2020, it’s easy to forget that we’re on the cusp of a new decade. Technology continues to advance, and big data keeps getting bigger perhaps even more so now that many people are stuck at home, using the internet to stay connected more than ever before. Data is proliferating at staggering rate humankind will generate more than 175 zettabytes of data by 2025. Over the next ten years, players big and small are expected to seek ways to implement data science to increase profits and improve operations. Data analytics is a fast-growing and rapidly changing field, but these are some of the most important trends data scientists expect to see in the decade to come. 1) More Smart Stuff It seems like you literally can’t even buy a lightbulb these ...

Druva Raises $130 Million to Power Data Protection for the Cloud Era

21Jun By AnkitaNo Comments

FUNDING

Druva Raises $130 Million to Power Data Protection for the Cloud Era

Sunnyvale, Calif., United States: Druva, Inc., the leader in Cloud Data Protection and Management raises $130 million funding led by Viking Global Investors, pushing total capital raised to $328 million. The round also included participation from new investors including certain funds advised by Neuberger Berman and Atreides Management, as well as existing investors including Riverwood Capital, Tenaya Capital, and Nexus Venture Partners. The investment will be used to fuel growth and global expansion, as well as drive new product innovations. Druva’s success has been fueled by the rapid growth of enterprise cloud adoption, a massive proliferation in data, and an evolving regulatory landscape. With a market size expected to reach $55 billion by 2020 according to IDC*. Built on...

LinkedIn Accused of Violating Data Protection Rules of 18 Million Email Addresses

26Nov By Gauri SinghNo Comments

News

LinkedIn Accused of Violating Data Protection Rules of 18 Million Email Addresses

LinkedIn, the social network for the working world with close to 600 million users is being accused of violating data protection rules concerning around 18 million email addresses. These details were disclosed in a report published Friday by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner. This report covered activities in the first six months of this calendar year. In a list of investigations that have been reported concerning Facebook, WhatsApp and the Yahoo data breach, the DPC revealed one investigation that had not been reported before. The DPC found that LinkedIn in the US had obtained emails for 18 million people who were not already members of the social network, and then used these in a hashed form for targeted advertisements on the Facebook platform. “The complaint was ultimately a...

Microsoft Will Extend EU Data Policy Law Globally

25May By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments

News

Microsoft Will Extend EU Data Policy Law Globally

Microsoft Corporation, the tech giant, announced that it is planning to extend the rights of the European Union’s new data privacy law to its global customers and not exclusively to users from European territory. The law comes after tech companies such as Facebook were found guilty of sharing personal user data to third parties for ad-targeting. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), will come in full effect as from today and aims to give internet users a better control of how companies use their personal data. Moreover, tech companies will have to comply to a rigid protocol on how they store personal users’ data and how they share it with third parties. “As an EU regulation, GDPR creates important new rights specifically for individuals in the European Union. But we believe ...