High-Speed Analytics
20,000 tons traveling at 70 mph. One minor defect can derail it all. Can analytics prevent a failure?
It's just one example of the internet of things, where companies such as Union Pacific are pushing the boundaries
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Customization vs. Configuration
Cloud hasn't ended the debate
2 Research And Connect
InformationWeek's reports, events, and more
4 CIO Profiles
Joining a startup was rougher than this tech chief expected
6 Global CIO
Our powerhouse lineup at the IW 500 Conference
8 QuickTakes
SAP Spiffs Up Cloud Suite Business
ByDesign gets more localization, micro-vertical focus
9 How Not To Plan A Data Center
Federal project receives a $54.6 million reboot
10 Trillion-Dollar Social Prediction
McKinsey says social media could pump as much as $1.3 trillion a year into economy
10 Walgreens Tries API For Growth
Pharmacy uses third-party developers to drive business
12 Did You See That?
Visualization helps spot trends in big data
16 High-Speed Analytics
Union Pacific shows the potential of the instrumented,interconnected, analytics-intensive enterprise
23 The Customization Question
When does it pay to fine-tune enterprise applications?
28 Make A Strong Case For VDI
The business calculation is anything but simple
30 Parallel Code Isn't Happening
But process-level parallelism is about to get interesting
31 Simplified Metro Design
Windows 8 contracts make design easier
34 Practical Analysis
Nicera buy validates EMC and VMware's strategy
36 Down To Business
Outsourcing isn't evil
