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MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) and NASA Teaming On Advanced Humanoid Robot

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NASA has announced that MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ( CSAIL) is one of two university research groups nationwide that will receive a 6-foot, 290-pound humanoid robot to test and develop for future space missions to Mars and beyond. You need to see this thing to believe it. Check it out in the video at this link and embedded below: A group led by CSAIL principal investigator Russ Tedrake will develop algorithms for the robot, known as “Valkyrie” or “R5,” as part

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Why SMBs Should Consider Hybrid Cloud Backup

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Almost any size of business can take advantage of a hybrid backup solution. How it’s implemented may differ between them, but both ends of the scale can achieve an efficient, secure, highly available and scalable solution. Read More.

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Hybrid IT Governance: Automation is Key

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As cloud computing continues to grow in importance, enterprises are now facing a new realization. In their almost rampant embrace of cost savings associated with public cloud, many are just now understanding the information technology governance challenge posed by vastly different traditional and cloud computing operational models. Often referred to as hybrid IT, supporting both models has left many executives trying to cope with a lack of hybrid IT operational experience.

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Hölzle: Google Will be the Android in Cloud

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Defending its position in enterprise cloud market, Google’s infrastructure chief says the company will win in the long run Read More.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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Anyone Can Now Build Facebook’s Data Center Switch

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Social network open sources Wedge design through Open Compute Project Read More.

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Amazon Buys More Wind Power for Cloud Data Centers

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Contracts with developer for 100 MW of wind capacity from future Ohio project Read More.

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IBM Recruits More Government Cloud Partners

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Partners to bundle solutions with IBM cloud for federal customers Read More.

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