Japan Retakes Supercomputing Lead; The Employee Training and Turnover Connection

View newsletter in a browser window. Like us on:      Follow us on: Japan Retakes Supercomputing Lead Salvatore Salamone recently wrote about the new Top 500 list of the world's most powerful supercomputers. The list, which was released this week, finds the K Computer at the RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science in Japan ranked number one. Check it out. Also, we invite you to register for an upcoming Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar. It takes place Thursday, June 30, at 9 a.m. Pacific / noon Eastern. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Smarter Computing: Managed in the Cloud - Virtualization Without Limits," will discuss various server virtualization technologies with a focus on private cloud computing and will also compare private versus public clouds. Register for this seminar by clicking here. READ MORE >> Does Employee Training Increase Turnover? Enterprises often distinguish themselves by offering excellent training opportunities, thereby attracting the best applicants and creating the most productive employees. Unfortunately, a new study claims that employers may actually be increasing turnover by making their employees more qualified for job opportunities elsewhere. READ MORE >> Smarter Sensor Nets Monitor Any Environment Wireless sensor networks originally designed to monitor data center server farms by IBM are being deployed in new environments where they repurpose software analytics and cloud computing capabilities to solve a wider array of societal problems. READ MORE >> Building a Smarter City The steady influx of the world's population into urban areas is encouraging city planners to invest in smart technologies that can improve both the efficiency and effectiveness of urban systems--a move that results in the saving of money, time and, in some cases, lives. READ MORE >> Business Intelligence Takes Higher Education Students to 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 >> 3D Printers Now in Homes and Classrooms READ MORE >> Smarter Apps Harness Dual Touch Screens READ MORE >> Becoming a Social Business (Videos 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