Energy's Titan supercomputer goes to 20 (petaflops)
Oak Ridge National Labs' upgrade of Jaguar combines graphical processors with CPUs in a new low-power architecture that boosts performance tenfold.
10 key technologies for 2013
Gartner presented its list of 10 strategic technologies that are likely to have a significant impact in the enterprise over the next three years
Where is all that agency data coming from?
Big data, cloud computing and video are increasing demand for data storage among federal agencies, according to a recent study.
How DHS got its COPs on the same beat
The department's Common Operating Picture provides tools for broader situational awareness, including shared mapping, analytics and data visualization.
Welcome to the new GCN.com
Our new look highlights analysis and commentary on the latest technology, tools and tactics in public sector IT.
Tap value of big data with strategy, infrastructure and roadmap
With computing costs coming down, agencies can unlock capabilities for analyzing and finding hidden value in data.
Cities expected to spend $4.8B on big data and cloud by 2017
Communication, data sharing and application development will play a key role for city governments over the next five years, according to Pike Research.
Intell community's new problem: Sharing too much data
Swamped by a deluge of data, intell analysts need technology that can help them understand a rapidly changing and complex world, a former CIA and NSA director says.
It's called 'sparse data,' and it could be a big deal
The small bits of data coming from sensors recording everything from temperature changes to coffee pot use could make a big difference in the way we manage things.
Companies, agencies, still struggling with big data's learning curve
Even as enterprises launch big data initiatives, many face gaps in computing power, analytics and workforce skills, CompTIA survey finds.
How analytics can make education a learning experience for teachers
Data mining, analytics and Web dashboards can help fill gaps in education by letting educators study how students learn, a Brookings report says.
Open government: It's the community, not the data
Getting people to find meaningful, profitable ways to repurpose the open government data is a tough nut to crack.
4 stages of the big data process
The phrase "garbage in, garbage out" is appearing with increasing frequency in discussion of big data – and with good reason.
'Private cloud' just a phase? IBM would like you to think so
The zEnterprise EC-12 adds power, capacity and other features that could appeal to government.
Remembering IBM's first mainframe, the 701
IBM's new mainframe is practically a new species compared with IBM's original mainframe, the 701.
Survey: People fake understanding the cloud (even on first dates)
Agencies are going to the cloud and practically everybody is using it. But understanding it is another matter.
The 3 secrets to unlocking big data
What is different about big data is the ability of emerging cloud environments to process unlimited amounts of data.
NASCIO: Big data is a big deal
State governments should be preparing now to make use of the vast ammounts of data their agencies collect, a new report says.
DARPA's next big thing is … analog computing?
The key to mining those huge data sets collected from sensors and camera systems is to leave digital computing behind, the agency says.
Marines find 'best and brightest' via geolocation
Marine Corps recruiters leverage data analytics and geolocation technologies to make the finding the best and the brightest faster, more accurate and more efficient.
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