Cloud Expo 2014 TV commercials will feature @ThingsExpo, which was launched in June 2014 at New York City's Javits Center as the largest 'Internet of Things' event in the world. The next @ThingsExpo will take place November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California. Since its launch in  2008, Cloud Expo TV commercials have been aired on CNBC, Fox News Network, and Bloomberg TV. Please enjoy our 2014 commercial. Conference Schedule Announced Are you ready to put your data in the cloud? What is the future of security in the cloud? Does Docker quickly advance the development of an IoT application? What are the implications of Moore's Law on Hadoop deployments? Get all these questions and hundreds more like them answered at the 15th Cloud Expo, November 4-6, 2014, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, CA. The Cloud Expo ... (more)

Unlocking the Possibilities of the 'Internet of Things' | @ThingsExpo [#IoT]

Code Halos - aka "digital fingerprints" - are the key organizing principle to understand a) how dumb things become smart and b) how to monetize this dynamic. In his session at Internet of @ThingsExpo, Ben Pring, Co-Director (AVP), Center for the Future of Work at Cognizant Technology Solutions, will outline research, analysis and recommendations from his recently published book on this phenomena on the way leading edge organizations like GE and Disney are unlocking the Internet of Things opportunity and what steps your organization should be taking to position itself for the nex... (more)

Big Data & IoT Solutions in a Bare Metal Cloud with SoftLayer

Big Data Solutions in a Bare Metal Cloud The cloud provides an easy onramp to building and deploying Big Data solutions. Transitioning from initial deployment to large-scale, highly performant operations may not be as easy. In his session at 15th Cloud Expo, Harold Hannon, Sr. Software Architect at SoftLayer, will discuss the benefits, weaknesses, and performance characteristics of public and bare metal cloud deployments that can help you make the right decisions. Speaker Bio: Harold Hannon has worked in the field of software development as both an architect and developer for mo... (more)

Healthcare Industry and Data Security By @CipherCloud | @CloudExpo [#Cloud]

The Healthcare Industry Must Address Data Security Threats Despite the data privacy protections supposedly conferred by regulations like HIPAA and HITECH, consumers' confidential health and personal information is still not safe enough. That's the lesson to be learned from Franklin, TN-based Community Health Systems' (CHS) August 18 regulatory filing. In the filing, CHS disclosed that the names, SSNs, addresses, birth dates, and phone numbers of approximately 4.5 million people across 28 states have been stolen, according to Computerworld. Those 4.5 million victims, whom Compute... (more)

The Hadoop Business Case By @JGlesner | @BigDataExpo [#BigData]

By Jeremy Glesner Since the birth of Hadoop in 2005-06, the way we think about storing and processing information has evolved considerably. The term “Big Data” has become synonymous with this evolution. But still, many of our customers continue to ask, “What is Big Data?”, “What are its use cases?”, and “What is its business value?”. The Internet is overloaded with definitions, characteristics, and benefits; however, few discussions synthesize all three of these topics in one place. This paper answers these questions, and proposes a total cost calculation framework for CTOs and ... (more)

Adventures in Uberland, Geofencing and Digital Transformation [#IoT]

Last week, while in San Francisco, I used the Uber app and service four times. All four experiences were great, although one of the drivers stopped for 30 seconds and then left as I was walking up to the car. He must have realized I was a blogger. None the less, the next car was just a minute away and I suffered no pain. In this article, my colleague, Ved Sen, Global Head, Advisory Services Social, Mobile and Sensors at Cognizant shares his experiences and insights. The Habit Nothing is as addictive as a service that is easy, offers instant gratification and solves an everyday p... (more)