Why Companies Should Love Their Data -- Unequivocally
Paul Vallée
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Posted 05.15.2013
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Business
Every day, news stories illustrate data's capacity to either damage or empower organizations. Data's yin and yang.
Every day, news stories illustrate data's capacity to either damage or empower organizations. Data's yin and yang.
In 2007, who could have predicted the data tsunami of today? Not when Skype was in beta, Apple's store for its then-new product iPhone wasn't open for business yet, and Google hadn't acquired the Android mobile platform.
In this Age of Enlightenment, as a society, we pray before the alter of "objective" data -- and nothing is more impartial, accurate, and trusted than data. Yet, horror stories abound of individuals getting lost in a Kafka-esque world of bureaucracy simply because of an erroneous keystroke.
The unrestricted flow of information over the Internet and social networks provides an opportunity to one of mankind's most glorious times. If we don't protect the public, this could easily become a mean of chaos, repression and dominance.
We are grateful for the interest in our new consumer database, and we look forward to our continued partnership to keep children and families safe.
With the costs for qualifying blood tests soaring past $100, life insurers are starting to look to consumer data to evaluate potential life insurance ...
From what I gathered during our interview, the law firm industry is making a fundamental shift. They are modernizing the shop, using social media to engage communities and demonstrate their legal expertise.
Knowledge is power, and we know more than any previous generation could even conceive. We're moving into a world of infinite information. The challenge we face is turning all that information into wisdom.
Let's be blunt: Wolfram Alpha is terrible because Stephen Wolfram doesn't respect and fear data.
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