As an example of cherry-picking data, it has been claimed that the Malaysian education system is better than that of the US, UK and Germany.
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In theory, the Olympics are a textbook example for the cloud, as it requires high data volume for a short period of time.
For example, you may choose to encrypt the data so if it moves away from the data center to the cloud, you have an extra layer of security.
But it turns out that Phoenix, New York, which I discovered when I was looking for my home town data, publishes a lovely summary of its budget data, so I will use it as an example that helps make my point.
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As well as persuading people to visit sites carrying PepsiCo products, the experiment with Foursquare has also given the firm useful data about, for example, foot traffic to stores, which it can use to tailor promotions.
For example, it should be able to use a person's collated data to improve security efforts but not to target advertising.
Last April, for example, it took Sony five days to fully own up to a now historic data breach that compromised PlayStation Network and Qriocity user information and passwords.
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For example, the recent election made people interested in data-driven decision making because Nate Silver got it right but the the pundits got things wrong.
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It is ideal for tasks that require lots of interactivity, for example, calling up data from a hard drive in response to a command from a user.
By crunching data from drone sensors and military databases, it might be possible to predict, for example, that a strike from a missile could damage a nearby religious building.
Then it began to use the data to improve its service, through optimised pricing, for example.
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For example, as part of its IPO process, Facebook released the fact that it moves 20 terabytes of data per day.
It is ideal for tackling tasks that require lots of interactivity, for example, calling up data from a hard drive in response to a command from a user.
Google, for example, has come under fire in the past for the way it handles a massive database of user search data.
For example, if you have identified a heteroscedasticity problem in your data, there are various buttons to press that can cure it for you.
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So yes, you can in theory use Glass out and about with an iPhone or other device that has wireless data enabled, but if you want the full experience (reading and replying to texts, for example), it'll need to be Android.
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For example, if your business infrastructure requires XML or JSON data formats, or an API to extract office data and transmit it to the field, then make sure you inquire with the mobile App vendor to see what they can offer.
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