Tag: Project

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: R/exams. [This article was first published on R/exams, and kindly contributed to R-bloggers]. (You can report issue about the content on this page here) Want to share your content on R-bloggers? click here if you have a blog, or here if you don't. Generating, importing, and customizing online tests for TestVision with R/exams. Motivation This tutorial illustrates how to use R/exams for creating online exams for TestVision. Testvision is a Dutch commercial online testing company which administers online exams for many universities in the Netherlands. Until now the import of external material from R/exams into TestVision was ... Read More

Feed: CIO. Author: . The perception that the disruptions of 2020 would result in IT projects being stalled or retired hasn’t played out. Rather, it’s the opposite. While overall IT budgets have declined, in areas critical to business health, such as digital transformation, investment is booming. IDC data suggests that spending on digital transformation projects will grow 10.4 per cent for the year.The reason behind the investment ranges from organisations looking to fortify their business resilience through the disruption (for example, by allowing staff to work remotely), through to a desire to prepare the business for the other end of ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksandar Kochovski; Data loss is a major issue facing companies and organizations. As the internet of things expands, so does the number of devices you use for work. The data produced and stored on these devices can lead to your important business files getting lost in a sea of redundancy. That’s called data sprawl. The increasing trend for remote work has exacerbated this problem like never before. Home computers and personal mobile gadgets are entering the arsenal of work devices as companies move to virtual offices, further complicating things. Key Takeaways: Every app and device your team ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Aleksander Hougen; If you’ve followed the news in the last two decades, you’ve probably heard stories and seen headlines about the deep web or dark web. However, you might have found yourself asking, What is the deep web? as news outlets rarely concern themselves with explaining exactly what it is besides being a place where you can anonymously acquire illegal goods. The deep web fulfills a range of needs, from allowing people to host and access digital content away from the prying eyes of authoritarian governments, to facilitating a range of illegal activities. With how mythologized the ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Lindsay Marshall. You look to the cloud for several reasons – to meet your cloud-first strategy, for scalability or to adapt quickly to changing business demands. Maybe all three.   Perhaps you need offerings to be available in various regions, or to reduce application response time and improve latency problems. Perhaps regulatory and compliance constraints are limiting (or mandating) the physical locations where your data can be stored and transmitted. This is why having a global data footprint is beneficial.  An important partnership for modern managed services   Managed services enable you to better address geographical constraints while staying on current software releases, improving the efficiency and dependability of your software, as well as freeing your IT staff to work on more strategic projects.    In June, 2020, SAS announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft .  An important aspect of our partnership is the ability to migrate and ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: William Vorhies. Summary:  Let’s start by clarifying the difference between RPA (Robotic Process Automation) and IA (Intelligent Automation).  Then we’ll show why AI/ML inside Intelligent Automation is the secret sauce that really makes this work. As we’ve tracked the adoption of AI/ML across industries the application that always seems to lead is RPA (Robotic Process A..., sometimes also referred to as IA (Intelligent Automation).  The problem with giving credit for AI/ML adoption to RPA is that RPA historically has meant robotic process simplification.  That is, processes were indeed automated but it ... Read More

Feed: R-bloggers. Author: Appsilon. Appsilon is Named a Rising Star 2020 wasn’t easy on anyone, and it was a devastating year for many. Businesses of all types had to readjust the way they work and pivot their overall strategies in this new environment. The IT sector was one of the least affected by the COVID-19 crisis, but difficulties were still inevitable for many tech companies. At Appsilon, the crisis made us pull together (figuratively) and work harder than ever at delivering innovative solutions for our clients. The results speak for themselves. Want to see some impressive Shiny dashboards? Visit Appsilon’s ... Read More

Feed: AWS Partner Network (APN) Blog. Author: Yusuf Ali. By Yusuf Ali, Solution Architect & Delivery Lead – FujitsuBy Rob Evans, Application Transformation Product Manager – FujitsuBy Eric Payeur, Director – Head of Application Modernization, Mainframe Migration – FujitsuBy Serge Moro and Addy Dubhashi – AWS In the last two decades, the financial services market has been undergoing significant transformation driven by the competition of new market entrants, customer demand, and regulation. This transformation is powered by new technology, including cloud services. Furthermore, COVID-19 has brought severe disruption to traditional operations and raised the need of accelerated digital engagement and ... Read More

Feed: Planet PostgreSQL. This week Apple started delivering Macs using their own Apple Silicon chips, starting with a Mac SOC named the M1. M1 uses the ARM instruction set and claims some amazing acceleration for media workloads. I wanted to know how it would do running PostgreSQL, an app that's been running on various ARM systems for years. The results are great! ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Alison Bolen. Most New Yorkers like to fantasize about owning and living in a classic New York City brownstone, complete with high ceilings, large windows and a front stoop. You can picture yourself sitting there alongside the iron railing with a cup of coffee while you watch the city wake up and come to life around you. "I saw for myself I was not going to be a homeowner in NY. It was not attainable."– Sheri Grice, Project Manager, SAS Eventually, you realize the enormous obstacles to owning and maintaining the iconic home of your fantasies ... Read More