‘Strategies in Biomedical Data Science’ Advances IT-Research Synergies
“Strategies in Biomedical Data Science: Driving Force for Innovation” by Jay A. Etchings (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Jan. 2017) is both an introductory text and a field guide ...Full Article
IBM Launches Container Service Around Watson
A new IBM cloud service targeting the development and deployment of cognitive applications will utilize the Docker container engine running on the Kubernetes container orchestrator. IBM's container service running ...Full Article
Intel Xpoint Storage Targets Datacenter
Intel Corp. has begun shipping new storage drives based on its 3-D XPoint non-volatile memory technology as it targets data-driven workloads. Intel's new Optane solid-state drives, designated P4800X, seek ...Full Article
IBM Spins Out Analytics Platform For Utilities
An IBM-backed energy startup will attempt to advance the smart grid via a new cloud-based analytics platform designed to forecast renewable energy supplies along with the overall health of ...Full Article
Oracle Fleshes Out Cloud Data Strategy
Oracle has made a lot of noise over the last six months or so intended to challenge public cloud services leaders, especially Amazon Web Services. It is now attempting ...Full Article
IBM Extends Mainframe Support to Anaconda
IBM is expanding its embrace of big data analytics to include support on its open source mainframe for the Anaconda stack used by Python programmers. The company (NYSE: IBM) ...Full Article
GE Makes Splash With Data Deals
Add machine-learning specialist Wise.io and data ingestion platform vendor Bit Stew Systems to the list of acquisitions by GE Digital, which also this week released an operating system for ...Full Article
Cloud Analytics Startup Raises $52M
As more companies are moving applications and other workloads to the cloud, the market for cloud-based data analytics appears to be gaining momentum as cloud infrastructure vendors invest in ...Full Article
Move It: Gen-Z Consortium Vows New Semantic Fabric for Data Movement at Scale
Industry powerhouses have joined forces to address an issue that has confounded system architects since the advent of multi-core computing, one that has gained in urgency with the emergence ...Full Article
