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The World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists

November 5, 2011 By
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Tim O'Reilly, founder of O'Reilly Media and highly regarded technology trend watcher and good idea amplifier, wrote a short piece for Forbes on the topic of the "World's Most Powerful Data Scientists."  He also provided some amplifying information in a piece on Google+.  This post captures the gist of both of those, since Tim's list is well thought out and insightful. I absolutely strongly endorse most of what he wrote and most of the names he picks: … [Read more...]

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GEOINT 2010

October 24, 2010 By

The 2010 geoint symposium will be held November 1-4 2010 in New Orleans.  The symposium, sponsored and coordinated by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, is great for enterprise technologists seeking to better understand the state of today's geospatial technologies as well as other enterprise IT.  It is also a great place to go to learn more about the geospatial mission needs of the federal enterprise.  And, as you can probably … [Read more...]

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Are you thinking through system improvements after the Xmas Terror Attack?

January 2, 2010 By

Information Technology in the federal enterprise does not work like it does in Hollywood.   Although there are plenty of success stories to go around, federal IT is more limited and constrained than we would all want, for lots of reasons. Some of the reasons are just do to complexities and limited budgets.  Some of the reasons are for security.  Some of the reasons are because of  the way the government funds its agencies and manages programs. And … [Read more...]

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Sea Dragon and PhotoSynth

June 30, 2008 By

During a recent visit to Microsoft HQ in Redmond I was treated to updates on several current and planned technologies (thanks Microsoft!).  I try to get back there yearly and learn every time I do.  I have a few posts to do because of this trip, but the info I'm reporting on is all available off of Microsoft or other websites, I just add some context. This first post is on Sea Dragon and Photosynth. SeaDragon is a capability that promises to change … [Read more...]

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