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This SPIE report briefly discusses the patchwork of remedies that have been devised by governments and industries with the stated intent of protecting data privacy. It then presents approaches that may get to the heart of the matter through privacy solutions based not on industry action or government legislation, but on technology.

As the hype continues around Big Data, its ambiguous nature continues to obscure the potential applications of the technology. Clarity is beginning to emerge within the A&D community about how Big Data can be leveraged for 'intelligence amplification' and companies are beginning to respond. This research aims to define these emerging applications a...

This report asserts that real-time analytics is not settled science. It is not a foregone conclusion that every company needs and can afford real-time analytics in all areas of the business. There is also not, at this time, one shining example for all to follow in deploying it; but, instead, several models. Therefore, this report explores these a...

The Asia-Pacific ICT sector is getting increasingly mature. Revenue growth from traditional ICT sectors is projected to be flat and participants can no longer rely on their core areas to increase shareholders' value. Hence, there is a need for new sources of revenue to stay relevant. IoT offers opportunities for ICT companies to transform industrie...

This weeks SPIE is designed to help. Its purpose is to lead the reader around the AI hype and hoopla, past the impenetrable bog of specialized terminology and the deep pit of unnecessary detail, to a basic understanding of AIs capabilities and limitations; as well as an appreciation for the reasons why AI researchers are starting to raise concern...

This report puts the risks, rewards, and ROI questions about Big Data and analytics into a clearer perspective; first, by contrasting BDA solutions with the ill-fated 1990s enterprise software suites; then, by highlighting the experience of early BDA adopters; and, finally, by suggesting how organizations that are still on the BDA sidelines, and th...

This market insight identifies the current state of the market in terms of opportunities for service providers over the next 5 years. It also highlights the leading trends characterizing the data center and cloud computing market that are expected to remain dominant over the next 5 years. Key recommendations are provided for service providers to ta...

This Stratecast SPIE report discusses key capabilities and benefits of the Waze app, and analyzes those impacts.

This Stratecast report makes the case for why a truly comprehensive approach to retail analytics needs to transcend the rudimentary data points retailers have been settling for, up to now; and instead needs to support the end-to-end data requirements of retailer-as-enterprise; including executive management, store operations, store design and layou...