Success in life requires trial and error, positivity, hard work, and, above all, adherence to a strong, personal vision. I believe this to be the core message articulated by Dr. Zak El-Ramly, President and CEO of the ZE family of companies, in his March 4 lecture to a group of students, alumni, and faculty at […]
Myth: Encryption makes your data secure. Fact: Encryption is only one way to secure data. Other methods (often used together) include access control, data integrity, system availability, and auditing. Data security refers to protective digital privacy measures that are applied to prevent unauthorized users from accessing computers, databases, and websites or corrupting data.[1] Some organizations […]
In an unprecedented move, China rejected a quarter of U.S. corn imports this year after discovering the corn violated its ban on specific genetically modified foods. China found 545,000 metric tons of U.S. corn unacceptable after finding it contained MIR162, an insect resistant strain of the grain (The Wall Street Journal). Although MIR162 has been […]
Any time data must be put through a manual process, there is a risk of human error. The more often a business uses manual processes, the greater the likelihood that mistakes will occur; no organization is immune to the reality that manual process and human error go hand in hand. As recently as October of […]
This is the Part Two of Three in our series on the NYISO market. In the Part One, titled ‘The Need for Enterprise Data Management in the NYISO’, Ian gave an operational overview of NYISO as an independent system operator. In today’s blog, we’ll take a look at different products and reports available in NYISO […]
More than 1.8 trillion gigabytes of information was created in 2011, and the amount is expected to grow by a factor of 50 before 2020 (IDC Digital Universe Study). The cost to organizations of storing this information is projected to increase from US$379.9 million in 2011 to nearly US$6 billion in 2016 (IDC). With the […]
Data is one of the most valuable intellectual properties a company can have. However ensuring they have the right system in place to collect and host their data is not enough on its own. Companies also need the assurance of knowing their data is being validated and being kept safely under lock and key. With this […]
An interesting article crossed my path this week while I was clicking online. Forbes published a story with a headline that must have raised a few eyebrows, not least in Microsoft HQ. Unashamedly titled ‘Microsoft’s Excel might be the most Dangerous Software on the Planet’, the crux of the article said that while the emergence […]
Data is the lifeblood of our industry. Without it, there isn’t much a trader or analyst can do. At ZE, we work with clients and data vendors each and every day. For us it’s easy to see that there’s a need for entitlements among large enterprise organizations. The Data “Consumer” You’re a large multinational corporation […]
Gas markets around the world have undergone some major shifts in the past decade. Production and storage levels have risen to historic levels in North America, where speculation over liquefied natural gas has reached fever pitch. Add environmental and political concerns to the mix, and you have a recipe for a lot of misinformation across […]