I just ran into Roy Levin , Microsoft distinguished engineer and managing director of Microsoft Research Silicon Valley , in the Rainier/St. Helens Room at the Microsoft Conference Center. We found ourselves marveling at Commute UX, one of the TechFest 2009 demos I'll be posting about soon, and I...
Moises Goldszmidt ( above ), principal researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley , is showing a pair of demos, in conjunction with lab colleague Mihai Budiu , that examines performance in data centers. "The challenge," Goldszmidt says, "is: How do I summarize thousands of machines...
Data abounds in the digital age. Bits by the billions are collected on a daily basis from a variety of sources: Web services, financial programs, governmental agencies. Those who specialize in data mining and analysis could spend a hundred lifetimes sifting through such data, looking for patterns and...