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Girls find their voice at Technovation World pitch competition
From complex global environmental and social issues to simple games that banish boredom, technology has transformed the way the world works. Although it sometimes seems like magic, technology doesn’t create itself. Great ideas are a dime a dozen. Taking those ideas from concept to market requires knowledge, dedication, and the support of a team. “If you have ...
A hybrid how-to on migration from traditional IT to software-defined infrastructure
Ten years ago, most data was stored in centralized databases. Cloud was an innovative idea, but not one ready for mainstream adoption. Then, the cloud burst. Cloud adoption became the “must-do” trend, and large and small businesses “lifted and shifted” their data to the public cloud. But security issues slammed the brakes on public cloud ...
Solving the agility vs. security conundrum
Securing data as it travels over computing networks is a challenge that can be compared to securing loot-laden trains as they crossed Wild West territory back in the days of Jesse James. Just like bullion locked up in Fort Knox, secure stacks within traditional data centers were simple to manage. But then the cloud rolled in. ...
Technology to save them all: Animal welfare charity uses big data to promote no-kill shelters
Back in the ’80s, an average of 17 million dogs and cats were killed per year in U.S. shelters. Today, that number has dropped to just over 700,000. This huge decline is thanks mostly to animal welfare non-profit the Best Friends Animal Society, which has set a goal to make all U.S. shelters no-kill by ...
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Healthy, wealthy and wise over 55: AI tells seniors how to live longer
“Alexa. What should I do today?” “It is cool but sunny weather, so you should take a walk with a friend. And would you like me to check your retirement benefit status?” Artificial intelligence assistants might not offer health and wealth advice just yet, but conversations like this are just around the corner. The nonprofit ...
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Do businesses run on premium data? New study assesses variables in data quality tools
Data is a critical resource. Its insights drive operational and strategic decisions not only for big-data behemoths such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, but also a range of industries from jet engine manufacturers to major league basketball to agriculturalists who use data to increase crop yield. Raw data as a resource is often compared to crude oil as a driver ...
Clever is as clever does: HPE creates a platform for the intelligent era
The digital revolution is reaching its zenith. Cloud computing adoption has become mainstream: The RightScale “2019 State of the Cloud” report shows 94% of enterprises now use cloud. And, as predicted by Wikibon Inc. in 2018, multicloud has emerged as far and away the most popular enterprise cloud strategy. According to RightScale, 84% of cloud-enabled ...
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Don’t move the data: Virtual warehouse democratizes dispersed data access
Do you know where your data is? Hybrid cloud solutions, where data is stored on-premises, in private and public clouds, and at the edge, are flexible and cost-effective. But they also introduce complexity as data becomes dispersed across these multiple environments. “You can’t get optimal results if you don’t have optimal access to the pertinent data,” ...
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Beating big tech at its own game: practical advice for running the digital race
Challenging the contemporary notions of capitalistic economies, big tech has come under threat in recent months with politicians, including Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, proposing to break up today’s giants of industry. While some think punishing a company for beating out the competition goes against the capitalistic ethos of the Western world, others are concerned about homogenization of the ...
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Q&A: Revealing the hidden value in dark data deposits
More data is concealed in company archives than is available on the web. But that data is in silos, secured behind firewalls, unsearchable by web crawlers. Some of it may even be sitting in paper files, stored in a warehouse and forgotten for decades. But as data becomes an ever stronger driving force in the ...