Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Inside the bold plan to bring gigabit fiber to Detroit

An IT view of Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Online | Why R? The pros and cons of the R language

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Inside the bold plan to bring gigabit fiber to Detroit
When discussing the ongoing revitalization efforts in Detroit, it's hard to miss the name Dan Gilbert. The founder of Quicken Loans, owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, and a Detroit native himself, Gilbert's investment firms have funded dozens of tech startups in the city and turned its defunct old buildings into shiny new workspaces that look like Silicon Valley transplants. Read More


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The Application and Network Performance Management Challenge
This Challenge document doesn't focus on why you need performance management. I think we all know the answers to that. Instead, it is a guide to how specific vendor solutions allow you to manage your applications and networks. View now

WHITE PAPER: Red Hat

How IT is Planning for Its Hybrid Reality
This white paper contains the findings of IDC's recent Hybrid IT Thought Leadership Survey, which asked respondents about their cloud strategy and governance model, the role of IT and LOBs across different IT activities, and opinions about cloud management platforms. Learn More

An IT view of Google Docs vs. Microsoft Word Online
The differences between Google Docs and Word Online are sometimes indiscernible, but for the millions of people who spend hours with the platforms each week, small variances can be a big deal. Read More

Why R? The pros and cons of the R language
The R programming language is an important tool for development in the numeric analysis and machine learning spaces. With machines becoming more important as data generators, the popularity of the language can only be expected to grow. But R has both pros and cons that developers should know. Read More

Fiber broadband can drive up your home's value
The availability of really fast broadband in your neighborhood could increase your home's value by more than 3 percent. High-speed fiber broadband service, with 1 Gbps download speeds, can add more than $5,400 to the value of an average U.S. home, according to a study commissioned by the Fiber to the Home Council Americas (FTTH), an advocacy group made up of fiber equipment vendors and broadband providers. Read More


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Navigating Operating Costs and Roadmap Uncertainties for SAP
Listen to this discussion about new innovation and updates in core ERP lag as SAP focuses all its attention on a long-term, high-risk "re-platform" strategy with its newly announced S/4HANA suite. Learn More

LTE-U is coming to take your Wi-Fi away, consumer advocates warn
A carrier technology that uses Wi-Fi frequencies to provide LTE connectivity could let the big wireless providers mess with your home connection and push you on to their networks, according to comments filed today with the FCC by several watchdog groups. Read More

With a month to go, Microsoft issues new Windows 10 build with Edge browser brand
Microsoft on Monday released another build of Windows 10, the first with the Edge browser branding. Read More

10 competitors Cisco couldn't kill off
Some companies actually thrived while Cisco knocked off most of its competitors. Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

Improving the Management and Governance of Unstructured Data
Maximize efficiency with deeper insight to data value and automated, policy-based compliance, retention & disposition. Read Now

How computer science education has changed
When it comes to learning programming, some things have changed -- but not everything. Read More

Cisco warns of default SSH keys shipped in three products
Cisco Systems said Thursday it released a patch for three products that shipped with default encryption keys, posing a risk that an attacker with the keys could decrypt data traffic. Read More

The top 15 tech companies on the Fortune 500
AppleApple passed HP as the largest tech company (on a trailing 12 month basis) in 2012 and there has been no looking back since. The company now dwarfs all other tech companies and tops the F500 list in two categories: Apple is the most profitable F500 company and it has the highest market value. Read More


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7 command line tools for monitoring your Linux system

Here is a selection of basic command line tools that will make your exploration and optimization in Linux easier.

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