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"Big data" is becoming a big thing. Concerns of how and where to store all the information and coming up with new ways to manage and process the data is equally important for use in analytics. This infographic shows our rapid growth and projects where we will be in 2020. It also covers data structures for "big data" and analysis of big data. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2012
Happy SysAdmin Day 2012!
The last Friday in July is reserved to be SysAdmin Appreciation Day. So to all IT professionals out there, Happy SysAdmin Day for 2012! With Black Hat/DEFCON conferences going on this week and all SysAdmins nervously watching for patches along with the Olympics starting today, the event almost slid by without notice. Of course, the SysAdmin Day website was working to keep the … [Read more...]
Tech and the London 2012 Summer Olympics
The Summer Olympics only happen every 4 years, so it makes a good metric of technology when you think back to the different venues we have used before to watch the Games and keep up with the results. This year, the Olympics get caught up with our app-centric way of life, streaming video, Twitter, and the web. The Olympics still have a lot to offer on our TVs but have also … [Read more...]
“Bandwidth flows like water” in Kansas City with Google Fiber
Are you ready for Google the cable company? Kansas City was the chosen community to work with Google to integrate gigabit speed broadband access by running fiber throughout the city. Today, the company announced their residential plans for both gigabit internet and TV service. … [Read more...]
Windows 8 reimagines printing
Microsoft's printing team shed some light on their reimagined vision of printing in Windows 8. The printer driver architecture has been updated to version 4 while Windows 8 retains compatibility with version 3, the architecture used from Windows 2000 to Windows 7. Of course, part of the update has to be to support printing from Metro style apps and printing from Windows RT. … [Read more...]