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Business Matters: Too Much Information 07 Feb 14

Fri, 7 Feb 14

This special edition of Business Matters focuses on data. Do we need to store so much of it? Who should control it? Should we - the individuals, the customers, the bloggers and the tweeters - have the power to say, 'Stop'? Should we be handed back control of our own information? Mark Whittaker visits The Eisenhower Centre, a data storage facility deep beneath the streets of central London. In the studio: Alan Perkins, CTO of data storage specialists Rackspace, alongside Ken¹ Cukier, The Economist's Data Editor and co-author of the book Big Data. In Bangalore: Santosh Nair, owner and Managing Director of Analytic² Edge, which examines and interprets data on behalf of big name clients worldwide. We'll also hear from Max Wallace, owner of the Mysheriff.co.uk business directories, and James Smith, founder³ of virtual currency vault⁴, Elliptic. For all the latest global business news and previews of what's coming up in the next edition of the programme, follow @BBCWorldBiz.

1 ken   

n.视野，知识领域

参考例句：

• Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
• Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.

2 analytic   

adj.分析的，用分析方法的

参考例句：

• The boy has an analytic mind. 这男孩有分析的头脑。
• Latin is a synthetic language,while English is analytic.拉丁文是一种综合性语言，而英语是一种分析性语言。

3 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 vault   

n.拱形圆顶，地窖，地下室

参考例句：

• The vault of this cathedral is very high.这座天主教堂的拱顶非常高。
• The old patrician was buried in the family vault.这位老贵族埋在家族的墓地里。