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Analytics Challenges on eBay:
November - 22 - 2014 ADD COMMENTS
USD/CAD: Canadian dollar hits 3-week high as inflation reaches 2.4%
Initial support is likely found at 1.1193, which is below the 50-day exponential moving average. On the upside, resistance is ascending from 1.1355. In economic … Consumer prices rose at a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.1 percent in October, following …
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HealthSouth: Capacity Growth, Secular Trends
I'm including it because, for comparisons in particular, all of the data needs to be from the same source to make the comparisons fair, and it takes too long to look up and verify individual data points for each of multiple companies, especially with …
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Revenue Streams
At the current rate of growth, that number could reach forty million subscribers by the end of the decade. To date, it has paid out more than … Brian Whitman, an Echo Nest co-founder, told me that programmers also hope to learn more about listeners …
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Why eHarmony is rebuilding itself atop Hadoop and (probably) OpenStack
Dating site eHarmony continues to grow, processing more matches more quickly for more users, and now the company's technological foundation is finally growing along with it. OpenStack, Hadoop, Spark, Docker — eHarmony CTO Thod Nguyen says the …
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Unravelling Hadoop Performance Mysteries
Despite the fact that it runs on plain vanilla X86 servers and 64-bit operating systems, Hadoop is a complex beast that's prone to bottlenecks and performance issues. Getting Hadoop to run well isn't easy and typically requires a lot of tuning on the …
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Atlanta, Georgia (PRWEB) November 21, 2014
Georgia State University will revitalize an area adjacent to Woodruff Park by creating a media production center for education, research and entrepreneurship and partnerships with the Georgia film, music, games and arts industries.
The media center will house the university’s new Creative Media Industries Institute, an interdisciplinary institute introduced this fall to build on the university’s strengths in media production, research, design, the arts, music management and digital publishing by preparing students for careers that transcend traditional degree programs.
A $ 22.8 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation—the largest in the university’s history— will fund, in part, the renovation of three-story structure formerly owned by SunTrust Bank at the corner of Edgewood Avenue and Park Place and major facility and streetscape improvements to the surrounding area.
“This is a transformative gift for our media and creative arts programs and will accelerate our ability to incubate new media companies,” said Georgia State President Mark Becker. “It is also a major step forward with our Woodruff Park District plan that is helping to reshape downtown.”
The media center will complete an academic corridor Georgia State has created on Park Place across from Woodruff Park. The university’s purchase of 55 Park Place has created new homes for the Robinson College of Business and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. Georgia State’s College of Law will relocate to a newly constructed building at Park Place and John Wesley Dobbs Avenue in the spring. The College of Arts and Sciences is in its new home at 25 Park Place on the same corridor from Edgewood Avenue to John Wesley Dobbs Avenue.
“The clustering of these programs around Woodruff Park will create an exceptional setting for educational and entrepreneurial collaboration,” Becker said.
“We are excited that Georgia State University and the Woodruff Foundation are investing again on the east side of Woodruff Park in a major way,” said A.J. Robinson, the president of Central Atlanta Progress. “This is happening at a time when real estate on the southern end and the western side of Woodruff Park are undergoing new renovations and new uses. Throw in the opening of the Atlanta Streetcar and it’s easy to say that the development around the park is at an all-time high. Georgia State continues to lead the way on adaptive reuse of downtown buildings.”
David Cheshier, chair of the Department of Communication, said, “This gift will enable us to launch new programs focused on media arts entrepreneurship, enterprises where artistic vision can build Georgia’s creative culture and expand the infrastructure for sustained economic development. The research labs we’re building will connect our programs to developments in virtual and applied reality technologies, media data analytics, games and interactive media, and audience research. We will build an iconic presence for creative industry programs in the heart of campus, visible to everyone who visits Atlanta and takes the Streetcar.”
In addition to the commitment from the Woodruff Foundation, the Georgia Research Alliance has made a financial commitment that will be used to help equip Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute.
“The Georgia Research Alliance is proud to support the Creative Industries Institute at Georgia State University,” said C. Michael Cassidy, president and chief executive officer of the Georgia Research Alliance. “The media industry in Georgia is experiencing tremendous growth and it is essential that we aid in providing opportunities for research, preparing the workforce and launching new companies. As an early investor in Georgia State’s Digital Arts and Entertainment Laboratory, we have seen significant results from Georgia State’s digital and film programs. We believe the Creative Industries Institute will be a major step forward in supporting this rapidly growing industry.”
November - 21 - 2014 ADD COMMENTS
Toronto (ON) –
(PRWEB) October 29, 2014 — Stream Integration today announced its Application Managed Services solution, providing high quality IBM Information Management and Analytics software services and support at affordable rates.
“Unlike traditional Managed Services offerings, which concentrate on infrastructure and hardware, our Application Managed Services specializes in IBM technology,” said Mark Rowan, CEO of Stream Integration. “We have established a global delivery service that has a high degree of expertise in IBM software and also leverages the accelerators and best practices that Stream Integration has developed over hundreds of consulting engagements, with a broad range of services, including support, administration, development, and system migrations.”
Stream Integration’s Application Managed Services is comprised of established services and solutions that encompass master data management, business intelligence, performance management, big data, enterprise analytics, and data integration.
About Stream Integration
Stream Integration is a market-leading Information Lifecycle Consultancy specializing in Enterprise Analytics and Information Management. Leveraging deep industry knowledge, broad functional experience and mastery of technology, Stream assists customers around the world to build robust business solutions that deliver real return on investment. Stream Integration was named IBM’s North America Information Management Business Partner of the Year in 2013. http://www.streamintegration.com. Follow us on Twitter @StreamIntgrtn. Follow us on Facebook at Stream Integration.
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McLean, VA (PRWEB) November 12, 2014
MetiStream, a leader in implementing highly scalable real-time analytic and streaming solutions using innovative open source technologies, announced today that it has become a Spark Certified Systems Integrator and Certified Spark Trainer by Databricks, the company founded by the team that created and continues to drive Apache Spark, the most active open source project in the Big Data ecosystem.
MetiStream realized early on the potential of what Apache Spark could do to simplify Big Data implementations and has aligned its capabilities around Spark through its Spark 30-day Quick Start and Resilient Stream framework which leverages the Spark platform. Spark — with its integrated platform to support both batch and real-time processing — was a natural fit for MetiStream’s services offerings and technology frameworks. Investing in Spark allows MetiStream to ultimately share new innovative capabilities, speed deployment and lower cost of Big Data implementations to its end customers.
Beyond these certifications, MetiStream has also invested heavily in increasing community awareness of Spark through the Washington DC Area Apache Spark Interactive Meetup which they founded in May of this year and now has over 500 active members. Last week, MetiStream convened the first Spark Bake-off in DC to recognize some of the best Spark experts in the area.
“We are committed to continuing to grow and cultivate the capabilities and innovation around Spark locally, nationally, and within the Open Source community,” MetiStream’s CEO, Chiny Driscoll stated. “Databricks has been a great partner to team with and we are excited to work with them to expand the Spark community and most importantly help customers realize all the value that Spark has to offer”.
“The continued growth in adoption and deployment in production of Apache Spark by enterprises requires consulting services with certified expertise,” said John Tripier, Alliances and Ecosystem Lead at Databricks. “The ‘Certified on Spark’ Program ensures that certified systems integrators have the right level of expertise and experience to deliver Spark solutions. We are excited to collaborate with MetiStream and to see Enterprises benefit from their expertise in fast starting Spark projects and developing large scale streaming solutions.”
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About MetiStream
MetiStream offers solutions and expertise in implementing highly scalable real-time analytic and streaming solutions using innovative open source technologies. Located in the Washington DC area, the company is a woman and minority owned Big Data technology solutions provider. MetiStream’s mission is to help customers shorten the Time-to-Value issues seen in legacy and batch environments. A differentiator for MetiStream is their focus on implementing Big Data solutions using Open Source based technologies. For more information, visit http://www.metistream.com.
About Databricks
Databricks was founded by the creators of Apache Spark, who have been working for the past six years on cutting-edge systems to analyze and process Big Data. They believe that Big Data is a tremendous opportunity that is still largely untapped, and are actively working to revolutionize what enterprises can do with it. Databricks is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz. For more information, visit http://www.databricks.com.
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Yorba Linda, CA (PRWEB) October 14, 2014
Thermo Scientific announces a new educational webinar, “Comprehensive Anti-doping Detection using the Q Exactive Orbitrap MS for Equine Urine Analysis,” featuring Dr. Scott D Stanley, PhD, Professor at University of California–Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine. The webinar will be presented live October 16, 2014 at 8:00AM PT.
Equine anti-doping analysis is a changing and dynamic field of science. The constant introduction of new drugs and biopharmaceuticals present challenges to the integrity of sports. Anti-doping programs are continually falling under fire due to allegations of perceived doping by athletes with drugs that are rumored to be undetectable by the current testing schemes which in some cases offer limited drug coverage.
The continual advancements of modern mass spectrometry have enabled anti-doping laboratories to significantly expand the drug coverage for both human and equine athletes. Both the benchtop Thermo Scientific™ Exactive™ and the Thermo Scientific™ Q Exactive Orbitrap mass spectrometers have been used by the K.L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratories at UC Davis for the past six years.
Dr. Scott Stanley will discuss key learning objectives of drug analysis, such as expanded drug coverage for anti-doping labs; Detection of both small and large molecules in a single analytical run; Detection of > 600 compounds, including phase I and phase II drug metabolites; and Analysis of >100 samples per instrument per day.
For the past 21 years, Dr. Stanley has worked nationally and internationally in the fields of equine pharmacology, analytical chemistry and drug detection. He is the Principal Chemist at the Kenneth L. Maddy Equine Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, California’s Official Drug Testing Laboratory for all racing horse events. Dr. Stanley maintains an active analytical chemistry research laboratory involved in the steroid profiling methods, and investigation of veterinary drugs produced by veterinary compounding pharmacies. Since opening in 2000, the K.L. Maddy Laboratory has established itself as one of the largest and most respected Anti-Doping and Equine Pharmacology Research programs.
To learn more about this webinar and register for free, click here.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific:
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $ 17 billion and 50,000 employees in 50 countries. The mission at Thermo Fisher is to enable customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer, and help customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. The four premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Life Technologies, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support.
About LabRoots:
LabRoots is the leading professional networking website designed to connect all science verticals. Founded in March 2008, LabRoots’ vision was to connect the scientific world leveraging a myriad of unique features and tools, discovering meaningful collaborations across geographic boundaries and fields of expertise. LabRoots is the owner and producer of BioConference Live – which has grown into the world’s largest series of virtual events within the Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics community.
November - 20 - 2014 ADD COMMENTS
Big data trends in 2015 reflect strategic and operational goals
In 2015, these businesses will know much more about big data, and what it can and cannot do. Unsurprisingly, many will create their 2015 budgets based upon what they have learned. I predict the trends for big data in 2015 will be a combination of …
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Trends for 2015? More Search, Sponsored Content, Big Data
“Scores of pundits and prognosticators awake and arise this time of year from their marketing crypts to make predictions, outline scenarios on what they see as hot digital marketing trends for the upcoming year,” he continues. “And we see a lot of …
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Boulder, Colorado (PRWEB) November 12, 2014
On Friday, November 14, 2014, Revolution Analytics Vice President of Product Marketing, Bill Jacobs, will discuss how enterprises embracing the open source R language to create and deploy predictive analytics to wring business value out of burgeoning data assets.
“Behind all the Big Data hype is a fundamentally interesting new form of data that requires a fundamentally new type of analysis. To perform such analysis, analysts and data scientists have turned to some powerful new tools – including R. This is where Revolution Analytics comes in,” said BBBT Founder, Claudia Imhoff. “The company’s mission is to support the R community by improving R’s performance, developing the appropriate skills, and supporting the installation and deployment of R-based analytics within complex and diverse data architectures.”
“I always love traveling to Boulder to brief the BBBT,” said Mr. Jacobs. “The group’s deep experience in business intelligence and analytics means we get to face serious questions from some of the top BI experts and practitioners.”
A podcast summarizing the presentation will be available at the BBBT podcasts page, and a video of the presentation will be available at the BBBT videos page.
About BBBT
The Boulder Business Intelligence Brain Trust has served the BI industry since 2006. It is a consortium of over 165 industry analysts, experts, and practitioners from around the world. BBBT hosts BI industry vendors who provide extended, interactive briefings, streamed live as webinars exclusively to BBBT members. It’s a reciprocal arrangement, the members receive the latest information on current and planned BI tools and technologies, and the vendors get valuable feedback on their offerings, marketing, and messaging.
About Revolution Analytics
Revolution Analytics, with its flagship Revolution R software and services suite, is the innovative leader in Big Data enterprise analytics. Powered by the R language, the de facto standard for what Gartner describes as Advanced Analytics, Revolution R is used by enterprises with massive data, performance and multi-platform requirements to drive down the cost of Big Data. The suite includes Revolution R Open, a free, enhanced open source R distribution. Revolution R Plus adds a subscription-based technical support and indemnification package to Revolution R Open. Revolution R Enterprise delivers parallelized analytics to the heart of Big Data platforms including data warehouses and Hadoop. Revolution R Cloud is available on-demand through the AWS Marketplace.
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