Technology – Page 39

Told You So!

By Melody Smith | February 22, 2011

The IBM “supercomputer” Watson left its opponents, arguably the best Jeopardy players of all time, in the dust in last week’s competition. IBM engineers spent 4 years and dedicated computing power equal to 2800 desktop PCs to the effort. They ended up with a machine that learns as it ingests and “experiences” answers and successful questions (the Jeopardy format).

Do the Clouds Need Standardizing?

By Melody Smith | February 14, 2011

Some would say the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework is technology-driven more than business-driven, since it is driven by blades, SANs, virtualization, etc. However, after reading the NIST document on Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing (PDF), one blogger wonders if technology has left them behind.

Data Alignment Directly affects the P&L

By Melody Smith | February 10, 2011

Ontology Systems and Capgemini Italia team to build and deliver Enterprise Data Alignment (EDA) solutions for Communication Service Providers (CSPs). The result allows them to search and align customer knowledge across their operational systems.

A New Page in Warfare

By Melody Smith | February 7, 2011

When tanks first rolled onto the field of battle, the soldiers watched and knew that war would never be the same. When planes and submarines began to fly far above or lurk deep in the sea, people knew that the old ways were about to change. These paradigm shifts on the landscape of war trumpeted their arrival and everyone knew that another dog of war had entered the fight. But then, a new front appeared out of the blue.

Proposal for an Open Data City

By Melody Smith | February 2, 2011

Journalism made an unusual appearance at the TEDxBrighton event recently. In an arena where technology, entertainment, and design are the focus (and part of the acronym), Greg Hadfield, former journalist, currently director of strategic projects at Cogapp proposed making Brighton and Hove into an “open-data city” to rival San Francisco, Washington or New York.

Can a Computer Win at Jeopardy Over the Human Brain?

By Melody Smith | January 28, 2011 |

Maybe the questions should be, can a computer enhanced with semantic technology and natural language processing win at Jeopardy when positioned against the human brain? Especially considering the questions rely heavily on wordplay, puns, and well, semantics.

Managing the Technology

By Melody Smith | January 21, 2011

Is the problem with your organization the technology or the management? Or maybe the management of the technology?

Data Integration in 2011

By Melody Smith | January 20, 2011

2011 promises to be the year of data integration. Whether your interests are in business intelligence, information access, or operations, the trends are to link enterprise data to business-relevant content drawn from the social and online information tsunami.

Semantic Partnership Formed

By Melody Smith | January 20, 2011

Provider of semantic technology-powered application development tools – Cambridge Semantics – has joined with Cray Inc. to collectively develop and market high performance data solutions.

Mark Your Calendars

By Melody Smith | January 19, 2011

There are several exciting educational opportunities available this year for professionals to enhance their skills and topical knowledge. Take a moment to review the event descriptions to find the one(s) that fill your needs.