Technology Magazine July 2021 | Page 137

WRITTEN BY : LAURA BERRILL

We are living in a time of rapid technological advancement as computing power has been increasing at an exponential rate and meaning more complex tasks can be processed . With this development , three different main fields of technology have emerged , which also overlap . This article looks at them becoming mainstream , some of their use cases and the associated role of the cloud in coming years .

Data close to the edge Simply put data analytics is the science of analysing data sets to find trends , answer questions and draw conclusions . It ’ s very varied and often therefore relies on specialist software , the use of algorithms and automation as well .
Data analytic principles can be applied across any industry as organisations employ data analysts to help them make datadriven decisions regarding different parts of their business and trends that are identified .
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