Least squares linear regression is one of the canonical algorithms in the statistical literature. Part of the reason for this is that it’s very good as a pedagogical tool. It’s very easy to visualize, especially in two dimensions, a line going through a set of points, and the distances from the line to each point representing […]
Archives for March 2019
Sprint Curiosity™ IoT Estimation Tool Gives Businesses Simplified IoT Data Pricing
New Curiosity™ IoT Estimation Tool Revolutionizes IoT Project Planning by Providing Customized Pricing Estimates for IoT Data Services. Sprint has launched the Curiosity™ IoT Estimation Tool, the industry’s first interactive online estimation tool which allows small and medium-size business (SMB), as well as enterprise customers, immediate access to customized Sprint Curiosity™ IoT data pricing. Curiosity™ […]
Banyan Water Announces 3 Billion Gallons of Water Savings
Banyan Water, the leading provider of total water management software, today released its comprehensive leak detection analysis for 2018 following a record-breaking water savings milestone. The company has saved more than 3 billion gallons of water for enterprises since its inception. Banyan Water’s total water management platform, Banyan Water Central, gathers real-time data from multiple […]
5G will impact these 10 industries the most
Major 5G network deployments are expected by 2020, and the technology will create opportunities across many industries, according to CB Insights. Highly-anticipated major 5G networks are expected to be deployed by 2020, and will transform a number of industries due to the technology’s ability to provide wider network coverage, more stable internet connections, and faster […]
Microsoft’s Azure Cosmos DB is named a leader in the Forrester Wave: Big Data NoSQL
We’re excited to announce that Forrester has named Microsoft as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Big Data NoSQL, Q1 2019 based on their evaluation of Azure Cosmos DB. We believe Forrester’s findings validate the exceptional market momentum of Azure Cosmos DB and how happy our customers are with the product. NoSQL platforms are on […]
How Continuous Testing Is Hitting Shift Left On Security
When developers are looking at security issues in their programs, they can take one of several different approaches. Historically, though, the majority of developers have focused on a practice known as “shifting right.” To shift right, in security nomenclature, is all about identifying bugs and weaknesses after launch and then making adjustments to deal with […]
Azure Stack IaaS – part five
Self-service is core to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). Back in the virtualization days, you had to wait for someone to create a VLAN for you, carve out a LUN, and find space on a host. If Microsoft Azure ran that way, we would have needed to hire more and more admins as our cloud business grew. Do […]
Breaking the wall between data scientists and app developers with Azure DevOps
As data scientists, we are used to developing and training machine learning models in our favorite Python notebook or an integrated development environment (IDE), like Visual Studio Code (VSCode). Then, we hand off the resultant model to an app developer who integrates it into the larger application and deploys it. Often times, any bugs or […]
The Value of IoT-Enabled Intelligent Manufacturing
As the manufacturing industry tackles some significant challenges including an aging workforce, compliance issues, and declining revenue, the Internet of Things (IoT) is helping reinvent factories and key processes. At the heart of this transformation journey is the design and use of IoT-enabled machines that help lead to reduced downtime, increased productivity, and optimized equipment […]
6 Big Companies That Succeeded With Cloud Computing
Cloud computing isn’t right for every company, but an increasing number of enterprises realize that it helps them grow their businesses and meet other goals. Here are six examples of large companies that found cloud computing success. 1. General Electric General Electric (GE) began its digital transformation in 2014, but three years later, it chose […]