An absolute explosion of data is occurring under our noses. Big business wizards are emerging to make sense of it all. By Andy Marken “Why, anybody can have a brain. That's a very mediocre commodity. Every pusillanimous creature that crawls on the Earth or slinks through slimy seas has a brain. Back where I come from, we have universities, seats of great learning, where men … [Read more...] about Big fortunes lie hidden in big files
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Content: Big, beautiful and ready to sail
More data traveled through the electronic byways of the Internet in 2010 than in all previous years of its existence combined. We ain’t seen nothin’ yet. By Andy Marken Last year, more than four billion devices connected to the Internet shoved more data across the pipes than was sent from the Net’s beginnings in the late ‘60s through 2009 … combined. Industry experts … [Read more...] about Content: Big, beautiful and ready to sail
Autodesk takes a big step into The Cloud
A new portfolio of web services will focus on file sharing, rendering, and simulation. The goal is to extend the capabilities of desktop applications and mobile apps with services best suited for cloud computing. Autodesk today introduces Autodesk Cloud, a set of web services designed to extend desktop capabilities with high-performance design optimization, visualization and … [Read more...] about Autodesk takes a big step into The Cloud