Smart-City-in-a-Box Solution Aids Timely Decision-Making; $1 Trillion in Revenue for Mobile May Not Be Enough

View newsletter in a browser window. Like us on:      Follow us on: Smart-City-in-a-Box Solution Aids Timely Decision-Making Salvatore Salamone recently wrote about IBM's unveiling of its IBM Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities this week. The offering can give a city of any size a grand view of decision-making information across all departments and agencies. He noted that by leveraging built-in analytics, city managers can then better anticipate problems, respond to crises, and manage resources. 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 >> $1 Trillion in Revenue for Mobile Not Enough? Mobile network operators are creating a huge market, the size of which is matched by only a few other mega-industries. With revenue on track for $1 trillion within the next five years, analysts nevertheless predict it will not be enough for these companies to make a profit. READ MORE >> Cloud Computing Could Support World's Largest Telescope Australia is in the running to house the world's largest radio telescope ever. As a part of their proposal, researchers are looking to move data to a huge cloud-computing network, which could offer storage and analysis advantages over supercomputers. READ MORE >> Social Media Provides Real-Time Data About Disease Epidemics A recent study revealed that search-engine queries can predict outbreaks of dengue, a dangerous and infectious tropical disease. 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