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DALLAS, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Amid the proliferation of real time data from sources such as mobile devices, web, social media, sensors, log files and transactional applications, Big Data has found a host of vertical market applications, ranging from fraud detection to R&D.; Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140821/138541 "Big Data Market: 2014 – 2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals & Forecasts" Key Findings: In 2014 Big Data vendors will pocket nearly $30 Billion from hardware, software and professional services revenues Big Data investments are further expected to grow at a CAGR of nearly 17% over the next 6 years, eventually accounting for $76 Billion by the end of 2020 The market is ripe for acquisitions of pure-play Big Data startups, as competition heats up between IT incumbents Nearly every large scale IT ven... (more)

Stewart McKie Launches Mobile Tagging and Content Delivery Topic on Ulitzer

Stewart McKie launched today the Vizitag Mobile Tagging and Content Delivery topic on Ulitzer. Stewart McKie has 25 years of IT industry experience. His education includes a MSc in Organization Consulting and a MA in Screenwriting. He was the Technology Editor of Business Finance magazine during 1995-2000 and also wrote regular features for Intelligent Enterprise magazine. He is the author of six books on accounting software and over 50 technology white papers. His current focus is his mobile tagging web app Vizitag.com and his scenewriting web app Scenewrite.com. Focused on the mobile tagging space (i.e. QR Codes and MS tags) used to connect offline tags to online content optimized for mobile delivery. ... (more)

Ex-VP & President of Google Greater China Launches Incubator

Dr Kai-Fu Lee, who resigned from Google as Vice President and President of Google Greater China on 4 September, 2009, released a statement today that he was launching "a business creation platform focused on establishing the next wave of Chinese high-technology companies." As founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of InnovationWorks, said the statement, Lee will be running what he believes will be the de-facto institution for launching the most promising technology ideas in China. "Our commitment is to mentoring and supporting the next-generation of Chinese entrepreneurs so that they can focus on building great products without distraction,” said Lee. The idea is that through the rigorous development and testing of prototypes, and identification of a ‘founding executive’ to lead each venture, Innovation Works will provide capital, manpower, legal, financial a... (more)

FederalNewsRadio Highlights Government Cloud Computing

Last week's Apps.gov announcement was the latest steps in the government's "at the quick step" march into cloud computing. FederalNewsRadio, a Washington metro area media fixture, highlighted the event with an interview with GSA CIO Casey Coleman and the Associate Administrator for the GSA Office of Citizen Services, Dave McClure. "This is just the beginning of a long, multi-year process for the federal government to realize the promise of cloud computing," said Coleman. "The Cloud will help to operate at a lower cost, to operate in a more sustainable, more green fashion and be able to implement solutions more quickly and get to mission values more rapidly which will help to serve the tax payers better." McClure also explained that agencies will now have the option of buying a service. "It comes at a metered price based on usage, demand and capacity that you are shoo... (more)

Cornerstone OnDemand Recognised as an Integrated Talent Management Software Leader in Europe in IDC MarketScape

LONDON - 07 October 2013 - Cornerstone OnDemand (NASDAQ: CSOD), a global leader in cloud-based talent management software solutions, has been recognised as a "Leader" in Integrated Talent Management (ITM) by analyst house International Data Corporation (IDC). The study, IDC MarketScape: Western Europe Integrated Talent Management 2013 Vendor Analysis, assessed 12 software vendors in the ITM market in Europe, measuring qualities including functionality, strengths and weaknesses. Vincent Belliveau, senior VP & general manager EMEA, Cornerstone OnDemand, said "We're thrilled to be named as a leader in talent management by IDC's MarketScape report. We've seen great momentum in EMEA during the last 12 months, particularly with customers wins including Western Union, Eroski and Pandora, and have focused on developing solutions to address challenges faced by customers tod... (more)

AIDS Research Alliance Announces “Lunch with LeVar Burton” Winner

Los Angeles, CA, June 05, 2014 --(PR.com)-- AIDS Research Alliance is pleased to announce its winner of the “Lunch with LeVar” Giveaway. Athena Tang, a music teacher in the Fremont Unified School District in Northern California, will be having lunch with LeVar Burton at one of his favorite L.A. hotspots later this summer. The “Lunch with LeVar” Giveaway, which was posted on numerous blogs, Facebook pages, and websites, received over 13 million impressions. What was the giveaway’s mission? To encourage AIDS Research Alliance’s supporters and LeVar Burton enthusiasts to support HIV cure research every time they shop online. Powered by We-Care.com, the AIDS Research Alliance’s Shop & Support application is free and easy to use. It makes it possible for anyone to support ARA by shopping at any of 2,500 participating online retailers, including Bloomingdales, Best Buy, Tar... (more)

Spymac descubre qué características de la Web 2.0 son populares en todo el mundo

NUEVA YORK, LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, y MUNICH, Alemania, 16 de abril /PRNewswire/ -- Spymac, la primera comunidad internacional que paga a sus proveedores de contenidos, se utiliza en diversas formas en todo el mundo, y las últimas tendencias revelan qué es más popular entre los usuarios expertos de la Web 2.0. "Regularmente chequeamos qué áreas les gustan más a los miembros para planificar nuevas funciones", explica Holger Ehlis, CEO de Spymac. "Hemos descubierto que ciertas funciones son mucho más populares con los usuarios de determinadas regiones." Funciones favoritas en el mundo: - Los usuarios latinoamericanos son más propensos a generar redes con otros miembros para promover el trabajo de los demás y compartir las ganancias. Los miembros ganan el 10% del dinero que obtienen sus amigos en la red. - Los canadienses usan Spymac para cargar sus aparatos portátiles co... (more)

Teradata and SAP Expand Partnership to Unleash Rich Value of Business Data for Customers

SAP NetWeaver(R) Business Warehouse to Run on Teradata, Integrating Technologies to Lower Cost of Ownership ISTANBUL, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world's largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), the world's leading provider of business software, today announced at Teradata Universe a new agreement to provide SAP NetWeaver(R) Business Warehouse (SAP NetWeaver BW) on the Teradata database. Customers have asked for accelerated, unified access to detailed enterprise data for improved business visibility. To address this need, the partnership will deliver a seamlessly integrated and scalable solution that lowers total cost of ownership and consolidates data on one database platform. This announcement was made at Teradata Universe, Teradata's premier European custome... (more)

InformationWeek Interviews GM CIO Ralph Szygenda on IT Restructuring Impact

SAN FRANCISCO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In the wake of the General Motors' bankruptcy filing, InformationWeek interviewed GM chief information officer CIO Ralph Szygenda to learn how restructuring will impact the company's vast information-technology (IT) infrastructure and investments. The interview is posted online in the InformationWeek story, 6 Questions On GM's Bankruptcy For CIO Ralph Szygenda. (http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217701703&cid;=PRN) The article, written by InformationWeek editor at large Mary Hayes Weier, notes that "IT investments related to shrinking parts of the company will be slashed. GM's IT outsourcing partners also should expect changes to their contracts with the automaker, with some likely to see their contracts dwindle in size, if they're related to parts of the business that GM is reducing or closing." GM C... (more)

SNM Global Holdings Completes Joint Venture to Develop Social Media Network; Launch Online Magazine

SNM Global Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets:SNMN) announced today a joint venture with High Speed Magazine and its editor “DJ” Foothill to develop a social media network and launch an online magazine. The new entity will be an online social media community that will include an online magazine, a reality television program, interactive entertainment tools and the development of partnerships with other social networking sites. The company will launch an online sports and entertainment magazine with emphasis on upcoming athletes and entertainers. SNM will launch the online site with a limited VIP hard copy run in the first quarter of 2010. "Along with the publisher of High Speed Magazine – LGN Entertainment – we are already searching for new artists and athletes to be featured in the first issue,” according to SNM Global Holdings President Steve Lane. “Together, we will also ... (more)

Samsung startet die Kampagne 'Everybody’s Doing It' (Jeder macht es), um Brustkrebs mit Bewusstsein, Taten und Engagement zu bekämpfen

Samsung Electronics Europe hat die Kampagne 'Everybody’s Doing It' auf den Weg gebracht. Dabei handelt es sich um eine Online-Kampagne und Website mit einem Aufruf an alle Frauen in Europa, sich auf Brustkrebs untersuchen zu lassen und somit zu verhindern, dass sich die Krankheit ausbreitet. Unter www.morethantalk.eu finden Frauen eine Gemeinschaft, die Unterstützung bietet, einen Platz für Engagement*, um größeres Bewusstsein zu schaffen sowie einen Ort, wo man sich einen kurzen viralen Film mit dem Titel 'Everybody’s Doing It' ansehen kann. Dieser Film enthält die Geschichte von acht Frauen, deren Leben von Brustkrebs betroffen ist. Er sollte nach Möglichkeit von über 400.000 Frauen gesehen werden - d.h. mehr Frauen, als die Anzahl, bei denen jährlich Brustkrebs in Europa diagnostiziert wird. In diesem Werbefilm hat jede Frau ihre Arme vor der Brust verschränkt und... (more)

CloudEXPO Stories
When talking IoT we often focus on the devices, the sensors, the hardware itself. The new smart appliances, the new smart or self-driving cars (which are amalgamations of many ‘things'). When we are looking at the world of IoT, we should take a step back, look at the big picture. What value are these devices providing. IoT is not about the devices, its about the data consumed and generated. The devices are tools, mechanisms, conduits. This paper discusses the considerations when dealing with the massive amount of information associated with these devices. Ed presented sought out sessions at CloudEXPO Silicon Valley 2017 and CloudEXPO New York 2017. He is a regular contributor to Cloud Computing Journal.
Cloud is the motor for innovation and digital transformation. CIOs will run 25% of total application workloads in the cloud by the end of 2018, based on recent Morgan Stanley report. Having the right enterprise cloud strategy in place, often in a multi cloud environment, also helps companies become a more intelligent business. Companies that master this path have something in common: they create a culture of continuous innovation. In his presentation, Dilipkumar will outline the latest research and steps companies can take to make innovation a daily work habit by using enterprise cloud computing. I will share examples from companies that have benefited from enterprise cloud computing and take a look into the future of how the cloud helps companies become a more intelligent business.
CI/CD is conceptually straightforward, yet often technically intricate to implement since it requires time and opportunities to develop intimate understanding on not only DevOps processes and operations, but likely product integrations with multiple platforms. This session intends to bridge the gap by offering an intense learning experience while witnessing the processes and operations to build from zero to a simple, yet functional CI/CD pipeline integrated with Jenkins, Github, Docker and Azure.
Bill Schmarzo, Tech Chair of "Big Data | Analytics" of upcoming CloudEXPO | DXWorldEXPO New York (November 12-13, 2018, New York City) today announced the outline and schedule of the track. "The track has been designed in experience/degree order," said Schmarzo. "So, that folks who attend the entire track can leave the conference with some of the skills necessary to get their work done when they get back to their offices. It actually ties back to some work that I'm doing at the University of San Francisco which creates an "Outcomes-Centric Business Analytics" degree." Bill Schmarzo, author of "Big Data: Understanding How Data Powers Big Business" and "Big Data MBA: Driving Business Strategies with Data Science" is responsible for guiding the technology strategy within Hitachi Vantara for IoT and Analytics. Bill brings a balanced business-technology approach that focuses on business ou...
Digital Transformation: Preparing Cloud & IoT Security for the Age of Artificial Intelligence. As automation and artificial intelligence (AI) power solution development and delivery, many businesses need to build backend cloud capabilities. Well-poised organizations, marketing smart devices with AI and BlockChain capabilities prepare to refine compliance and regulatory capabilities in 2018. Volumes of health, financial, technical and privacy data, along with tightening compliance requirements by FTC, CUI/DFARS, EU-GDPR and the underlying National Cybersecurity Framework suggest the need for a ground-up re-thinking of security strategies and compliance actions. This session offers actionable advice based on case studies to demonstrate the impact of security and privacy attributes for the cloud-backed IoT and AI ecosystem.