Posts Tagged ‘Cloud’
Standardization of APIs
The API has become been the primary method of integration within IT circles. When SOA was at its peak, the focus was properly on the abstraction of business functions at the API level, to provide for reuse and consistency of process across applications. However with the focus of cloud APIs and infrastructure APIS on interoperability, it is difficult to get agreement between vendors on which functions make up a common base.
Read MoreCloudArray Becoming Even More Efficient
Cloud storage developer TwinStrata has unveiled a new version of its CloudArray appliances with increased volume size, improved bandwidth throttling and scheduling, and SSD options.
Read MoreEarth to the Clouds
Google Earth Builder will serve up data from businesses and government agencies to the World.
Read MoreWhat Does the Future Hold for Libraries?
A table of powerhouses gathered to discussion a slew of topics from the impact of cloud computing and open source ILSs to issues surrounding user engagement, the digital divide, and declining library budgets.
Read MoreThe Power of Data
At least weekly, we read a new article about the volume of data being created around the world. The increase of metadata has dramatically grown and the vehicles delivering it continue to multiply. To put numbers to the adjectives, Wal-Mart now handles more than one million customer transactions every hour and Facebook is reportedly home to some 40 billion photos.
Read MoreTaiwan’s Think Tank Working in the Clouds
Taiwan GIS Centre — the country’s “think tank” — is developing a web-based spatial decision support system on the Government Cloud, which would enable the central and local government, private industries, and the general public to access spatial information through various medium.
Read MoreNew Merger Takes Learning to the Social Level
SaaS social learning company, Jambok is being acquired by SuccessFactors, whose ultimate goal is to make employees productive.
Read MoreNew Tech Projects Get Funding from Harvard Library Lab
The Harvard Library Lab announced its first ten projects. Included in those projects is LibraryCloud, whose goal is to allow access to a wide range of Harvard Library metadata via an application programming interface (API) that would allow developers to create new apps based on the information.
Read MoreGeneCloud Selected as Winner
The German Federal Ministry of Economics andTechnology (BMWi) has announced the 12 winners of the Trusted Cloud research program. One of the winners selected included the development of cloud computing services for the life sciences.
Read MoreBBC Creates Private B-Cloud
The BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) has taken to the clouds as part of their new technology strategy to improve value for money and provide increased flexibility.
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