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Information Management: What exactly is dark data, where can it be found, and what should data management professionals know about it? Kon Leong: By definition, dark data is the unmanaged enterprise content lurking in the shadows. Content that goes unmanaged, likewise, is difficult to monitor and the inability to monitor usually amounts to the inability […]

New York’s State Senate is considering a bill that would impose sweeping new requirements for organizations that collect and process consumer data, including a fiduciary-like duty to protect such data. To learn more about the proposed regulations, Information Management spoke with Kon Leong, chief executive officer at ZL Technologies on what we can expect. Information […]

Callum Corr, data analytics specialist at ZL Technologies, recently attended the 40th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners in Brussels. Information Management connected with him to gauge his thoughts on the conference, along with his insights on where the US is heading with data privacy measures and how it will impact data professionals. […]

With the May 25 General Data Protection Regulation deadline almost upon us, some organizations are still searching for the right talent to manage their compliance strategies. Whether an organization is looking for a data protection officer, a managed services provider, a consultant or a chief privacy officer, an understanding of GDPR’s technological challenges is essential. […]

Data management is about to get even harder. The General Data Protection Regulation, the EU’s new comprehensive privacy regulation will enable individuals to have their data deleted, moved, or produced upon request. While this is a groundbreaking step for individual data privacy rights, the regulation’s steep demands coupled with fines of up to 4 percent […]

With a rapidly changing regulatory environment driven by privacy concerns from major data breaches and a more scrutinizing focus on data protection, the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation has become front and center for the enterprise. While most have focused on the regulation as it’s stated, one question remains the focus: what exactly, in reality, […]

ZL Technologies is a provider of big data management solutions that help its corporate customers better perform tasks like eDiscovery, compliance, records management and analytics. From his vantage point as ZL’s CEO, Kon Leong has offered up several compelling predictions for new directions that the information technology industry will take in 2017. To read the […]

Data analytics and privacy are by their nature antithetical to one another. Analytics initiatives accumulate as much data as possible in order to provide the greatest possible insight into their subject; in the case of employee analytics this is largely unstructured data, comprising electronic communications and files, sometimes containing personal information. If employed recklessly, it […]

Myths are paradoxical. They often start with a kernel of truth, and the most fertile ground in which a kernel sprouts and grows, is a field of confusion. The more complex a topic, the more likely it is that myths will spread vigorously like weeds. Case in point? Information governance. Everyone has his or her […]

Data scientists currently have one of the hottest jobs (and hottest pay scales) in modern business, but their reality is rarely the same as their job description. To read the full article, please visit information management. To download a PDF version of this article, click here.

This slideshow contains predictions of a frank and bold nature, which are intended for a mature data science audience. To read the full article, please visit Information Management. To download a PDF version of this article, click here.

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