Digital privacy has become a hot-button issue especially after GDPR and ongoing investigations of the social media giant, Facebook. How can organizations prepare for further online privacy regulations? One way is to consider implementing Privacy by Design (PbD). Privacy expert, Dr. Ann Cavoukian developed the framework of PbD in 1995. The concept proactively builds privacy into the design specifications of information technologies, networked infrastructure and business practices. PbD claims to provide organizations with the strongest protection possible. In 2010, officials at the International Conference of Data Protection Authorities and Privacy […]

Although computers entered the financial services sector as early as the 1960s, it was the advent of the internet and low-cost computer hardware in the ‘90s that fueled the emergence of all-electronic trading platforms. Fast-forward to today, and a financial system that began with mainframe computers has become a digital information ecosystem that is increasingly reliant on such next-generation technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Big Data algorithms and cloud. To keep up, firms that engage in high-frequency trading (HFT), must regularly invest in new tech equipment to be at the […]

In our new infographic, we illustrate how to recycle plastics and how specific plastics are re-purposed.

Level One Robotics and Controls, a Canadian engineering service provider, is at the core of a massive data breach for automakers. 157 GB of highly sensitive data was exposed from over 100 companies including Ford, GM, Tesla, Toyota, Chrysler, Fiat, and Volkswagen. The data was accessed by a security researcher who classified the data into three categories: customer, employee and Level One data. The data included assembly line schematics, factory floor plans layouts, robotic configurations, animations, and documentation. The Level One business data ranged from contracts to bank account details. […]

There is an extraordinary amount of data captured online. The data helps to personalize user experience on sites like Amazon. Data can also help companies make internal decisions. Not all data is the same, dark data can be used to create dark analytics. Learn more about dark data and dark analytics in our new Uncovering Dark Analytics infographic.

In 2000, China banned illegal e-waste imports; but the country was still receiving tons of e-waste a year. The Chinese city, Guiyu, was known as the e-waste capital because it was the center of China’s e-waste industry. According to the UN, 70% of all e-waste was being exported to China. Last year, China blocked all imports of 24 types of foreign trash. This action left a void in the e-waste industry. This year, so far e-waste in Thailand has increased to 37,000 tons. This number does not include the illegal […]

Why is edge computing growing in the current tech landscape? Learn more about the future of edge computing in our latest infographic.

In 2016, the Basel Action Network (BAN) conducted the e-Trash Transparency Project. BAN also published a report, “Disconnect: Goodwill and Dell, Exporting the Public’s e-Waste to Developing Countries” that explained the entire tracking process. The project tracked equipment given to Goodwill. The results were surprising. Some of the donated computers were exported to East Asia. At the time Dell partnered with Goodwill for their Reconnect Program. The Reconnect Program promises that equipment will be refurbished or recycled responsibly. The program allows customers to take old computer equipment of any brand […]

There are various players in the cloud storage industry. Google Storage, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services share a significant amount of the market share in the cloud storage space. How many data centers does each company have globally? In our latest infographic, we compare the data center locations of Google Storage, Microsoft Azure, and Amazon Web Services.

Building a data center is big business in the United States. Data centers can help a states economic development by bringing new jobs. Many states have created programs to incentivize data center development. As long as the company meets state guidelines, the data center is eligible for the benefits. For example, Indiana offers 100 percent exemption on sales tax for power infrastructure, physical plant, and computer equipment. West Virginia provides both sales and property tax abatements for the building of new data centers. The top ten largest US data center […]