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Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Don Philip Faithful. Something I learned during my graduate studies is that jails – like the old Don Jail as it once existed in Toronto (photographed by me above) – has special significance among those that study the history of people with disabilities.  For one thing, there are many people with disabilities in jail – sometimes placed there because there isn’t a more suitable facility.  A person can receive care treatment in jail that is not available outside the correctional system.  On the other side of the coin, people are literally ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Branko Vlajin; Short message service started operating commercially in the early ‘90s and usage soared. Today, another form of messaging is taking a piece of the user base — instant messaging using smartphone apps, such as WhatsApp, which has 1.5 billion users, and Facebook Messenger, which was 1.3 billion. Such numbers are not surprising. Messaging apps let you reach somebody halfway across the world instantly. You can send texts, as well as pictures, audio and video. They are easy to install on smartphone operating systems and some are available for computer operating systems. We all know we ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Branko Vlajin; At the beginning of the millennium, hard drives could only store dozens of gigabytes. Now, they have terabytes of space. Flash drives and external hard drives are bigger, too. The demand for more storage space is never-ending and companies deliver. Cloud storage services do the same, so we’ve created a list of the best cloud storage for large files. Sync.com is our top pick, but there are several other good options to consider. No matter how much space your drive has, relocating some of your big files to the cloud will improve its performance. Plus, ... Read More

Feed: Featured Blog Posts - Data Science Central. Author: Pedro URIA RECIO. Agile vriksasana pose in front of a Waterfall Goodfon.com You are standing on a moss covered rock a short distance from a high waterfall that pours into a deep pond before flowing further downstream. The creek is surrounded by tall trees that provide a high canopy and shade. The air is cool and a gentle breeze blows through the trunks of the trees around you. Your body is agile. Your weight is shifted to one leg. The entire sole of your foot remains in contact with the mossy ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Neil Helson. Who hasn’t heard of big data? This term has created the ultimate buzz in the industry over the last decade. The concept of big data has become a multi-billion-dollar industry within a very short span of time. With the large-scale collection of data from various places like social network communications, web-browsing data trails etc., big data analysis and its subsequent insight-based action points have created a huge difference in various sectors. There are many industries and organizations out there which have used big data effectively at different points in time. Do you ... Read More

Feed: Cloudwards. Author: Sandra Pattison; You can’t ignore the negative press Pakistan gets, but the country is much more than how it’s sometimes portrayed. From the bustling streets of Lahore to the mountain towns of Hunza, there’s much to explore. Still, you’ll most likely want to stay connected, so we’ve put together the best VPNs for Pakistan to help you do so safely. Though we’re focusing on the reasons to use a virtual private network in Pakistan for this article, it’s a good idea to do so regardless of where you are or what you’re doing. Many countries impose some ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Mariya Zorotovich. Today’s consumers are using more devices and channels to interact with retailers than ever before. Seamless service across all channels is the expectation, not the exception. Digital-first brands are raising the bar for hyper-personalized experiences through their test-and-learn approach to rapid delivery of modern commerce capabilities. As we all know, traditional brick and mortar retailers are under significant pressure due to high fixed costs associated with managing traditional store infrastructure, material decreases, and flat year-over-year comp-store revenue. A consequence of this pressure is the inability to innovate and create new, competitive user experiences ... Read More

Feed: Cloud Data Integration Software | Matillion. Author: Laura Malins, Solution Architect; Companies are still manually hand coding ETL jobs and are losing time and money in the process. Instead, they could redirect resources to data analysis and reporting insights, driving critical business decisions with the help of a data integration tool.While there are still some valid use cases for hand-coding, we see both small and large companies benefiting from the adoption of an ETL data integration tool. This is because ETL tools reduce or completely negate the need to hand codeIs it time for you to step away from ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. A guest post by Tim Rains, EMEA Regional Leader Security & Compliance, Amazon Web ServicesOver the years, many organizations’ on-premises IT infrastructure have been compromised. Often times, organizations are left defending infrastructure, data, and people without understanding who is attacking them and why. But the silver lining is that attackers often use the same tactics to try to initially compromise their targets. Knowing the ways that attackers try to get a foothold in your environment can help you defend it better. The five ways organizations initially get compromised are: Unpatched vulnerabilities ... Read More

Feed: Liquid Web. Author: Mayra Pena; Are you getting lots of website traffic but not lots of sales? Are people coming to your website, but not doing anything when they get there? Yes? Ouch!You work way too hard to create valuable content that brings visitors to your website to have them leave without taking action. You need to turn blog readers into action takers so they become subscribers, leads, clients, and customers.But how do you do that? How To Persuade Readers To Take ActionHere are seven ways to encourage readers to take action when writing new blog posts and improving old ... Read More