Archive of posts from 2013

Columbus Recognized as a Top 7 Intelligent Community

Columbus Recognized as a Top 7 Intelligent Community

Bryan Smith
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Columbus Is Recognized as a Top 7 Intelligent Community Were you surprised? The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) recently released its listing of the “Top 7 intelligent communities of 2013” and only one U.S City made the list: Columbus, OH. Is this a surprise to you? Out of all the cities in the U.S, all the areas that...

Lessons Learned from the Super Bowl Outage: The Importance of Availability

Lessons Learned from the Super Bowl Outage: The Importance of Availability

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Last week, right in the middle of what turned out to be an on-the-edge-of-your seat Super Bowl, the power went out - And for 34 minutes, millions of fans were left to sit, wonder and wait. 34 minutes of lost power - How would that impact your business? While in the grand scheme of things 34 minutes may not...

Cloud Computing: Why All the Confusion?

Cloud Computing: Why All the Confusion?

Brent Meadows
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Cloud Computing: Do you really understand what it means? “Cloud computing” is everywhere and it is being used by everyone. From conversations taking place in the world of IT to musings being posted on Facebook, the term “the cloud” has managed to fuse itself into the American lexicon, firmly becoming an accepted part of our daily lives. But there...

Big Data Storm Is Here: Cloud Computing is Bringing Big Data to Everyone

Big Data Storm Is Here: Cloud Computing is Bringing Big Data to Everyone

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The Big Data Storm Is Here, And Its Getting Bigger Every Minute There is little doubt: Big Data is here. We have been hearing about it for the last several months. And what once started as a whisper, being talked about in the backrooms of marketing board meetings, has turned into a tidal wave of information and insight into...