Langara Computer Technology Meetup: Simple Principle for Website Security

The Langara Computer Science department has about 6-7 meetups a year on various technology topics. I had intended to attend one earlier, but this is the first one I got to.

The presentation is to focus on practical website security principles. Continue reading “Langara Computer Technology Meetup: Simple Principle for Website Security”

Digital Odyssey 2013: Big Data, Small World Notes & Takeaways

Big Data

  • 90% of the world’s data was created in the last 2 years
  • can tell us much that other information cannot
  • emphasize the need for analysis and interpretation
  • your data is mined and used to make decisions for you, even more so in the future
  • to prepare, know that big data will affect data management, discovery tools, new jobs, revised skills requirements, and revised infrastructures
  • businesses will be made up of who has the most data and knows how to best use it Continue reading “Digital Odyssey 2013: Big Data, Small World Notes & Takeaways”