It’s true. With the volume and complexity of data rapidly increasing, performance and security are critical requirements for analytics. But not all analytics services are built equal. And not all cloud storage is built for analytics. Only Azure provides the most comprehensive set of analytics services from data ingestion to storage to data warehousing to […]
Lighting up healthcare data with FHIR®: Announcing the Azure API for FHIR
In the last several years we’ve seen fundamental transformation in healthcare data management, but the biggest, and perhaps most important shift, has been in how healthcare organizations think about cloud technology and their most sensitive health data. Healthcare leaders have transitioned from asking “Why should I manage healthcare data in the cloud?” and are now […]
Is Big Data For Sleep Disorders A Bane Or A Boon?
Sleep is a very necessary part of our lives. Sleep is also becoming more elusive than ever. An estimated 70 million people suffer from chronic sleep disorders. Many experts attribute the rising rates of insomnia to our addiction to technology. According to some healthcare providers, digital technology has become the underlying cause of insomnia and […]
The Art and Science of Data
Constant change seems to be the prevailing theme of the postmodern world. Almost everything around us transformed over the last century and the impact is clear. Constant change means uncertainty and, for businesses especially, it also means risk. So how do we overcome said uncertainty? Most people are wired to avoid uncertainty but as entrepreneurs […]
Will Machine Learning Improve Cryptocurrency Valuation Models?
Financial asset valuation has always been a complicated science. Andrew Tobias, the author of The Only Investment Guide that You Will Ever Need, stated that highly trained financial analysts with MBAs from Ivy League universities are about as reliable at predicting asset prices as monkeys throwing darts at a board. Big data has helped […]
The Top Emerging Digital Trends That’ll Drive Customer Engagement in 2019
With the advent of the personal computer in the 1970s, the world of e-commerce has rapidly changed — and businesses have been trying to keep pace ever since. This digital revolution continues its rise as companies try to appease rapidly evolving customer expectations in a realm where every part of the consumer experience, from engagement […]
nuSIM: Deutsche Telekom leads development of integrated SIM for IoT
Significant cost, time and space savings along the IoT value chain Industry-leading chipset, module and digital security partners on board Commercially available in the second half of 2019 Deutsche Telekom continues to innovate its European and US IoT service offering. The company has brought industry-leading partners together to develop nuSIM, a ground-breaking solution which moves […]
Microchip and The Things Industries announce industry’s first end-to-end security solution for LoRaWAN devices
CryptoAuthentication™ device and managed LoRa join servers enable developers to deploy secure connected applications on LoRaWAN™ networks. As the LoRa® (Long Range) technology ecosystem accelerates, security remains an area for improvement in the market due to vulnerabilities that leave the network and application server keys accessible in the memory of modules and microcontrollers (MCUs) paired […]
How Oncor and IBM will prevent weather-related power outages
Power outages are a costly inconvenience for utility operators and customers alike, as practically everyone in the US relies on the function of always-on electronics, from specialized IT devices like RAID arrays, to healthcare devices like CPAP machines for sufferers of sleep apnea, to say nothing of food (and potentially love) stored in refrigerators. For […]
Reserved instances now applicable to classic VMs, cloud services, and Dev/Test subscriptions
Expanding reserved instances discounts to classic virtual machines, Azure Cloud Services, and Dev/Test subscriptions Today, we are excited to announce two new Azure Reserved VM Instances’ (RI) features to provide our customers with additional savings and purchase controls. Since launch, we have continued to add multiple features such as instance size flexibility, RIs for US […]