From GigaOm in Data
Using sophisticated algorithms and big data tools, the energy savings for buildings — consumed by lighting and heating and cooling — can be rapidly evaluated at low cost for buildings.
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How big data and the cloud can manage grid batteries
From GigaOm in Data
A quiet startup called Greensmith has been building a business out of connecting, controlling and monitoring large batteries installed on the power grid and used for energy storage.
VMware Vs. The Old School: Data Center Management Battle
From InformationWeek Software News in Data
With vCenter Operations Suite 5, VMware takes steps to manage the burgeoning virtual machine environment in a more advanced manner than traditional management tool vendors can.
Verizon helps data optimizer Skyfire raise $8M round
From GigaOm in Data
Skyfire, the mobile browser maker now working with carriers to tame mobile data, just raised a $8 million Series C round with participation from Verizon Ventures. The funding helps Skyfire expand its Rocket Optimizer product and launch a new browser portal for carriers.
Stat Alert: More connected phones than computers in key markets, says Google
From Engadget in Data
There are obvious stats, bizarre ones, and then the good old informative ones. New data from Google revealed by Ad Age, falls into the latter category. According to Goog’s numbers, more people have a mobile internet-capable device than a PC or laptop …
IBM tunes big data appliance to retailers
From GigaOm in Data
IBM is working the reins of its Smarter Commerce initiative by rolling out a new Netezza analytics appliance designed to help retailers churn through potentially petabytes of consumer sales data in real time. It’s trying to capitalize on the increased importance of e-commerce to revenues.
Big Data Delivers Deep Views Of Patients For Better Care
From Forbes Tech in Data
Big Data has arrived st Seton Health Care Family, fortunately accompanied by an analytics tool that will help deal with the complexity of more than two million patient contacts a year, usually attended by dozens of existing patient record pages and gen…
Thomas Gladysz: Online Archive Reveals Recorded Voices of Noted Poets
From Huffington Post in Data
Poetry is, at its heart and in its origins, an oral medium. To read a poet’s work is one thing. To hear a poet read their work is something else all together.
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The Future of the Web: Mobile, Data Rich Apps Built by Everyday People?
From ReadWriteWeb in Data
Reid Hoffman, CEO of LinkedIn, told audiences today at the Web 2.0 Summit that the next stage of the web will be building apps and mobile UIs on top of our collective data. Some people believe that a big part of that could come in the form of technolo…
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First Look: The Web’s Most Ambitious Personal Data Project, Singly, Goes Live Today
From ReadWriteWeb in Data
You make data. A lot of it. From Web browsing to link sharing to photos published online, from phone bills to medical records to online banking – almost all of us produce an incredible amount of electronic data that slips right through our fingers – …
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Techweek: The Philosophy of Connectivity
From Geoff Domoracki in Data
Over the last 15 years, the hyperlink has proven to be an incredibly disruptive tool. On a website like Ancestry.com, a link on an online family tree can help an extended family member rediscover his/her genealogy and identity. A link via a tweet on Twitter to a photo documenting political unrest in Libya or the [...]
World’s Largest Data Contest — $3 Million Heritage Health Prize — to Launch at the Data 2.0 Conference
From Geoff Domoracki in Data
What do Netflix, healthcare predictions and Data.gov have in common? They solve big problems with online data. The Data 2.0 Conference is about finding these solutions. On April 4, 2011, the $3 million Heritage Health Prize will launch at the midVentures Data 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. Following in the footsteps of the Netflix prize, the Heritage Health Prize is the world’s largest [...]
The Speed of Information During Crisis
From Meagan Lopez in Data
On Saturday, January 8th, a gunman in Arizona fired on a Federal judge, a Democratic Congresswoman, aides and many others. People are dead, others are seriously injured. At this point, most of us have already heard of the event. But, how did you hear about it, how quickly, and more importantly, how accurately? As far [...]
Twilio’s SMS API Aids in Public Health Application
in Data
Twilio, a company which provides web-service API for businesses to build communication applications utilizing traditional phone calls as well as SMS, announced the winner of their Twilio + Union Square Competition last week. The winner, Asthmapolis, had the chance to meet with Union Square Ventures partners for lunch. Twilio’s API might sound like a disconnected [...]
Identity 2.0
From Geoff Domoracki in Data
The “Semantic Web” is supposed to give meaning to information by identifying relationships between websites, media, news, events, outcomes, etc, and as such, deliver information that is more meaningful or relevant to us. What I find interesting about the Semantic Web or Web 3.0 is the concept of ‘me’ on the web, which is why [...]
Techweek Conference + Expo 2012
- Announcing New Speakers: Jason Fried and Matt Mickiewicz February 15, 2012Jason Fried, co-founder and president of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and Highrise, and co-author of the book Rework will return for an encore speaking session at Techweek 2012. Vancouver-based Matt Mickiewicz, co-founder of SitePoint, Flippa and 99designs, which pays out over $1,000,000 … Read More » […]
- SessionCast Closes on Feb. 16 February 15, 2012Did you cast your votes yet for the best session submissions at the Techweek 2012 Conference & Expo? Over 500 sessions were submitted this year! Make sure to pick your favorites and tell your friends, fans and followers. Every tweet, … Read More » […]
- SessionCast Voting Ends Feb. 16 February 10, 2012Did you cast your votes yet for the best session submissions at the Techweek 2012 Conference & Expo? Over 500 sessions were submitted this year for approximately 200 session slots. Make sure to pick and choose your favorites and tell … Read More » […]
- Don’t miss out: Techweek hits Austin for SXSW February 10, 2012Celebrate innovation, technology and startups with Techweek in Austin, TX, at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. Together with New World Ventures, Techweek is hosting one unforgettable night on Mon., March 12, at Copa Bar & Grill, from 8:00 pm … Read More » […]
- SessionCast is Now Open for Techweek 2012: Vote for Your Favorite Sessions through Feb. 16 February 2, 2012Read, vote and share what you would like to see at the Techweek 2012 Conference & Expo. The brand new Techweek SessionCast voting platform goes live today. So go ahead and tell us your picks for the best submitted panels … Read More » […]
