A few years ago, the Federal government decided that Americans had the right to choose which company delivered their electricity. Unfortunately, this decision received the misleading title of energy deregulation its exactly the opposite. It empowered people to choose an electricity provider other than the incumbent utility company that supplied power to their home, such as New … [Read more...] about How Does Net Neutrality Affect Cyber Security?
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What Will 2016 Bring for the Internet of Things?
The year 2015, in particular, will go down in the history of Internet of Things (IoT) as: The year it was on top of Gartnerss Peak of Inflated Expectations; A year of transition for companies that have been working in M2M and IoT for years; The first of a short life for many start-ups that will disappear before the magic 2020; A lost year to create IoT Standards; And as the … [Read more...] about What Will 2016 Bring for the Internet of Things?
RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
** Use the discount code DATAFLOQ'for 20% off! ** It's estimated the number of things connected to the Internet will reach 50 billion by 2020. At the RE.WORK Connect Summit in San Francisco, November 2015, we will explore the opportunities of emerging trends in IoT as well as how we can use the huge amounts of data generated by an increasingly connected digital … [Read more...] about RE.WORK Connect Summit, San Francisco 2015
What Does Alibaba’s Latest Cloud Computing Move Mean for the Competition?
When it comes to cloud computing, most people will think of some of the major players in that market. Names like Amazon, Microsoft, and Google automatically come to mind, but they may soon be joined by another competitor, one not as well known within the U.S. The Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has made some recent and significant strides at expanding its cloud business, and … [Read more...] about What Does Alibaba’s Latest Cloud Computing Move Mean for the Competition?
Using Big Data Analytics to Improve IT Operations
Today's enterprise IT environments have become complex & dynamic, with a combination of physical and virtual infrastructures using legacy and modern technologies. It is changing rapidly with the automation of infrastructure setup, workload distribution and application deployments and transition to agile processes. Although modern IT approaches have replaced manual processes … [Read more...] about Using Big Data Analytics to Improve IT Operations