Cloud Computing Could Support World's Largest Telescope; Business Apps Line Shelves of Enterprise Stores

View newsletter in a browser window. Like us on:      Follow us on: Cloud Computing Could Support World's Largest Telescope Rebecca Kutzer-Rice recently wrote about the contest to house the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), which would be the world's most sensitive radio telescope once it is completed later this decade. She noted that the project will require exaflop-capable supercomputers to analyze the huge amounts of information gathered by the telescope and that Australia has proposed a cloud-computing solution to store and process data collected by the telescope. Check it out. Also, we invite you to register for two upcoming Smarter Technology editorial eSeminars. The first takes place Thursday, June 16, at 9:00 a.m. Pacific / noon Eastern. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Becoming an Analytics-Driven Organization," will provide you with vital information about the importance of embracing business analytics to make better business decisions. Register for this seminar by clicking here. The second takes place June 20, at 9 a.m. Pacific / noon Eastern. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Smarter Commerce: Making Your Data Work Harder," will discuss how to tie together the right data storage strategy, business intelligence tools, and customer relationship management systems to make timely and intelligent business decisions. Register for this seminar by clicking here. READ MORE >> Business Apps Line Shelves of Enterprise Stores One-stop shops that service all mobile operating systems can be leveraged by organizations to make approved apps for all platforms available to a company's workers. READ MORE >> Update: Cloud Computing Expands Reach with iDataCenters Around the world, data centers are popping up to address the continued expansion of cloud services into mainstream computing, and the latest convert is the same company that brought you iPods, iPhones and iPads. READ MORE >> Health Analytics Center Brings Mobile Tech to Hospitals IBM is bringing Watson-like technologies to hospitals and other health care organizations through its Health Analytics Solution Center. Projects include integrating electronic medical records with mobile devices and improving remote monitoring of patients recovering at home. READ MORE >> Business Intelligence Takes Higher Education Students to the Head of the Class Recognizing there is high demand for employees with business intelligence and analytics expertise, colleges and universities are offering these courses and degrees, and using these solutions to cut their own costs, improve patient care, and benefit the environment. The need for employees with BI and analytics skills is expected to grow 20 percent through 2018. Fordham University, McMaster University, and DePaul University are among those partnering with IBM to teach underclassmen in these technologies, while the Telfer School plans to debut a two-day executive program this fall. WATCH NOW >> Smarter eEyes Focus on Cure for Blind READ MORE >> Paper Smartphones Use Bending Gestures READ MORE >> What's New with IBM Cognos Business Intelligence V10.1 (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy