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Cool Programmer Challenge: Football Algorithm = $50,000

26-Sep-08

Cool Programmer Challenge: Football Algorithm = $50,000
TopCoder is running a developer contest for ESPN to write an algorithm that predicts the outcomes of college football games for the sports network. The winner gets $50,000. Score.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/cio/feed/topic/1466/~3/395195085/Cool_Programmer_Challenge_Football_Algorithm_

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Learning From Schools on Data Warehousing

05-Sep-08

Learning From Schools on Data Warehousing
Any business can learn from what these school districts are doing with data warehousing.
http://www.cio.com/article/29311/Learning_From_Schools_on_Data_Warehousing

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DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT - Movie Re-Views

05-Sep-08

DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT - Movie Re-Views
Deep inside a mountain outside Pittsburgh, there’s a climate-controlled vault that could be some superhero’s secret fortress. It’s actually the storage facility for the National Geographic film library, which includes more than 25,000 hours of footage such as Jacques Cousteau’s first television show in 1965 and the output of [...]

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Who’s Mining the Store?

05-Sep-08

Who’s Mining the Store?
In the first of a series of “View from the Top” interviews, 7-Eleven President and CEO James Keyes says the role of IT is to help the company sell more stuff by creatively using point-of-sale data.
http://www.cio.com/article/143900/Who_s_Mining_the_Store_

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Storage: Which Technology Should You Choose

05-Sep-08

Storage: Which Technology Should You Choose
Storage needs increase as companies grow. But which competing technology should you bet on?
http://www.cio.com/article/23489/Storage_Which_Technology_Should_You_Choose

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The Quest for Customer Data Integration

05-Sep-08

The Quest for Customer Data Integration
Smart CIOs are experimenting with new Web-based technologies to integrate their customer data applications without having to rip out their legacy systems. But before they plunge into the implementation, they need to craft a data management strategy.
http://www.cio.com/article/23507/The_Quest_for_Customer_Data_Integration

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Fast Offers Search Alternative to Data Warehouses

05-Sep-08

Fast Offers Search Alternative to Data Warehouses
Fast Search & Transfer has developed an enterprise search system that it says improves on the benefits of data warehouses while cutting down on implementation time, cost and complexity.Called the Adaptive Information Warehouse (AIW), the system includes a tool to “clean” data to put it into a uniform [...]

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Data Point: Consumer Data Storage and Your Company

05-Sep-08

Data Point: Consumer Data Storage and Your Company
How important is storage and information management to your companys future? Check out these stats from IDC.
http://www.cio.com/article/102250/Data_Point_Consumer_Data_Storage_and_Your_Company_

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Demystifying Master Data Management

05-Sep-08

Demystifying Master Data Management
By giving you one true view of your data, MDM can have a decidedly positive impact on your business. However, this isn’t just a technology effort. Improving data—and building the foundation for MDM—requires organizations to address internal disagreements and broken processes.
http://www.cio.com/article/106811/Demystifying_Master_Data_Management

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Master Data Management: Truth Behind the Hype

05-Sep-08

Master Data Management: Truth Behind the Hype
Master data management is sneaking up on SOA as the most overused IT buzzword. CIOs call the transformation a brutal combination of bridging technological silos and managing turf battles.
http://www.cio.com/article/110558/Master_Data_Management_Truth_Behind_the_Hype

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IBM and Business Objects Ink Business Intelligence Deal

05-Sep-08

IBM and Business Objects Ink Business Intelligence Deal
IBM and Business Objects have signed a new joint development and product distribution deal, for pre-integrated data warehousing and business intelligence.
http://www.cio.com/article/147850/IBM_and_Business_Objects_Ink_Business_Intelligence_Deal

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The Secret to Successful Business Intelligence: A Top-Notch Data Warehouse

05-Sep-08

The Secret to Successful Business Intelligence: A Top-Notch Data Warehouse
Outdated information and disagreement over data definitions was impeding Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s progress. To the rescue: a business intelligence plan that emphasized end user buy-in and support for accurate data.
http://www.cio.com/article/151601/The_Secret_to_Successful_Business_Intelligence_A_Top_Notch_Data_Warehouse

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Netezza Will Scale Its Appliance to Petabyte Range

05-Sep-08

Netezza Will Scale Its Appliance to Petabyte Range
Analytic appliance company extends its offerings to address demand for growing data volumes.
http://www.cio.com/article/169650/Netezza_Will_Scale_Its_Appliance_to_Petabyte_Range

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Data, and More Data, Is the Big Theme at Microsoft’s Tech-Ed Show

05-Sep-08

Data, and More Data, Is the Big Theme at Microsoft’s Tech-Ed Show
Vendor kicks off back-to-back conferences with product announcements, keynote by Gates.
http://www.cio.com/article/380313/Data_and_More_Data_Is_the_Big_Theme_at_Microsoft_s_Tech_Ed_Show

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The Dangers of Cloud Computing

05-Sep-08

The Dangers of Cloud Computing
On-demand apps and services have several security risks that IT should address up front.
http://www.cio.com/article/426214/The_Dangers_of_Cloud_Computing

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Open Source Fuels Growth of Cloud Computing, SaaS

05-Sep-08

Open Source Fuels Growth of Cloud Computing, SaaS
Licensing problems catch SaaS vendors off guard, analyst firm says.
http://www.cio.com/article/439931/Open_Source_Fuels_Growth_of_Cloud_Computing_SaaS

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Open Source Fuels Growth of Cloud Computing, SaaS

31-Jul-08

Licensing problems catch SaaS vendors off guard, analyst firm says.

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Learning From Schools on Data Warehousing

11-Jul-08

Any business can learn from what these school districts are doing with data warehousing.

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