November 9, 2008
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The Boreas Network in the Midwest connecting Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been upgraded to a 200GB network capacity. This Regional Optical Network (RON) will be advancing the … Continue reading
October 19, 2008
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The 2008 Fall Internet2 member meeting last week in New Orleans proved that Big Science is here and I’m not sure the world is prepared to handle LHC’s generated data. The session included an HD video conference to the Large … Continue reading
October 8, 2008
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Tectonic Economics? Robyn Meredith has shared a must read bookThe Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us. Take a look at Wall Street lately? Then think about oil, the … Continue reading
August 19, 2008
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Today WiscNet is offsite at the 10th annual Angelbeat conference at the Milwaukee Hilton City Center. The team is coming in from Madison and I was able to sleep in this morning until 5:30am and hang with Max for a … Continue reading
June 27, 2008
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In today’s world it seems everything is about China. There are so many emerging topics of interest Americans need to understand about this giant economy and manufacturing base. Ted Fishman’s China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges … Continue reading
June 20, 2008
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Well I’m not exactly sure either guy knows what Internet2 is today but clearly Jeremy Kaplan from PC Magazine does not convey the basics of Internet2…Yikes. Tags: Internet2, bandwidth, network, fiber, globalization, trends
June 17, 2008
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FireFox3 is staggering their 3.0 rollout — so the world does not all download at one time killing their servers. Not a bad idea: Chicago – Milwaukee – Madison get downloading at 12:00 noon!
June 16, 2008
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This morning’s commute was much better than DOT’s suggested Milwaukee > Beloit > Madison. That route tacks an extra 105 miles one way. I cannot believe they are suggesting this route all the way down to Beloit! This route … Continue reading
May 30, 2008
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How can you compete today in a globalized, highly competitive world regardless of market? One very smart solution: Analytics. From Google and Amazon to the Red Sox and the Patriots, organizations (yes sports teams included) are succeeding by competing on … Continue reading
May 20, 2008
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Max’s first laptop will be the new One Laptop Per Child prototype announced this morning by Nichoals Negroponte. No “keyboard” since both sides of this ebook reader will support a virtual keyboard. But I’d like to buy a 1st Gen … Continue reading