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BigSheets is built on top of another piece of software called Hadoop. This is an open-source platform for processing very large amounts of Web data by splitting up tasks and handing them off to a cluster of different computers. Hadoop is often used to analyze large amounts of unstructured Web data.
"Hoping to use the technology as a competitive advantage, some big chains are reluctant to discuss their plans. The Sam’s Club division of Wal-Mart, Crate & Barrel, Kerr Drug of North Carolina and Disney stores are among the retailers that confirmed they were testing various mobile technology or planned to do so soon." [Stephanie Rosenbloom - NYT]
Here's how IBM's Ed Brill describes the Project Vulcan concept:
"IBM Project Vulcan is not a brand-new effort. It builds on the existing capabilities, and represents the future versions of, the IBM Lotus product portfolio - including Notes. One of its key themes is social analytics and business analytics combined and applied to industry-specific scenarios - making collaboration more focused and relevant. The vision of Project Vulcan intends to deliver collaboration across company boundaries; make it easy to deploy the technology; and include developer-friendly services and APIs."
"Although Palmisano sprinkled a few surprising factoids throughout his remarks (30 percent of the data in the world now consists of medical images; 10,000 security cameras in London are streaming to the Web 24/7), the majority was devoted to the nuts of bolts of leadership:
CEOs, CIOs, governors and mayors are asking:
How do I infuse intelligence into a system for which no one enterprise or agency is responsible?
How do I bring all the necessary constituents together?
How do I make the case for budget?
How do I get a complex solution through my procurement department?
How do I coalesce support with citizens?
Where should I start?""
"Nathalie Blanchard, 29, has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Que., for the last year and a half after she was diagnosed with major depression.
The Eastern Townships woman was receiving monthly sick-leave benefits from Manulife, her insurance company, but the payments dried up this fall.
When Blanchard called Manulife, the company said that "I'm available to work, because of Facebook," she told CBC News this week."
The goal is to sketch out the technical architecture required to more efficiently use fresh water, only one percent of the available water on Earth.
Some say water will be what's fought over in the years to come. It's sobering to think only 1% of the Earth's water is fresh water.
Founder of the Dearing Group LLC., a consultancy focused on communications and sustainability.
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