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Preserving Data through Technology

Posted on 30/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have created a new disk technology that is capable of storing data for one million years and potentially more. Traditional disk is magnetic, and is capable of storing information for about … Continue reading →

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Common Sense Supercomputing

Posted on 27/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

                New research in supercomputing is aimed at teaching computers common sense. The research is being performed at Carnegie Mellon University in a system known as NEIL (Never Ending Image Learning). The current system … Continue reading →

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The Growing Need for Data Scientists in Business

Posted on 26/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

                An article recently posted on InformationWeek details the growing need for data scientists in the business world, and the relative shortage of fully qualified individuals to fill these positions. The article discusses the … Continue reading →

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Intel’s Future: More than Just a Chip Manufacturer

Posted on 22/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

Intel revealed an objective to expand beyond the realm of chip manufacturing at a recent analyst’s meeting. In the meeting, Intel revealed a desire to expand its role in the cloud computing, security, and mobile device spheres. In terms of … Continue reading →

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Salesforce and HP team up with the Superpod

Posted on 19/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

                HP and Salesforce.com have teamed up to provide a new service to large enterprise customers that blurs the lines between the IaaS and SaaS cloud delivery models.  The new service, known as the … Continue reading →

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Can IBM Eliminate the Need for Data Scientists in Business?

Posted on 05/11/2013 by dmcevoy11

IBM recently announced that it will be releasing three new data discovery and visualization software capabilities in an effort to facilitate the derivation of meaningful information from data for business employees. The software is designed to be more accessible for … Continue reading →

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Is the Hybrid Cloud the Future?

Posted on 31/10/2013 by dmcevoy11

CSC, a company that specializes in providing technology solutions for businesses, has acquired ServiceMesh a company that allows for customers to mix and match services from different cloud computing providers. ServiceMesh offers a central management system for heterogeneous cloud solutions. … Continue reading →

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Faster Data Centers Through Silicon Photonics

Posted on 30/10/2013 by dmcevoy11

This article isn’t quite current (it was published in September) but I think it offers some interesting information pertaining to our discussion of data centers and processing speeds. The article discusses a new optical technology from Intel which could enable … Continue reading →

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Floating Data Centers in San Francisco?

Posted on 28/10/2013 by dmcevoy11

                Here’s an interesting, though highly speculative article about the potential for Google to be building a floating data center in San Francisco Bay. The article, by CNET writer Daniel Terdiman speculates about an … Continue reading →

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A Look Inside a Recent Google Research Project

Posted on 11/10/2013 by dmcevoy11

A Look Inside a Recent Google Research Project                 Here’s an interesting article and video about what Google has been up to at their Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab that seems fairly relevant to this … Continue reading →

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