8 big trends in Big Data analytics
Big data technologies and practices are moving quickly. Here's what you need to know to stay ahead of the game.
Stories by Robert L. Mitchell
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Testing the Internet of Things: Can smart devices be united into an integrated whole?
I have had a smart thermostat and Wi-Fi security cameras in my home for about a year. While using these (and researching my article The Internet of Things at home: Why we should pay attention), I started to wonder if the task of managing smart devices could quickly get out of hand.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium turned to cloud-based analytics when it needed a way to better predict how many visitors would be coming on any given day. With 65% of its expenses dedicated to payroll and attendance swings that ranged from 1,200 to 5,000 people per day, finding a way to ensure that staffing levels corresponded to attendance levels represented a huge opportunity for savings. "We live and breathe by attendance at the gate," says Donna Powell, business and administrative services manager at the Tacoma, Wash., facility.
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Meet Cobol's hard core fans
Some of the world's largest businesses say their Cobol application infrastructure, running on state-of-the-art big iron, still delivers a powerful competitive advantage. The challenge going forward will be staffing it.
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3D printing makes its move into production
The use of 3D printing for finished goods is about to disrupt manufacturing and supply chains in a big way. Here's why, and here's how IT will be critical to that transition.
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Best Places spotlight: Independence reigns at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Working in IT at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is great for all the reasons you'd expect.
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Malvertising rise pushes ad industry to action
With hidden malware on the rise, the online advertising industry may finally have to get its governance act together.
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Virtualizing Oracle software: Don't pay for what you don't need
Squeezing software cost savings from virtualization projects is tricky for lots of reasons, but can be particularly challenging when it comes to Oracle databases. Here's why, and some tips to help.
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The paranoid's survival guide, part 1: How to protect your personal data
Who says privacy is dead? While it's true that marketers, the government, data aggregators and others are gathering and analyzing more data than ever about every individual, you can still exert some control over what's out there, who's tracking you and what they do with that information.
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How to choose the right enterprise mobility management tool
As mobile device management continues to morph, consider what's 'good enough' for what you need right now -- and don't neglect the user experience, whatever else you do.
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Ad blockers: A solution or a problem?
Ad blockers can make websites cleaner and faster for users, but they can also take a nasty bite out of advertising revenue. How popular are they, and what can site publishers do about them?
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Gotcha! FBI launches new biometric systems to nail criminals
Nearly 80 years after it began collecting fingerprints on index cards as a way to identify criminals, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is moving to a new system that improves the accuracy and performance of its existing setup while adding more biometrics.
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8 sure-fire ways to screw up a cloud contract
Cloud licensing's become so complex that it's easy to pay too much or get burned later on. Here are some tips to make sure you're getting your money's worth.
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Iris ID systems go mainstream
Dropping prices, fast processing speeds and more user-friendly designs have given a boost to this highly accurate biometric technology.
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Predictive policing gets personal
Some localities are shying away from predicting who will commit a crime, even though the technology exists, in favor of when and where.
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