Nasdaq's Under a Cloud, but Clouds Aren't to Blame Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 5/21/2012 16 comments The Nasdaq OMX system failed to stand up during Friday's Facebook IPO. The fallout calls attention to what might have been done to avoid the snafu.
A Cloud of VoIP Hype Drifts Into View Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 4/16/2012 8 comments Whether they're hyped-up versions of older services matters not; VoIP and clouds are going to market together from now on.
Tax Issues 'Cloud' SaaS Savings Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 4/10/2012 4 comments Issues of state taxation of cloud services has users and providers wondering when the other shoe will drop.
Don't Be Ambushed by Your Cloud Provider Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/27/2012 21 comments One ISP engineer reports that not knowing the details of his cloud contract resulted in hours of unnecessary downtime.
Report: Google 'Tricked' Millions of Browsers Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/20/2012 38 comments Google and three other online advertising companies have been accused of deploying software to bypass Apple's Safari privacy settings.
Yes, Data in the Cloud Is Your Responsibility Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 2/13/2012 4 comments No cloud contract fits all. It is up to the enterprise subscriber to ensure that your expectations for data ownership match your provider's.
Clouds for Scientific Research Spark Debate Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 1/30/2012 14 comments As scientists move toward collaboration and open access to data, clouds are a logical next step -- one likely to spur debate.
Five Predictions for Cloud Computing Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 1/23/2012 10 comments Think you know where cloud computing's headed? See if you agree with these top five predictions, gleaned from the news and expert opinion.
LA Gives Google the Boot – Sort Of Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 12/26/2011 11 comments The City of Los Angeles has called Google to task for failing to meet stringent data security requirements in a cloud contract.
The Cloud Conundrum Facing IT Vendors Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 12/19/2011 8 comments Microsoft exemplifies the problems facing traditional IT software vendors who are now offering cloud services.
IBM Bets Big on Cloud-Based E-Commerce Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 12/9/2011 Post a comment With the $440 million purchase of DemandTec, IBM is forging ahead with cloud-based analytics for e-commerce supply chains.
US Policy Could Squelch Cloud Services Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 12/5/2011 14 comments Recent articles raise the issue of the Patriot Act and its negative impact on cloud services sold to foreign customers.
Mobility: Boon and Bane to Cloud Services Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 11/21/2011 1 comment Sources say cloud-based apps accessible from browser-based mobile devices are open to multiple security threats.
Hybrid Hosting Adds to Cloud Options Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 11/7/2011 3 comments A range of cloud providers are coupling virtual server instances with hosted hardware in a twist on Infrastructure-as-a-Service.
A Review of Cloud Lessons Learned Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 10/31/2011 10 comments It's time to review the learnings gleaned from IE's Cloud Month -- with an eye to Analytics Month in November.
Cloud Management: Evolution vs. Solution Cloud Clan Editor's Blog 10/4/2011 7 comments Managing cloud services requires a layered approach that calls for throwing away assumptions based on traditional enterprise management.
In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M.
The smartphone market reached a significant milestone, a breakthrough that may cause vendors to celebrate but could strain the capabilities of IT service desks.
In the fall of 2011, around 160,000 students in 190 countries enrolled in a Stanford-sponsored online course about artificial intelligence. About 23,000 completed the course and got certificates, including 248 who got a perfect score. The university offered the same course the old-fashioned way to students sitting in Stanford classrooms. None of the those students got a perfect score.
As Mitch Wagner discussed today, Yahoo is acquiring Tumblr. The big Internet debate at the moment is whether Tumblr will be good or bad for Yahoo. Regardless of their stances on the future of Yahoo itself, many claim that Yahoo will somehow ruin Tumblr.
New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority is conducting a pilot test of digital kiosks to guide subway users to where they want to go more efficiently and at lower cost.
The whole Amazon.reader debate is a double-stupid. It's stupid to think that there's any e-book buyer who doesn't know Amazon's URL, and it was stupider to let ICANN launch the whole free-form TLD initiative to start with.
While NFC's original goal was to enhance mobile commerce applications, it is finding its way into a number of other uses, which is creating both opportunity as well as challenges for IT departments.
Enterprises would like to move to cloud computing but are hesitant because they are concerned about providers’ ability to secure company data. Here are some tips that help to ensure that if breaches occur, the business is not left holding the bag.
Edmunds separates customers into segments based on the info it collects on its site and from partners, and uses that to push out custom content, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
The automotive website uses propensity modeling to target ads and customer registration forms, said Brian Baron, director of business analytics for Edmunds.com, at Predictive Analytics Innovation Summit.
Ushering in a new era of cognitive computing systems, IBM announced today the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, a technology breakthrough that allows brands to crunch big data in record time to transform the way they engage clients in key functions such as customer service, marketing, and sales.
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M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
M2M: Rise of the Machines? Not Yet David Weldon In the 1970 science fiction thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project, two giant supercomputers from the United States and Soviet Union secretly join forces to take control of the collective nuclear might of the two countries. In the film, the two machines discover each other's existence, communicate back-and-forth, share their collective data, and cut their human creators out of the process. It is the ultimate example of machine-to-machine communications, or M2M. CLICK FOR MORE
