data

Data are individual units of information. A datum describes a single quality or quantity of some object or phenomenon. In analytical processes, data are represented by variables. Although the terms "data", "information" and "knowledge" are often used interchangeably, each of these terms has a distinct meaning.

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Coupa: How CFOs Become Chief Business Drivers
Coupa: How CFOs Become Chief Business Drivers
May 22, 2018  |  Data Drivers

CFOs live between two worlds: what did and what could happen. Managing both means mitigating the business risk that keeps them up at night, and...

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Deep Dive: GDPR And The EU’s New Rules Of Data Handling
Deep Dive: GDPR And The EU’s New Rules Of Data Handling
April 30, 2018  |  Authentication

On May 25, 2018, the EU-wide mandate known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will take effect. Once the law goes live, companies that...

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GDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
GDPR & PSD2: A Silver Lining For Fraudsters?
April 30, 2018  |  Regulation

The deadlines for compliance with new European data regulations are right around the corner, and the impact of these changes won’t be limited to the...

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How To Future-Proof A Financial Institution
How To Future-Proof A Financial Institution
April 27, 2018  |  Innovation

As Muhammad Ali once said, “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee.” Translated for the financial services sector, this idiom might read thus: “Act...

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QSRs Ramp Up Mobile Order-Ahead Offerings
QSRs Ramp Up Mobile Order-Ahead Offerings
April 25, 2018  |  Retail

Consumers want their morning cup of joe, but they don’t want to wait on line. With mobile ordering at quick-service restaurants (QSRs) like The Coffee Bean...

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Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day
Why Timing Is Everything On Tax Day
April 14, 2018  |  Taxes

Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes...

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Postmates Says It’s Generated $1.2B In Economic Activity
Postmates Says It’s Generated $1.2B In Economic Activity
April 13, 2018  |  Delivery

Postmates — in cooperation with Edelman Intelligence — set out to determine what effect the company has had, economically speaking, in the cities in which it operates....

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Facebook User Data Possibly In Russia, Says Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
Facebook User Data Possibly In Russia, Says Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
April 09, 2018  |  Facebook

Christopher Wylie, the Cambridge Analytica whistleblower, said Sunday (April 8) that more than 87 million  Facebook users may have been accessed — and all of it...

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Facebook Admits Most Of Its 2B Users Had Their Public Profiles Scraped Without Permission
Facebook Admits Most Of Its 2B Users Had Their Public Profiles Scraped Without Permission
April 05, 2018  |  Facebook

Another data issue for Facebook: The company announced that “malicious actors” were able to use search tools to discover the identities and collect information on...

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