Strengthening the Weak

Strengthening the Weak

In the area of data center construction, there is still plenty of room left for innovation. In particular, the industry is trending towards constructing software-defined data centers (SDDC). For those…
When Right is Wrong

When Right is Wrong

In my recent post How to Get the Wrong Answer, I stated that analytic correctness (e.g. the "right answer") increases when large volumes of data are highly varied.  Analytic correctness…
Big Useful Data

Big Useful Data

The results of the Digital Universe study offer product innovation hints that are likely to surface due to exponential data growth. In my last post I specifically called out complex…
MGHPCC Cuts the Ribbon

MGHPCC Cuts the Ribbon

On Friday I drove out to Holyoke, MA, for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the Mass Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC). In addition to the Governor of Massachusetts, all…
Hack/Reduce: Code Big or Go Home

Hack/Reduce: Code Big or Go Home

One of the global innovation strategies employed by EMC is the creation of local research partnerships at every geographic location. These partnerships include local government initiatives, university research partnerships, dialogues…