Analytics-as-a-service: Understanding How Amazon.com Is Changing The Rules

Analytics-as-a-service that supports dynamic requirements requires some serious heavy lifting and complex infrastructure. Enter the AWS cloud. The cloud offers some interesting value 1) on demand; 2) pay-as-you-go; 3) elastic; 4) programmable; 5) abstraction; and in many cases 6) better security.

Analytics-as-a-Service: Understanding how Amazon.com is changing the rules

Backlink: http://www.kdnuggets.com/2011/08/analytics-as-a-service-how-amazon-changing-rules.html

Then and Now: Repeat Photography Captures Changing Landscapes

For 50 years, the U.S. Geological Survey has been building an archive old photos of desert landscapes and revisiting the sites to take new photos. The result is the largest collection of repeat photography in the world.

Then and Now: Repeat Photography Captures Changing Landscapes

Backlink: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/12/usgs-repeat-photography/

Mind Tools: Changing Career Within Your Organization

Staying challenged with a new role - All Members - You don't have to move company to change your career. Find out how to do this without leaving your current organization.

Mind Tools: Changing Career Within Your Organization

Backlink: http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/changing-career-in-your-organization.htm