Is entropy inevitable with the growth of data?

Let's find out how entropy applies to data and the implications.

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Dinuraj Sugumaran
July 26, 2023

Welcome to this week's Five Data Points.

I'm Dinuraj, and I want to share with you five interesting articles I've read this week that I believe will be valuable to you.

1 - Entropy in data: disorder and uncertainty

Data Entropy — More Data, More Problems?

2 - Building trust amidst disorder

In Search of Trustworthy Data Products

3 - Poorly modelled data increases entropy

5 Signs That Your Data is Modelled Poorly

4 - Simplifying server-side data collection for third-party analytics: Cloudflare Zaraz

Cloudflare Zaraz is a solution that developers and marketers use to load third-party tools like Google Analytics 4, Facebook CAPI, TikTok, and others.

Server-side data collection, as facilitated by Zaraz, simplifies analytics reporting from the server rather than loading numerous JavaScript files on the user's browser

Cloudflare Zaraz

5 - Should farmers get remunerated for their data?

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Data has a value just as nutmeg, coffee, or cocoa have a value. As farmers sell both in a way, they should be rewarded.

Who owns farmers’ data?

I hope these articles enriched your thinking with fresh perspectives and deeper insight. Let me know if any of the articles especially resonate with you, or you have topics that you want explored further.

If you found any value in this at all, do pass it along to your friends and colleagues who you think might benefit from it.

Thanks for joining me on this journey of expanding our knowledge about data. I'll see you again next week with more to learn.

Dinuraj Sugumaran