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Get Off of My Cloud: Why CIOs Must Accept and Integrate Personal Clouds into the Enterprise

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:00:00 PST

Many consumers today use personal cloud services such as Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Evernote, and iCloud. The lure of these services is clear: they allow users to store files such as documents, notes, and photos on a central server – automatically syncing these files to all of their devices – and to share files with others with the click of a button. In a recent survey, 75% of ...

Cisco Drives Security in Modernizing the Connected Grid

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 PST

Big Data Analytics: You Have The Right To Remain Private. Or Do You?

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:00:00 PST

Increasing numbers of companies are employing Predictive Analytics technology to better understand their customers, and then capitalize on that information. Organizations want to use this wealth of customer data to create 360-degree portraits of their customers' shopping habits and purchasing patterns. These predictive analytics tools are not only for specialized analysts. Marketers are using ...

Coming, Ready or Not: Cell Phones as Sensors

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:00 PST

In the Mexican city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez in Chiapas state, an interesting experiment is unfolding that could be an early forerunner of a future trend—the use of cell phones as sensors. Under the city's "Vigilante Taxi Driver" program, cab drivers use GPS-enabled cell phones to send messages and photographs about everything from accidents and potholes to burst water mains, downed ...

Big Data: Big Potential, Big Priority

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 04:00:00 PST