What is ML ? ML is a way to get predictive insights from data to make repeated decisions off of. You can train the software to estimate the amount of taxes that you owe. Or train that same software to estimate the amount of time it will take to get you home. The ML Read more…
EL, ELT, ETL EL : Extract and load ELT : Extract, Load, Transform ETL : Extract, Transform, Load What are the purposes of Data Quality processing? Validity : Data conforms to your business rules Accuracy : Data conforms to an objective true value Completness : Create, Save and store datasets Read more…
Holcacracy : A system of self-organization in which individuals define and align the work they need to do together to get a job done; there is no hierarchy or middle managers. ConsenSys : ConsenSys is adapting a lot of its philosophies into a new model. Instead of traditional job descriptions, ConsenSys employees have Read more…
6 inefficiencies in Financial Services Today’s global FS industry is built on decades-old technology, often slow and unreliable. It’s centralized, exposing it to data breaches or outright failure. It tends to reinforce the status quo, and stifle innovation. Attestation Two parties who don’t know or don’t trust each other can do business with assurance. Financial Read more…
We have the right to control our identity online. We are being exploited by the big players on the internet. In feodal times, the lords were at least providing security. Blockchain technology enables us to establish and own identities. Self sovereing means that it’s under your individual control. It’s also Read more…
Introduction to Data Engineering Role of a data engineer ->building data pipelines Get the data to where it can be useful Get the data into a usable condition Add new value to the data Manage the data Productionize data processes A data lake brings together data from across the enterprise Read more…
Smart contracts : Reduce transaction costs by eliminating the need for intermediaries Improve the security and privacy of the parties involved Help to enforce the terms of an agreement Contracts set mutually agreeable rules, the terms of condition for assets, and performance incentives in the form of rewards and penalties. Read more…
source : https://blog.goodaudience.com/how-a-miner-adds-transactions-to-the-blockchain-in-seven-steps-856053271476 Step 1: A user signs off on a transaction from their wallet application, attempting to send a certain crypto or token from them to someone else. Step 2: The transaction is broadcasted by the wallet application and is now awaiting to be picked up by a miner Read more…
Cryptoasset = a digital asset, created, managed, and traded on a blockchain A cryptoasset is a digital asset that uses cryptography, a peer to peer network, and a public ledger to do three things : To regulate the creation of new units To verify transactions To secure these transactions without Read more…
Challenge 1 : The technology is not ready for prime time Greek citizens wouldn’t have known how to locate a Bitcoin exchange or ATM. Or how to transfer their drachmas into Bitcoin to escape the troubled currency. Strong infrastructure matters. It can’t be limited during crises. Unfortunately for Greece, its blockchain infrastructure was lacking at Read more…