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Yearly Archives: 2016

Big Data and Analytics: $187 billion market segment by 2019

By Dick Weisinger

Big Data and Business Analytics is an area expected to grow rapidly over the next five years, reaching a $187 billion market size by 2019, according to IDC.  Revenue growth will come primarily from large companies with more than 500…

Big Data: Businesses See Value in Big Data but Still Uncertain in How Best to Apply It

By Dick Weisinger

Businesses that have adopted Big Data report being able to see the benefits.  23 percent say that they are more efficient.  16 percent are better able to make business decisions.  Another 16 percent say that the use of Big Data…

Open Data: Use of Government Open Data Promotes Innovation

By Dick Weisinger

What has been the effect of the use of Open Data by governments?  A new report from the Center for Open Data Enterprise and the Open Data for Development Network examined the use of Open Data by 87 different countries. Findings from the…

Storage Memory: IBM Advances PCM as Alternative to DRAM and Flash

By Dick Weisinger

Phase Change Memory (PCM) is another type of media used for computer memory that may challenge existing DRAM and Flash memory technologies.  Last month IBM announced a breakthrough for densely packing data in a PCM array. PCM has two states: amorphous and…

Internet Speeds: A Race For Faster Access

By Dick Weisinger

Internet speeds are growing by leaps and bounds.  AT&T is in the middle of implementing their ultra-fast fiber-based GigaPower Network in San Francisco and San Jose areas.  Select communities within those metro areas will see speeds of up to 1…