Category: Comments & opinions

In this post I look at the thorny issue of big data and privacy. The post first appeared in my column for Data Informed. Despite high profile Edward Snowden type media stories, most people are completely unaware of just how much data is freely available about them online. Even if someone takes the time to complete privacy settings on social media and is deliberately vague and cautious about over-sharing – there is still a phenomenal amount of information being collected, stored and analysed. Most people for example are almost entirely…

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The current smart home market—largely enabled by the Internet of Everything (IoE)—evokes the spirit of the “Wild West.” That’s largely due to the multitude of companies promoting different automation standards and aggressively competing for marketshare. Ultimately, the key to unlocking the smart home market may hinge on how devices interconnect and the standards agreed to by the various companies and vendors. What may be even more promising is that consumers will help to resolve the standardization issue by the choices they make with their wallets.   …half of the world’s…

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When data sources from a wide range of Internet of things devices are combined and analyzed, a broader and deeper understanding of the world, and humans, ensues.  One of the inescapable realities of today’s technology is that what seems like science fiction one month or year is suddenly mainstream IT a few years later. Travel on the Wayback Machine to 2005 and it’s clear that smartphones were mostly dumbphones, clouds were still relegated to the sky and big data was anything more than what a DVD holds. Moreover, the pace…

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Going to the office used to be exciting, there was a fast internet connection, that brand new laptop you couldn’t afford to have at home, and it didn’t take a exuberant amount of time to load the next webpage. The consumerisation of IT has been caused by the wide availability as well as the increasing affordability of high performance technology, in the form of smart phones, tablet and laptops, and connectivity in the form of 3G or 4G as well as broadband. It has not only had an impact on…

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Seventh conference on information security was held on Metropoliten University in Belgrade   Metropoliten University is the organizer of traditional conference dedicated to information security, and Saga took part as a sponsor. Conference was opened by Dr. Dragan Domazet, University Rector, while the main invited speaker was Branislav Vujovic, President of New Frontier Group. In his presentation he pointed out how digital economy has changed the world we live in and how quickly everything changes. That is why it is necessary that the companies find a way to use the…

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Better risk assessment benefits insurancers and policyholders The future of insurance Smart devices bring great opportunity to the insurance business. By collecting real-time data from millions of points around the world, insuranc​e companies will be able to better access the risk of any given policy as well as customize their products to fit the needs of each single customer. Here is a list of smart devices that can be disrupt the way we insurance ourselves and our belongings: Smart fridges General Electric and Samsung both unveiled smart fridges during the…

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Thanks to the participation of more than 130,000 Google+ community previewers, we’re pleased to release Office Lens Android today. Called a “great app” by one tester, Office Lens turns your Android, iPhone or Windows Phone into a pocket scanner that works “flawlessly,” delivers “crystal clear images” and does an “excellent job of transcribing a printed page, despite edge distortion (page from a hardcover book),” according to other users. First introduced for Windows Phone in March 2014, followed by the iPhone app early last month, Office Lens Android was the only…

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 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) today have greater access to sophisticated software than they have ever had in the past. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a good example. ERP, like many other types of applications, are now available in the cloud, meaning that SMBs don’t have to worry about whether they’ll be able to afford the resources needed to support the application. Access to sophisticated applications does come with additional headaches, however, with security being just one of them. How are SMBs to secure applications like ERP? What do SMBs…

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At the Microsoft Ignite 2015 conference last month, the company showcased the latest iteration of its Office suite. Here’s a quick look at what you can expect. Each month I compile lists of five apps that fall into various categories, such as apps to save you airfare, process monitors, and tools for protecting online privacy. This time around, however, I wanted to do something a little bit different and give you a glimpse of five applications that will eventually make up Microsoft Office 2016. 1: Word 2016 Microsoft is introducing…

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In this series, professionals debate the state – and future – of their industry. Recently, some current and former executives from Twitter came together to start an angel fund. When asked about the fact that the group was made up of all women, the awesome, gluten-free April Underwood told Fast Company: “No one takes note when a group of men decide to start an angel investing group or a fund. [And] it would be great if one day that’s not the most notable thing when a group of women get…

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