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Big Data Should be a Priority in Every College Curriculum

Smart Data Collective

While I’m not one to claim that “most businesses are practically drowning” in a sea of data, it’s fair to say that companies wanting a long future had better start taking Big Data seriously. According to Inc.com, around 73 percent of companies have been neglecting their Big Data sets.

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What Are the Most Important Steps to Protect Your Organization’s Data?

Smart Data Collective

In the modern world of business, data is one of the most important resources for any organization trying to thrive. Business data is highly valuable for cybercriminals. They even go after meta data. Big data can reveal trade secrets, financial information, as well as passwords or access keys to crucial enterprise resources.