Perhaps you’ve heard this old folk quote already, “things usually get worse before they get better”? While some might think this was a largely pessimistic saying, there’s actually a ring of truth to those words. Perhaps you’ve experienced this firsthand already? Additionally, the second part of the quote says, “But when they do, remember who [...]
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What is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE)? As any experienced and informed internet surfer can tell you, there are many Adobe products and technologies which have become important tools used to help create, as well as deliver content. After all, where would the web be without Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, Acrobat, and many others? [...]
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Cloud Computing Foundation Complete Certification Kit - Study … store.theartofservice.com/cloud-computing-foundation-complete-certification -kit-study-guide-book-and-online-course.html Cloud Computing Foundation Complete Certification Kit - Study Guide Book and Online Course. Review by Juan Felipe Betancur Uribe Review for Cloud Computing … The VCP certification is a solid choice for aspiring Cloud computing engineers… Whenever the topic of cloud computing comes up, virtualization is often not far behind. This [...]
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What’s the difference between Enterprise Architecture & SOA? The growing importance of Enterprise Architecture has cast a new light of scrutiny on SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). Businesses are increasingly finding themselves utilizing both approaches to organization and planning these days, often at the same time. Naturally, given that EA and SOA are so closely [...]
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In the future, will we use our brains to control most consumer devices?* Thanks to emerging Brain-to-Computer interface technology we might soon control our computers using only the power of our mind (*insert the “Twilight Zone” theme music) Although it’s been said before, the phrase “we are entering into a new age” has never been [...]
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IBM’s Big Data Platform is fusing Hadoop with the Relational Database approach (among other things…) Well, we might have just encountered a significant leap forward with IBM’s latest barrage of BIG data solutions. Instead of attacking the big problems of BIG data with somewhat segregated solutions, IBM has instead opted to combine several approaches [...]
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How QR code technology is being used to enhance promotion Though we are currently experiencing a down economy, there are certain sectors that seem to be doing quite well. Luxury items have not only retained their value throughout this entire economic debacle, they actually seem to be increasing in value. Given this turn of [...]
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Cloud Computing isn’t perfect, but it’s far from broken… The most recent Amazon cloud outage isn’t a herald of worse things to come; it’s more like a learning opportunity Yes, on October 22, 2012, Amazon’s large Virginia data center experienced some technical difficulties which brought the popular sites Reddit, Foursquare and others for a number [...]
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Yes, Brain – Computer interfaces actually exist! While it might seem like something out of a science fiction movie, the technology to control certain devices with your mind is here and is very real Recently, two devices which allow for the human brain to interface with machines have emerged on the consumer market. The first [...]
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What are Brain – Computer interface devices really capable of ? With mind-machine interface devices hitting the market (which are capable of astounding things that would have seemed like complete science fiction just 10 years ago) it’s hard not to wonder just what direction this technology might take. Some people fear some type of [...]
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Gamification and the Green movement There’s been a lot of talk and attention paid to the direction the Green movement has recently taken. Simply put, more companies are focusing on their carbon footprint and making plans for the upcoming carbon credits system. The problem it seems is not in getting people (and employees) to [...]
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All about QR Codes When QR Codes first came onto the commercial scene they were greeted mostly with a lot of confused looks and head scratching, now, they’re basically everywhere you look. Quick Response Codes (QR Codes) were originally deployed in the automotive industry because they allow for a much faster scans than conventional [...]
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The (US) Federal Government is capitalizing on BIG data technology It could be argued that large governments are the perfect candidates for BIG data technology. First off, they routinely process a great deal of information already, and this extends into many different areas as well. Yes, if ever there was a group that could [...]
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New types of BIG data security are currently under development As with any type of large undertaking or project, security is something that always becomes an issue once its popularity increases and more people become aware of it. Over the course of the last several months the IT community has been pretty focused on cloud [...]
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BIG data might offer BIG benefits to some businesses Here’s a recent statistic to contemplate; around 75%-80% of all data accumulated by businesses is currently “unstructured”. What does this mean? Basically, it means that most businesses are sitting on a treasure trove of data which they are not able to put into good use. [...]
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Apparently there’s BIG money in BIG data research We already know that many businesses are either investing in BIG data management strategies or actively working on developing new methods for doing so, but did you know that some organizations are also handing out grant money? That’s right, the National Institute of Health (NIH) and [...]
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The lowdown on Oracle’s new IaaS Oracle is a company that specializes in the development of both hardware and software. They’re a multinational and have been known to “dip their toes” into virtually everything you can imagine where computers, software, networking or database systems are involved. So, it only makes sense that they would [...]
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The Cloud Computing Comedy Cavalcade Here are some entertaining and humorous bits which demonstrate the immense social effect that cloud computing seems to be producing One of the surest signs that any new type of technology and/or groundbreaking concept is taking hold is its effect on the public at large. Simply put, if you’re important [...]
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Public Cloud Computing and IaaS A closer look at what effects IaaS may or may not be having on new growth in this sector In spite of the fact that some very well-known characters have openly declared that cloud computing is a bad idea, something that will never work, it is flourishing. That’s right, things [...]
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Just how far has cloud computing progressed over the last 2 years? To say that cloud computing has experienced rapid growth over the last few years is an incredible understatement A lot can change within a couple of years, but mercurial growth and accelerated development is very rare. Most experts have been expecting progress in [...]
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