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These days, most big companies and many midsize ones have some form of a data-governance program, typically including policies for data retention and destruction. They have become an imperative ...

When you go to a Gartner conference one of he main things you’ll notice is the sheer volume of data they can generate on just about any IT topic. Last week’s Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., ...

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The prospect of data security in cloud computing — particularly public-cloud computing — has security professionals taking a cautious approach. “We are a very conservative risk-adverse company by ...

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Many organizations are adopting a “wait and see” approach to cloud computing: They’re concerned about the risks of data security. But that means they’re missing out on the benefits of the cloud. Let’s ...

We are living in the age of data. Data informs decisions and is an integral component of business. However, despite the rising importance of data, we are not seeing a proportional increase in data ...

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Cloud computing is a paradigm whereby computational resources such as computers, storage and bandwidth can be rented on a pay-for-what-you-use basis. The cloud's chief advantages are elasticity and ...