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Friday Roundup (7/27/2012)

David Shaywitz, co-founder of the Center for Assessment Technology and Continuous Health,  describes the goal and benefit of creating a unified health database in The Atlantic. (LINK)

In recent years, the Olympics has always been an opportunity to implement some of the latest practices in information security. During this year’s games, data analytics will allow security greater levels of analysis of log data from logical and physical controls. (LINK)

Released earlier in June, Big Data Solutions for Law Enforcement is a quick overview about how police and other law enforcement agencies are using data for predictive policing and to ensure accountability. (LINK)

The New York Times reports that Congress has opened a broad inquiry into the practices and policies of data brokers. (LINK)

Linden Holiday, the CEO of MyDrive Solutions, discusses the differences between low volume and high volume data for monitoring driving behavior, and the impact that might have on insurance. (LINK)

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College campus

Friday Roundup (7/20/2012)

Pew released a report outlining two scenarios for Big Data in 2020 and asking its panel of respondents to debate the potential impact of a more data-centric world. (LINK)

The New York Times describes how universities are using data analytics to increase graduation rates, recommend classes, and predict in-class performance. (LINK)

Nodeable launched a new service called StreamReduce, a cloud-based analytics product to analyze large sets of streaming data. (LINK)

33Across continues its efforts to create the largest social graph by raising $13.1M in funding. (LINK)

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