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CPU DB: Recording Microprocessor History
With the open CPU DB database, you can mine microprocessor trends over the past 40 years.
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SAGE: Whitebox Fuzzing For Security Testing
SAGE has had a remarkable impact at Microsoft.
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The Hyperdimensional Tar Pit
Make a guess, double the number, and then move to the next larger unit of time.
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Advances and Challenges in Log Analysis
Logs contain a wealth of information to help manage systems.
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How Will Astronomy Archives Survive the Data Tsunami?
Astronomers are collecting more data than ever. What practices can keep them ahead of the flood?
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ACM CTO Roundtable on Mobile Devices in the Enterprise
Finding solutions as growth and fragmentation complicate mobile device support.
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The Most Expensive One-Byte Mistake
Did Ken, Dennis, and Brian choose wrong with NUL-terminated text strings?
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Arrogance in Business Planning
Technology business plans that assume no competition — ever.
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Computing Without Processors
Heterogeneous systems allow us to target our programming to the appropriate environment.
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If You Have Too Much Data, Then 'Good Enough' Is Good Enough
In today's humongous database systems, clarity may be relaxed, but business needs can still be met.
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Scalable SQL
How do large-scale sites and applications remain SQL-based?
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The One-Second War
Finding a lasting solution to the leap seconds problem has become increasingly urgent.
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A Co-Relational Model of Data For Large Shared Data Banks
Contrary to popular belief, SQL and noSQL are really just two sides of the same coin.
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UX Design and Agile: A Natural Fit?
Talking with Julian Gosper, Jean-Luc Agathos, Richard Rutter, and Terry Coatta.
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The Theft of Business Innovation: An ACM-BCS Roundtable on Threats to Global Competitiveness
These days, cybercriminals are looking to steal more than just banking information.
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A Conversation with Ed Catmull
Pixar's president Ed Catmull sits down with Stanford professor (and former Pixar-ian) Pat Hanrahan to reflect on the blending of art and technology.
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Keeping Bits Safe: How Hard Can It Be?
As storage systems grow larger and larger, protecting their data for long-term storage is becoming ever more challenging.
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The Case Against Data Lock-In
Want to keep your users? Just make it easy for them to leave.
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