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During the past few weeks, the bids for 5G wireless spectrum have totaled nearly $70 billion, which significantly exceeded expectations. While the main bidders included the mega carriers like Verizon and AT&T, there was also likely participation from satellite operators and cable companies. Read the rest of the article at Forbes. Download the PDF.

Structured and unstructured data security will be handled increasingly as one. Management of outsider threats will merge with insider threats. External and internal data will be treated as one. And data security and governance functions will also converge. Read the rest of the article at Forbes. Download the PDF.

While dark data may never be used or be useful for many organizations, its something that should not be ignored. “One key area of challenge is to manage dark data in order to minimize risks and liabilities in information governance, that is, regulatory compliance, litigation, records-keeping, privacy and records management,” said Kon Leong, who is […]

Kon Leong describes himself as a mission-driven CEO with entrepreneurship in his blood. He founded ZL Technologies, his third business, in 1999. Over the past twenty years, and without venture capital funding, his company has helped large businesses securely manage their information, such as email and files. Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, ZL […]

Recently San Francisco passed – in an 8-to-1 vote – a ban on local agencies to use facial recognition technologies. The move is likely not to be a one-off either. Other local governments are exploring similar prohibitions, so as to deal with the potential Orwellian risks that the technology may harm people’s privacy. “In the […]

Me: “Alexa, tell me what will happen in 2019.” Amazon AI: “Do you want to open ‘this day in history’?” Me: “Alexa, give me a prediction for 2019.” Amazon AI: “The crystal ball is clouded, I can’t tell.” My conversation with Amazon’s “smart speaker” or “intelligent voice assistant” just about sums up the present state […]

With huge amounts of venture capital sloshing around, it seems kind of counterintuitive to say “no” to this type of financing. But it could actually be critical for the success of your company. This is definitely the sentiment of Kon Leong, who created ZL Technologies in 1999. The company was his third startup. Oh, and […]

Data is just data, right? Okay we know that’s not true anymore; there is structured data (like figures and some spreadsheets), semi-structured data (like some documents) and unstructured data (like emails, video and images) – plus there’s big data which may well be the sum of all those parts. To read the full article, please […]