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• Hard times for data transfer to third countries - "Privacy Shield" falls

  With the decision (Case C-311/18), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has declared the so-called "Privacy Shield" for data transfers to the USA to be invalid. The use of so-called standard contractual clauses must also be viewed critically in light of US surveillance laws. Possible courses of action for data-exporting companies have therefore been restricted. This article on international data traffic shows what companies must now do.

  Data protection•Karin Dietl•24 Nov 2021•4 minutes

  

• Software as a Service (SaaS) - Focus on added value

  Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings are almost indispensable these days. We explain what it is and how the SaaS approach works.

  Cloud•Lauri Kurki•16 Nov 2021•5 minutes

  

• What Are Network Graphs? - Introduction and Examples

  Network (knowledge) graphs represent a collection of interlinked entities organized into contexts via linking and semantic metadata. They build a framework for data integration and analysis. Having the ability to do this can provide more context around metrics recorded from a network system. By leveraging these graphs, you can enhance your understanding of the data.

  Data•Virtualitics - smarter decision through multi-dimension data visualizations and easy to use AI•2 Nov 2021•5 minutes

  

• Understand the DNS record step by step and handle it correctly

  In order for a website to be accessible online, a DNS entry must be made. The DNS entry establishes the connection between the IP address from the hosting and the domain name. Which entries can be made and what they are for is explained in this article.

  Advanced•Matthias Gally•6 Oct 2021•4 minutes

  

• Cloud vs. on-premise solutions - advantages and disadvantages

  Enterprise software can be installed either on-premise or in the cloud. This article explains what consequences this has. In order to understand the added value of the respective solution, you first need to know what exactly is hidden behind the two options.

  IT•Bastian Maiworm•31 Aug 2021•6 minutes

  

• How companies master their digital transformation

  For digital transformation to succeed and companies to achieve digital excellence, products, processes and technology must be addressed and improved simultaneously.

  Strategy / Vision•Jan Webering•30 Jun 2021•6 minutes

  

• User engagement - Strengthening the bond between users and the app

  What phases does a user go through when using an app, and how can you influence this in such a positive way as to create customer loyalty and user retention in the long term?

  IT•DIGITAL BREAKFAST•29 Jun 2021•5 minutes

  

• Basics of digital product development - Apps & more.

  The success of digital applications, or apps for short, is unstoppable. It's clear that everyone wants a piece of the "app" pie. But what makes digital applications successful? Which procedures help to keep the vision in sight and to achieve it? Which methods are useful or even indispensable? Get an overview of the success factors that reliably support you in developing a truly successful digital product.

  Business Modell•Marcus Funk•29 Jun 2021•10 minutes

  

• Knowledge Management - If Employees Knew What Their Company Knew

  Probably the biggest challenge facing companies today is providing information and stopping the loss of know-how. How can companies make the right information available to the right people at the right time?

  IT•Bastian Maiworm•16 Jun 2021•7 minutes

  

• Instant messaging platforms from the CIO perspective

  CIOs today are facing a variety of challenges. Ever more employees are using their personal instant messaging accounts for conducting business conversations and transactions. CIOs have two ways to handle the issue, either completely ban it from the enterprise or embracing it and make best use of the valuable data. A complete ban is not feasible as employees will just keep using what they know best and use every day anyways for their private communication. Adapting instant messaging to interact with the enterprise systems has many advantages such as increased productivity, quicker workflows, lower cost by avoiding monothematic mobile apps to access the enterprise systems. Fortunately today the technology exists to provide access to enterprise systems via instant messaging in a controlled and secured way.

  IT•releai•2 Jun 2021•6 minutes

  

• NLP explained - What is Natural Language Processing?

  Natural Language Processing (NLP for short) links the machine processing of natural language in computer science. Based on the natural and written or spoken language, the computer can analyze, understand and process the language of humans.

  Technology•Bastian Maiworm•31 May 2021•6 minutes

  

• What is unstructured data? - Different types of data

  Unstructured data is information that exists in a non-normalized and non-identifiable data structure. Classically, this includes text, image, audio and video files that are not stored in databases. Especially in the environment of Big Data, unstructured data is of enormous importance.

  Beginner / Basic•Bastian Maiworm•27 May 2021•4 minutes