Mawele is one of those schools which was built from the community's own meagre contributions. At a time when you had no caring government to provide for your children's educational needs, you took up the cudgels and built a school out of virtually nothing. 2015 Edition | 2014 Edition | 2013 Edition | 2012 Edition Tweets by @ThingsExpo @ThingsExpo BlogsIBM Named "Diamond Sponsor" in NY and CABy Yeshim DenizSYS-CON Events announced today that SoftLayer, an IBM Company, has been named “Gold Sponsor” of SYS-CON's 18th Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 7-9, 2016, at the Javits Center in New York, New York. SoftLayer, an IBM Company, provides cloud infrastructure as a service from a growing number of data centers and network points of presence around the world. SoftLayer’s customers range from Web startups to global enterprises.May. 24, 2017 05:15 PM EDT Reads: 7,554Speaking Opportunities in Silicon ValleyBy Elizabeth WhiteThe 21st International Cloud Expo has announced that its Call for Papers is open. Cloud Expo, to be held October 31 - November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, brings together Cloud Computing, Big Data, Internet of Things, DevOps, Digital Transformation, Machine Learning and WebRTC to one location. With cloud computing driving a higher percentage of enterprise IT budgets every year, it becomes increasingly important to plant your flag in this fast-expanding business opportunity. Submit your speaking proposal today!May. 24, 2017 05:00 PM EDT Reads: 1,546IoT: How to Handle All This Data ‘Power Panel'By Liz McMillanMultiple data types are pouring into IoT deployments. Data is coming in small packages as well as enormous files and data streams of many sizes. Widespread use of mobile devices adds to the total. In this power panel at @ThingsExpo, moderated by Conference Chair Roger Strukhoff, panelists will look at the tools and environments that are being put to use in IoT deployments, as well as the team skills a modern enterprise IT shop needs to keep things running, get a handle on all this data, and deliver the analytics that add value.May. 24, 2017 04:15 PM EDT Reads: 5,186Nutanix Platinum Sponsor New York & Silicon ValleyBy Yeshim DenizDevOps is often described as a combination of technology and culture. Without both, DevOps isn't complete. However, applying the culture to outdated technology is a recipe for disaster; as response times grow and connections between teams are delayed by technology, the culture will die. A Nutanix Enterprise Cloud has many benefits that provide the needed base for a true DevOps paradigm.May. 24, 2017 01:30 PM EDT Reads: 5,316[session] Building Serverless ApplicationsBy Elizabeth WhiteApache OpenWhisk on IBM Bluemix provides a powerful and flexible environment for deploying cloud-native applications driven by data, message, and API call events. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Daniel Krook, Software Architect, IBM Watson and Cloud Platform, and Distinguished IT Specialist, will discuss why serverless architectures are attractive for many emerging cloud workloads and when you should consider OpenWhisk for your next project. Then get started on Bluemix with three sample applications covering how the OpenWhisk programming model enables you both to implement REST APIs and pr...May. 24, 2017 09:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,867The Internet of Things and Analytics at The EdgeBy William SchmarzoThe Internet of Things (IoT) promises to change everything by enabling “smart” environments (homes, cities, hospitals, schools, stores, etc.) and smart products (cars, trucks, airplanes, trains, wind turbines, lawnmowers, etc.). I recently wrote about the importance of moving beyond “connected” to “smart” in a blog titled “Internet of Things: Connected Does Not Equal Smart”. The article discusses the importance of moving beyond just collecting the data, to transitioning to leveraging this new wealth of IoT data to improve the decisions that these smart environments and products need to make: t...May. 24, 2017 09:30 AM EDT Reads: 8,197CFP for @ThingsExpo Silicon Valley OpensBy Liz McMillanInternet of @ThingsExpo, taking place October 31 - November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA, is co-located with the 21st International Cloud Expo and will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. @ThingsExpo Silicon Valley Call for Papers is now open.May. 24, 2017 09:00 AM EDT Reads: 1,034How to Achieve Digital Transformation By William SchmarzoIndustry after industry is under siege as companies embrace digital transformation (DX) to disrupt existing business models and disintermediate their competitor’s customer relationships. But what do we mean by “Digital Transformation”? The coupling of granular, real-time data (e.g., smartphones, connected devices, smart appliances, wearables, mobile commerce, video surveillance) with modern technologies (e.g., cloud native apps, big data architectures, hyper-converged technologies, artificial intelligence, blockchain) to enhance products, processes, and business-decision making with customer, ...May. 24, 2017 07:45 AM EDT Reads: 1,955Golden State Warriors Analytics ExerciseBy William SchmarzoFor a recent University of San Francisco MBA class, I wanted to put my students in a challenging situation where they would be forced to make difficult data science trade-offs between gathering data, preparing the data and performing the actual analysis.