As businesses grapple with growing volumes of data collected and generated by a myriad of cloud-based applications, Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled a wide range of new applications and product enhancements this week at its annual re:Invent conference that are geared to optimize data analytics and governance, and bolster the […]
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Using Cloudera Deploy to install Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) Private Cloud
Following our recent Cloudera Data Platform (CDP) overview, we cover how to deploy CDP private Cloud on you local infrastructure. It is entirely automated with the Ansible cookbooks published by Cloudera and it is reproducible on your local host with Vagrant. CDP is an enterprise data cloud. It provides a […]
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud is a good start, but Apple has more work to do
Security and privacy have been two of Apple’s main selling points in the modern era, especially as the company positioned itself against rivals like Google, Meta, and Amazon, all of whom offer a variety of free and cheap products and services, generally because user data is the real treasure trove. […]
Introducing Trunk Data Platform: the Open-Source Big Data Distribution Curated by TOSIT
Ever since Cloudera and Hortonworks merged, the choice of commercial Hadoop distributions for on-prem workloads essentially boils down to CDP Private Cloud. CDP can be seen as the “best of both worlds” between CDH and HDP. With HDP 3.1’s End of Support coming in December 2021, Cloudera’s clients are “forced” […]
Apple’s new Advanced Data Protection brings more security and encryption to iCloud
Apple, the company whose CEO is fond of calling privacy a human right, has added a few new privacy features to its devices. One of them, Advanced Data Protection, is adding end-to-end encryption to almost every iCloud service out there. Which means that almost everything you upload to Apple’s cloud […]
How Can Smart Cities Use Data from Connected Vehicles? – Grape Up
There are many indications that the future lies in technology. Specifically, it belongs to connected and autonomous vehicles(CAVs), which, combined with 5G, AI, and machine learning, will form the backbone of the smart cities of the future. How will data from vehicles revolutionize city life as we’ve known it so […]
Self-Paced training from Databricks: a guide to self-enablement on Big Data & AI
Self-paced trainings are proposed by Databricks inside their Academy program. The price is $ 2000 USD for unlimited access to the training courses for a period of 1 year, but also free for customers and qualified partners. The list of available courses is presented in alphabetical order and might evolve […]
Lensa Apps Magic Avatars AI stolen data and compromised ethics
Comment on this story Comment If your Instagram account is overwhelmed with otherworldly, cosmic or Kawaii-inspired portraits of your friends, you are not alone. Over the weekend, the photo editing app Lensa introduced “Magic Avatar,” an add-on that generates 50 fantasy portraits of you if you can provide a minimum […]
5 Ways to Boost Data Security on the Cloud
Cloud is a powerful tool, but sometimes it hard to maintain data security on the cloud. That’s because it’s also a powerful target. Cloud security is an important concern, and it’s not just limited to large companies. Small businesses can also be targeted by hackers, who often go after small […]
Microsoft greases skids for data migration to Azure • The Register
Microsoft is introducing a new tool intended to help make migrating files and folders from on-premises systems to the Azure cloud that much easier. The new Azure Storage Mover, a managed cloud storage migration service that is now in public preview, lets IT admins plan, launch, and track the migration […]
Creating an integrated public health data system: Data Effect 2022
Public health and technology leaders convened in Ottawa at CityAge’s 10th annual Data Effect event last week to discuss data stewardship and sharing as the key to foster innovation and create an integrated public health data ecosystem in Canada. Chief scientific officer at Ottawa-based Bruyere Research Institute, Kumanan Wilson kicked […]
Big data infrastructure internship | Adaltas
Job description Big Data and distributed computing are at the core of Adaltas. We accompagny our partners in the deployment, maintenance, and optimization of some of the largest clusters in France. Since recently we also provide support for day-day operations. As a great defender and active contributor of open source, […]