Rise of the machines: The industrial Internet of Things is taking shape
Recent technologies including Hadoop, data analytics, cloud computing, and visualization, offer a path to big data insights. The challenges to realizing the full potential of the industrial IoT are not necessarily shortcomings in the available …
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Mainframes best for next generation of big data workloads, CIOs say
Far from being consigned to history, mainframes will be key to running a new generation of 'big data' applications, a survey of CIOs has revealed. However, firms face a lack of relevant skills as knowledge of systems is lost with older generations of …
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The Software defined contact centre
Cloud computing has transformed the contact centre industry. Like many other businesses the benefits of increased flexibility, lower capital expenditure and reduced … Adding to the benefits of cloud based contact software is how it lends itself to …
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The rise and fall of Subway: How the world's biggest food chain lost its …
Taco Bell and Pizza Hut say they're getting rid of artificial colours and flavours, making them the latest big food companies scrambling to distance themselves from ingredients people might find unappetizing. Instead of “black pepper flavour,” for …
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Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) Jumps: Stock Gains 12.1%
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VNDA – Snapshot Report) was a big mover last session with its shares rising just over 12% on the day. The upside was owing to the announcement that Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D., Vanda's President and CEO, will deliver a …
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A beginners guide to data analytics
As Kolker pointed out in a presentation given at the April 2015 CDO Summit in San Jose, California, data and analytics should be considered a "core service," similar to that of finance, HR and IT. Once you get your executive buy in, it's on to … "We …
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