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• Why observability in dataops?

  Because building reliable data pipelines is hard, and the first step to becoming a data-driven organisation is trusting your data.

• Telemetry steps into the enterprise-networking spotlight

  With the ability to analyse ever-expanding telemetry data generated by network infrastructure and applications, open source projects and AI/ML are helping to create predictive networks.

• Top 6 roadblocks derailing data-driven projects

  From budgeting issues to buy-in challenges, data initiatives all too often fall short from the very start. Here’s how to overcome those hurdles and set your org up for success.

• Twitter's mushrooming data breach crisis could prove costly

  An apparent data breach potentially impacting hundreds of millions of users could damage Twitter's finances and operations. EU regulators pose the biggest threat to the Elon Musk-owned company.

• Microsoft’s EU data boundary plan to take effect from January 1

  The plan, which covers Microsoft products and services, will allow customers to store and process their customer data within the EU.

• Alteryx updates Designer Cloud UI, adds data lakehouse support

  The data engineering cloud platform, acquired as part of the Trifecta buyout early this year, has been updated to offer a more Alteryx-like UI experience.

• Microsoft is going to clamp down on OneDrive data caps

  Microsoft is placing additional limits on the amount of data users can store in OneDrive, beginning in February and removing a significant anonymity feature shortly thereafter.

• Data capture by border agencies can and will happen – are on-the-road employees prepared?

  Many countries routinely download device content from travelers at the border. Getting ahead of this eventuality can help protect sensitive data and maintain privacy for employees and their company.

• The data flywheel: A better way to think about data strategy

  Mobilising data strategy is analogous to getting a flywheel spinning: it takes tremendous effort to get the wheel moving, but its momentum is largely self-sustaining.

• 96% of companies report insufficient security for sensitive cloud data

  The vast majority of organisations lack confidence in securing their data in cloud, while many companies acknowledge they lack sufficient security.

• Google Cloud aims for BigLake data lake support for all unstructured data

  In its continued bid to support all kinds of data and provide a one-stop data platform in the form of BigLake​, Google Cloud will add support for most commonly used open source table formats in data lakes​.

• 3 data quality metrics DataOps should prioritise

  Data-driven decisions require data that is trustworthy, available, and timely. Upping the DataOps game is a worthwhile way to offer reliable insights.

• When is enough data enough?

  Maybe we don’t need more data, we just need people who understand the data we already have and its value in a business context.

• TikTok denies breach after hackers claim billions of user records stolen

  TikTok says that data samples are publicly accessible information and not a result of compromise of their systems, networks, or database.

• Transparency and policy shapes Cloudflare’s Kiwi Farms decisions

  Cloudflare's blocking of hate-based forum Kiwi Farms is the latest in a string of controversial actions and inactions around bad behaving customers.