CYBERSECURITY REVIEW8 AUGUST, 2021IN MY OPINIONData. It is simultaneously the best and the worst thing about being in technology. To many people, it is personal, and to many technology professionals, it is the bane of their existence. While, to me, it is the gateway to an ever-expanding knowledge base, just waiting to be tapped. Come with me while we answer some questions about data. We know that every modern business, organization, or government agency stores data. What is this data? We will give an overview of why data is stored and what kinds of data are stored. We will discuss what factors (including government regulations) limit data storage and, finally, how do businesses, organizations, and government agencies determine what to keep (and for how long) and what to discard (and when to discard it)? The data needs of every business and government agency vary. I currently work for a company that has data back to 1977. My personal take on this is positive. I believe that data is an amazing thing and, since it is real-estate, you can see trends dating back to 1977. There is currently 10 terabytes online. One of my previous companies had four petabytes of data because they had to keep x-ray data for 25 years. The made munitions and the x-rays for the outside casings were critical to detect defects and have a proof for government JUDICIOUS USE OF DATA FOR SIGNIFICANT SUCCESS IN BUSINESSES By Nathan Kimpel, SVP, Technology, Engel and VolkersNathan Kimpel
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