IBM Watson has another go at helping solve brain cancer riddles

Big data, big pay: 10 data jobs with climbing salaries 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins ITworld Today March 19, 2014 Share this email IBM Watson has another go at helping solve brain cancer riddles IBM is using the powers of its Watson supercomputer service to help solve the mysteries of brain cancer by examining individual genetic mutations. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Big data, big pay: 10 data jobs with climbing salaries 2. 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins 3. Java SE8 for the Really Impatient [BOOK GIVEAWAY] 4. For Facebook, delivering the strongest security would be a challenge 5. Mobile development is tougher than people think 6. Google announces Android Wear; wants to put Android on your wrist 7. Two cloud backup and sync programs you can't live without 8. Python developers are the most giving 9. New methods for addressing insider threats: A roundtable discussion   Big data, big pay: 10 data jobs with climbing salaries Compare the salaries, skills requirements and typical duties of 10 data-centric IT jobs. READ MORE 20 infamous hacker security vendor break-ins Here are 20 of the most notorious known break-ins over the past decade. READ MORE Java SE8 for the Really Impatient [BOOK GIVEAWAY] Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE For Facebook, delivering the strongest security would be a challenge If you're a Facebook user and you want the best form of encryption to keep hackers and spies out of your posts and chats, you don't have a ton of options now. READ MORE Webcast: CenturyLink Technology Solutions Building a Big Data solution that's production-ready To realize game-changing insights, operate with unprecedented speed and agility, and gain true competitive edge, harnessing big data's power has become nothing less than mission-critical. In this webinar, experts explore solution strategies and best practices for deploying a production-ready big data environment. Learn more Mobile development is tougher than people think Mobile development is tough. Anyone who has created an app, especially natively, will tell you that. While the tools and SDK's have improved dramatically over the years, the fundamentals have stayed the same. What is it that makes it so tricky, and why does the lay person assume it's so easy? READ MORE Google announces Android Wear; wants to put Android on your wrist Wearables are all the rage and Google wants to be a part of this new trend of putting chunky, ugly devices on your arm. READ MORE Two cloud backup and sync programs you can't live without There are plenty of backup and sync solutions out there, and choosing the best among them can be tough. But there are two that stand out from the pack -- check them out, because they well might surprise you. READ MORE Python developers are the most giving GitHub Archive data reveals that Python repositories, on average, receive the most pull requests of any programming language. READ MORE New methods for addressing insider threats: A roundtable discussion Technology advances have made it easier to detect subtle, anomalous end-user behavior, such as installation of unusual apps on endpoint devices, or suspicious deviations from baseline activity. This roundtable discussion examines methods to build monitoring, control and context into enterprise insider threat protection efforts – both when dealing with privileged users and regular employees. READ MORE White Paper: Perforce Software Continuous Delivery Promises Big Benefits Perforce commissioned Evans Research Corp. to survey 600 developers, managers, and executives in the United States and United Kingdom to better understand market perception and adoption of Continuous Delivery. Read this independent report to learn what respondents perceive to be the most compelling reasons to move to Continuous Delivery. Learn more >> BOOK GIVEAWAY: March comes roaring in with these 2 new book giveaways. Enter now for your chance to win! Java SE8 for the Really Impatient This concise introduction to Java 8's most valuable new features (plus a few Java 7 innovations that haven't gotten the attention they deserve) will help you quickly take advantage of these and other Java language and platform improvements. R for Everyone: Advanced Analytics and Graphics Organized to make learning easy and intuitive for newcomers to statistical programming and modeling, this guide focuses on the 20 percent of R functionality you'll need to accomplish 80 percent of modern data tasks. 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