Mass Migration

City officials in Inglewood, California, USA realized their governmental systems, including the one that handled emergency response, were dependent on a mainframe that was rapidly becoming out-of-date. Although highly resilient, the mainframe increasingly cost more and more to maintain—and was becoming harder and harder to repair. As the mainframe aged and the old-school programmers and...
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Change is in the Air

For mankind, flight has always been the direct result of phenomenal engineering—starting with the Wright brothers’ successful foray at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA, back in 1903. The industry has grown to become highly competitive with a comprehensive supply chain of technology-advanced firms jockeying to capture market share. The complexity of aircraft has also intensified to the...
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Big Data Forensics: What’s in a Tool?

In today’s ever-expanding world of big data, organizations are not only taking on considerably more responsibility for protecting information assets, but are also facing the likelihood of a continued rise in potential data incidents. According to Dov Yoran, CEO at New York City-based cyber security company ThreatGRID, security threats have evolved so extensively in recent years that it is...
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Smooth Flight

In the airline business, a single delayed flight can set off a chain of events that require real-time updates to displays at airport terminals. Any glitch in the system can lead to scores of irate customers. The airline SATA, headquartered in Azores, Portugal, received notice in January 2010 that its airport operational management system was nearing its end date. The vendor offered an...
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Stick with the Program

Since founding Boston Green Building in 2007, Brian Butler has made a name for himself building and retrofitting single- and multi-family homes within Boston’s historic metropolis. In a city dating back to America’s earliest days, there is no shortage of sagging, centuries-old homes crying out for help. “We are a service-based company, and we focus on providing our clients with projects...
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