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IT Managers Say 60% of Decisions Require Sub-Minute Data Access: Red Hat and Starburst Survey

March 9, 2021
You might expect IT professionals to be the most aware of pandemic-driven data demands, but just 53% in this survey from Red Hat and Starburst said data access became more critical last year.  They did feel a need for speed: respondents said 60% of decisions require data access in under one minute and 39% require access in under one second.  No mention here of no-code but lots on how hard it is to build data pipelines, which doesn’t seem like a job for amateurs.
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Identify relevant regs and compliance readiness

March 9, 2021
TrustArc’s PrivacyCentral tool maps your compliance against global privacy laws With privacy regulations changing almost daily, knowing which laws apply to your company is crucial.  TrustArc has designed a new tool to deliver contextual, real-time insights to privacy teams. PrivacyCentral identifies which regulations are likely to apply to data held, and prioritize laws according to timelines, owners and KPIs.
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IT’S THE LAW (3/9/2021)

March 9, 2021
Oklahoma’s House of Representatives has passed a data privacy bill in an 85-11 vote. The legislation, which now moves to the state Senate, overcame industry opposition and adds pressure on the federal government to enact privacy legislation as Oklahoma joins California, Virginia, New York, Washington and other states. The four pillars of the new legislation are: right to know, right to delete, right to opt-out of collection, and an opt-in requirement beginning in 2023.  Private right of action didn't make it through committee.
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Privacera closes $50M; DataGrail closes $30M — in Series B funding

March 9, 2021
Privicera’s platform helps companies decide how to leverage data by showing who accesses their data and how it is being used. Customers can also set and enforce policies to control access or encrypt data. DataGrail, the privacy-as-a-service company, helps with compliance by integrating with more than 100 applications, including Salesforce, Adobe and Oracle, and helps customers understand requirements of complex privacy regulations. Read More – Privacera Read More – DataGrail
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Contactability is the goal.

March 9, 2021
Neustar’s new TRUSTID Decisions fills outreach gap The new decisioning solutions suite gives client outreach systems predictive model scores that identify how and when to best reach contacts. The system works using Neustar and customer-provided data to help ensure companies know who, when and how they can reach customers for optimal results – without needing to go through an IT department,  customer contact center, or analytics resources.
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Hopin Raises $400 Million for Virtual Events

March 8, 2021
Let’s take a break from worrying about cookie replacements to look at a channel where the only cookies are the ones you can chew: events.  While the pandemic halted live events, the online event industry has been booming.  So much so that virtual event platform Hopin went from zero to 85,000 clients and 400 employees in less than two years.  They just raised a $400 million Series C, bringing their total funding to $571 million.
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