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What is data science? Transforming data into value

CIO Business Intelligence

Data science could help an organization build tools to predict hardware failures, enabling the organization to perform maintenance and prevent unplanned downtime. A PhD proves a candidate is capable of doing deep research on a topic and disseminating information to others. The benefits of data science.

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What is a managed service provider? Strategic outsourcing for IT services

CIO Business Intelligence

A managed service provider (MSP) is an outsourcer contracted to remotely manage or deliver IT services such as network, application, infrastructure, or security management to a client company by assuming full responsibility for those services, determining proactively what technologies and services are needed to fulfill the client’s needs.

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Coldest Data Center in the World – Ice Cube Lab

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Systems are monitored over a multiplexed Iridium satellite connection. You just try to collect as much information as you can and do what you can remotely,” says Ralf Auer, WIPAC’s South Pole systems administrator. The most reliable form of communication available is the Iridium satellite network. Communications.

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EMC Refreshes Data Protection Portfolio » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

At a Backup to the Future event this week EMC announced a broad array of new hardware and software products that enable customers to deploy new Protection Storage Architectures. The new products cut across the company’s market leading Data Domain, Avamar, NetWorker and Mozy product lines. EMC NetWorker 8.1 Networking.

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Cisco Acquires Sourcefire For $2.7 Billion » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

Cisco and Sourcefire will combine their products, technologies and research teams to provide advanced threat protection across the entire attack continuum – before, during and after an attack – and from any device to any cloud. Networking. Cisco Targets ‘Data Center 3.0′ Sign up for the Data Center Knowledge Newsletter.

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IT Automation Provider Puppet Labs Acquires Cloudsmith

Data Center Knowledge

Cloudsmith provides tools for system administrators and developers that make it easier to automate management of IT resources through intuitive GUIs and SaaS applications. ” According to technology research firm Gartner, automation is one of the top initiatives for enterprise IT in 2013. Networking. White Papers.

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Looking beyond linpack: new supercomputing benchmark in the works

Data Center Knowledge

.” Noting that Blue Waters would not be submitted for Top500 evaluation, with the blessing of its NSF funding source, Kramer outlined some issues and opportunities for improvement with the Linpack benchmark and measurements, and other perceptual and usability issues with systems that are submitted to the Top500 list. Networking.