Low Latency a High Priority When Choosing a Data Center Location
Conventional wisdom about network technology dictates that data centers have to be located close to whatever application or user base they’re serving…
How Not to Screw Up Your Data Center Move
It’s usually an inevitable fact: a company will do a once-in-a-career move: they will move their data to a data center.…
Is Big Data Under Threat by New Internet Magna Carta?
This year we have seen the 25th birthday of the World Wide Web (WWW) and next year we will see…
How Data Will Make Air Travel Safer
Airlines and air traffic controllers use a lot of information to keep passengers safe, integrating weather readings, physical information about…
It’s Time to Ditch Scarcity Thinking
In J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” Smaug the magnificent dragon sits on his nearly unlimited hoard of treasure and coins and…
Architecting Big Data Solutions
In this article I would like to outline, at a high level, the overall thought process for "architecting" big data…
How Microsoft is Protecting the Privacy of its Customers from the NSA
Over the past year, the spotlight has been on the NSA and its spying techniques. It seems like we're getting…
6 Simple Steps to a Big Data Strategy
We now live in a world in which the volumes of data are exploding by the second. While some companies…
Technology Training Needs a Hands-On Approach
Many technology companies begin training by handing employees binders of technical manuals, topics and user guides. Employees are expected to…
Micro-Social Networks: Data with Context
For most consumers, social media has become the go-to source for entertainment, news, reviews and much more. The ever-increasing amounts…
