I really like The Alchemist. Great work of fiction that has some real-world ethos. I paged through the New Digital Age and honestly I was not captivated and I didn't end up buying it. But I think that books are a very personal...
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I was using Google Drive on my phone the other day, and I noticed that I could no longer edit a spreadseeht without downloading this Sheets app. I don't necessarily agree that Google needed to produce these extra...
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These two companies are locked in an epic mobile battle. I expect the legal wrangling to continue. I think that the way that these two allow app purchases is concerning from a consumer protection standpoint. I don't...
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We've been hearing this for years. It is not a new issue, no matter what you name it - "shadow IT", or just "people doing what they want to". There are standards and policiies for reasons, and people can always find an excuse...
In reply to: Old news, off target. People will choose to go rogue until they hit a wall and need help. Which is very costly to your organization.
I think that some more ways that businesses like Wal Mart and small businesses a like can work to reduce their carbon footprint are to (1.) look at using carbon offset programs. (2.) Look at using sustainable vendors,...
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In fact, NameNode HA has been available upstream for almost two years now, and initially shipped in release 4.1 of Cloudera's platform (which is currently on 5.0).
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Thanks for this, Chris. All these recaps from the InformationWeek Conference (a great event which is news to me) are really well-done and the videos are well cut together. After all, IT people aren't always known for being...
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@Pedro- Please do. Because A) I'd love to see one of our community make tons of money b) I'd liek to then interview you on your secrets and c) If it didn't work, I think it would be fun examining what went wrong.
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Kubernetes is written in Go, a language used extensively inside Google. It's been gaining ground outside Google as well. Google has its own container management system, called Omega, with Kubernetes a lighterweight version...
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Would this work for People outside of USA? I live in Canada.
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@SaneIT- I don't feel like it is right to say who one of the companies were, but let's just say it was one of the top 5 tech companies in the world. I can't say if it was universal for the whole company or just my potential...
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I think this is very interesting becuase it allows city planners to understand their city better. After determining the different patterns in a city. City officials can better manage population distribution...
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I've really been digging all these lists you guys have been posting recently. There was James Connolly's fantastic list of where the great tech innovators of yesteryear are today (a worthwhile recap for those of us...
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@jamescon- I was jsut talking about this with someone and they asked what Maverick's middle name was. Turns out it is Scott (I was hoping that was where Goose came in). But in looking up the middle name I discovered that...
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@Jamescon- That's cool, too. But then I'm sad he didn't name a kid "Rooster."
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I think both companies (and other OSes too) cannot fall back on their extensive ToS contracts, nor can they rely on their telecom partners' tome-long contracts either. All these developers should start from the same playing...
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It seems samsung needs to find new ways to compete. There are all these competidors waiting to cut a piece of the profit from its market share.
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@jastro- Shouldn't we all read more literature? :)What I like about Kline is that he uses numbers to contextualize the news rather than prove a point. Data can be used like a hammer or a scalpel or a feather. He seldom uses...
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I've read Lights in the Tunnel and many other books like it. In 1977 an art professor of mine and Vermont philosopher that I highly respected suggested job sharing as something in our future--always remembered that. There...
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Tom, one of our local public officials took the same tack to hammering out data and it was judged a scandal. Good reason for you to stay out of politics. Fred Grimm: Ex-sheriff's data cleanup crew hammered away at their...
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InformationWeek Tech Digest - June 10, 2014When selecting servers to support analytics, consider data center capacity, storage, and computational intensity.
Building a Mobile Business Mindset
The differences between mobile apps and conventional Windows clients, or even web applications, are far more than skin deep. Yes, the touch-versus-keyboard interface, APIs, and programming languages are new, but that’s arguably the easy part. There are profound differences in how the two are built, the functionality each prioritizes, the release cycles on which they’re developed — even the attitudes, values, and work styles of the developers creating them.
IT Salary Survey 2014: Banking
It's been a good year for banking and financial services IT pros: Most are satisfied with their job responsibilities, compensation, and job security. Few are looking for a new job, but active job searchers want higher pay.
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