Communications of the ACM
The blog archive provides access to past blog postings from Communications of the ACM and other sources by date.
July 2015
From Schneier on Security
How an Amazon Worker Stole iPads
A worker in Amazon's packaging department figured out how to deliver electronics to himself: Since he was employed with the packaging department, he had easy access to order numbers. Using the order numbers, he packed his order…
From insideHPC
HPC Gets Boost in Milwaukee with $750,000 WEDC Grant
In case you didn't know, insideHPC President Rich Brueckner has his roots in Wisconsin, and it was great to see this news today that the Milwaukee Institute has received $750K grant to greatly expand its HPC offerings for use…
From insideHPC
Fujitsu Launches HPC Gateway Web Software
Today Fujitsu announced plans to make HPC more accessible to a wider customer base with the FUJITSU Software HPC Gateway. The company said it wants to simplify High Performance Computing with this new approach to web-enabling…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Amazon Business
Some of the details here are interesting, like including procurement expertise. See my other posts here on market based procurement and the application of analytics, which we made much value leverage of in the enterpriseAmazon…
From insideHPC
Gauss Centre in Germany Shows Strong in TOP500
The Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) in Germany writes that the most recent TOP500 list reflects its status of a global heavyweight in HPC.
The post Gauss Centre in Germany Shows Strong in TOP500 appeared first on insideHPC…From The Eponymous Pickle
Innovation Environments
Have worked in strong physical, and in virtual innovation environments. Still work in the latter. In fact this blog, its thousands of readers and correspondents is an example. In the enterprise a similar blog tried the same…
From insideHPC
Radio Free HPC Looks Back at ISC 2015
In this video, Dan Olds and Rich Brueckner from Radio Free HPC discuss the latest news in High Performance Computing from the ISC 2015 conference in Frankfurt, Germany.
The post Radio Free HPC Looks Back at ISC 2015 appearedinsideHPC…From The Eponymous Pickle
Sony Drones for Enterprises
In CIO, Mobile in three dimensions. Expect a further dimensionalizing of data acquisition. " ... Drones are officially taking over. Not content to cede the market for autonomous vehicles to Amazon and Google, Sony announced…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Dispel Fear of Data
Dispel the fear of data, in the HBR. Despite what we may call data, we all use it, every day, all the time. So fear is not the problem, a cautious respect for its value and proper application would be better put. It is always…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Statistical Significance
Kaiser Fung takes a core value principle look at the meaning of statistical significance. His statement is very true, but is it actually useful in practice, except as a general caution? What does it tell me to do with the…
From insideHPC
Speeding Up CFD Codes with Allinea Performance Reports
In this video from ISC 2015, Mark O'Connor demonstrates how the Allinea Performance Reports tool enables coders to speed up hydro, a real-world CFD code. "Allinea Performance Reports are the most effective way to characterize…
From The Eponymous Pickle
IBM Open Sourcing 50 Projects
More movement to Open Source:" ... IBM has announced a new web portal called developerWorks Open, bringing together various projects they are open sourcing. The projects cover many domains including Analytics, Cloud, IoT, Mobile…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of the Chief Data Officer
In SiliconAngle: Don't in particular like the idea of labeling things with 'Chief', better to have a team of experts, closely connected. Its the Information - Data - Knowledge progression. Everyone should understand that.
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Features in Polinode Networks
A number of new features have been added to the evolving Polinode network analysis system. The home link has an introductory video and application examples. Has a good freemium model for testing. Helps cut through the complexity…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mobile Apps and in-store Impulse Buys
Time in store is the most influential driver for sales. Well known. Now can a mobile App keep them in the store longer? And is that extra time also increase buying? Are mobile apps the key to driving in-store impulse sales…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cognitive Analytics
In AnalyticBridge: Some good fundamental lectures on the foundations of cognitive systems. "... An introduction to Cognitive Analysis, by Scott Mongeau - Deloitte ... "
From insideHPC
Interview: Hot Interconnects Conference Returns to Santa Clara Aug 26-28
"This year we have a specific focus on the latest advances in different areas of networks, showcasing some of the latest and greatest next generation networking hardware. Our focus on Data Center vs. HPC networks will allow for…
From insideHPC
KTH Presents: Building Virtual Product Modeling for Scania
Daniel Ahlin from KTH (Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology) presented this talk at the DDN User Group at ISC 2015. "The PDC Center for High Performance Computing at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology provides leading HPC…
From insideHPC
Panasas Moves Forward with ActiveStor 18 Hybrid Scale-out NAS Appliance
"By adopting 8 terabyte drive technology, ActiveStor 18 increases scalability to more than 20 petabytes and 200 gigabytes per second. According to Panasas, ActiveStor 18 also offers increased CPU power and twice the storage cache…
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
USACM Celebrates 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
On July 26, 2015, we will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ACM U.S. Public Policy Council joins the country’s celebration of the 25th anniversary of the ADA, a landmark…
From insideHPC
Users Accelerate their Own Code at EuroHack
"Despite what the name “EuroHack” may lead people to believe, no external systems were hacked during the EuroHack workshop in Lugano. In actual fact, the aim of the event was for experts to design computer codes that would exploit…
From insideHPC
CoolIT Systems Innovates with Liquid Cooling at ISC 2015
"Power savings, increased rack density and high performance are the three key advantages of using liquid cooling. CoolIT Systems offers options for data centers with or without facility water hook up. Any server in any rack can…
From insideHPC
Quantum Chemistry at Scale
"Applications can be tuned to use both the Intel Xeon and the Intel Xeon Phi simultaneously, without modifying the code to just run on the coprocessor. Using a number of software tools from Intel, performance of a coupled cluster…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Vehicle Hacking and Security
This came to my mind as I had a new OS update put into my one year old car. What are the dangers here? I have no control of anti hacking or anti malware capabilities on its systems. I did get an App with the car, but thatHacker…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Unilever Partners with Alibaba
The breadth of the interaction as stated is interesting. China is the big future CPG market. I attended a meeting yesterday that made much of the China mobile market where this was not mentioned. Unilever Partners with Alibaba…
From Computational Complexity
New Proof of the Isolation Lemma
The isolation lemma of Mulmuley, Vazirani and Vazirani says that if we take random weights for elements in a set system, with high probability there will be a unique set of minimum weight. Mulmuley et al. use the isolation lemma…
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gamifying Videos
Interesting simple approach, have not tried: parWinr" ... Gamify your video – in minutes! ... parWinr’s innovative software lets you quickly turn any video asset into an online game,providing enhanced engagement and generating…
From Schneier on Security
Remotely Hacking a Car While It's Driving
This is a big deal. Hackers can remotely hack the Uconnect system in cars just by knowing the car's IP address. They can disable the brakes, turn on the AC, blast music, and disable the transmission: The attack tools Miller and…
From insideHPC
REX Computing Raises $1.25M to Develop Neo Chip
Today REX Computing announced that it has raised $1.25 million in seed funding led by FF Science, a vehicle of Founders Fund that invests in companies pushing the boundaries of difficult scientific and engineering challenges.…
From Schneier on Security
Organizational Doxing of Ashley Madison
The -- depending on who is doing the reporting -- cheating, affair, adultery, or infidelity site Ashley Madison has been hacked. The hackers are threatening to expose all of the company's documents, including internal e-mails…