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The different types of renewable energy 

IBM Big Data Hub

Renewable energy , also known as clean energy, is produced from natural resources that are generated and replenished faster than they are consumed—such as the sun, water and wind. Most renewable energy sources produce zero carbon emissions and minimal air pollutants.

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Renewable energy in action: Examples and use cases for fueling the future

IBM Big Data Hub

As more countries, companies and individuals seek energy sources beyond fossil fuels, interest in renewable energy continues to rise. In fact, world-wide capacity for energy from solar, wind and other renewable sources increased by 50% in 2023. What is renewable energy? trillion in 2023. trillion in 2023.

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Examples and uses of GIS

IBM Big Data Hub

Urban planning Governments use GIS data and GIS-based solutions for urban planning: zoning and land use projects, natural disaster and health event response, roadway system and building design, utility distribution, energy production, and waste and resource management. ” can be answered by geospatial data and GIS.

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Creating a sustainable future with the experts of today and tomorrow

IBM Big Data Hub

We will also add more advanced courses that take a deeper look at how data analysis and visualization skills can be applied to practical sustainability use cases, such as examining energy consumption in a community. These courses are available to high school students, university students and faculty, and adult learners worldwide.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 27 November – 3 December 2023

IT Governance

NCSC publishes new guidance on how to ‘lift and shift’ The NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) has added a new section about how to ‘lift and shift’ to its guidance on using Cloud services securely. Lift and shift’ is the practice of replicating an existing local system in the Cloud.

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The Weeks in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 18 – 31 December 2023

IT Governance

Known records breached Real Estate Wealth Network Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Real estate USA Unknown 1,523,776,691 TuneFab Source (New) Software Hong Kong Unknown >151,000,000 Dori Media Group Source (New) Media Israel Yes >100 TB Rosvodokanal Source (New) Utilities Russia Yes 50 TB breached; 1.5 TELDOR Cables & Systems Ltd.,

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INSIGHTS from SENTINEL

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

The subscription model also lets you optimize product utilization so that you can segment your offering and demonstrate the true value of your product. Over the past eight years, companies utilizing subscription models grew 437%, while the growth of the S&P 500 sales index was a comparatively low 132%.