DATA POWERED FUTURE – Mario R. Garzia, PhD

information generated by our massive and growing data is driving new and powerful Knowledge and Insights

Should Government Surveillance Be Our Only Worry?

Data Privacy /

There have been several recent media reports about US Government agencies purchasing geolocation data, saying the agencies concluded they don’t require a warrant for use because the data is available in the open market. This news led the Department of Homeland Security to start an investigation into cell phone surveillance by government agencies. Now Facebook …

Avoid The Most Common Stumbling Block When Transitioning To A Technology Company

Technology Innovation /

Introduction In their 2018 global markets outlook report, T. Rowe Price added a new section on technology innovation and disruption recognizing the increasing importance technology plays across all industries. They site big data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) among the key trends driving value and disruption. Companies leading the charge with these technological trends have …

Why Companies Must Innovate – Even When It’s Rocket Science

Technology Innovation /

Disrupting Rocket Science The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was created in 1958 in response to Russia’s 1957 Sputnik launch, throughout most of its history NASA’s main competition came from Russia’s space program. Developing space programs is a massively complex and expensive effort requiring big government investments, the total cost of NASA’s space shuttle …

Technology Is Moving At A Breakneck Pace – Are Companies Keeping Up?

Technology Innovation /

The World Is The Main Course In an insightful 2011 Wall Street Journal article Why Software Is Eating The World, Marc Andreessen noted that “more than 10 years after the peak of the 1990s dot-com bubble, a dozen or so new Internet companies like Facebook and Twitter are sparking controversy in Silicon Valley, due to …

In Today’s Technology Driven World – Companies Must Either Disrupt Or Be Disrupted

Technology Innovation /

T. Rowe Price recently released its 2018 global markets outlook, for the first time including a section on technology innovation and disruption in recognition of the increasing importance technology plays across all industries. They site cloud computing, digitization, big data analytics, AI and IoT among the key trends driving value and disruption — seven of …

It’s My Data, Why Can’t I Have It?

Data Rights /

In his 1597 writings Sir Francis Bacon said Knowledge [itself] is Power. From that perspective, today we find ourselves on an amazing power acquisition trajectory. Technological developments are making it possible to measure, collect, store and process ever increasing quantities of data which together with developments in AI/Machine Learning are allowing us to derive new …