Posts By Bob Gourley

Introducing Datameer 2.0: Hadoop (and more) to the desktop

Datameer’s new version adds to its already impressive ability to empower enterprise users. Datameer was already a capability that could be used by both advanced data scientists and the average enterprise workforce. Now its capabilities have been enhanced to the point that anyone with a PC can use it. I received a webinar of theRead… Read more »

Stuxnet Leak Investigation, 23% Cuts to the DHS CIO’s Budget, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has announced an investigation into leaks including the U.S. involvement in Stuxnet. More here. The Senate Armed Services Committee asks the Department of Defense to improve its ability to collect and analyze network flow data records. More here. A new policyRead… Read more »

Forecasting Protests and Unrest with Recorded Future

Recorded Future, the first temporal analytics engine enabling web intelligence, recently hosted a webinar on how their solution can be used for protest monitoring and forecasting, which you can watch here. The webinar, presented by Jason Hines, Head of Federal at Recorded Future, product engineer Steve Shohn, and Shannon Detone, from the partner agency ThermopylaeRead… Read more »

CTO Commentary of Intel Sections of Senate Report 112-73: National Defense Authorization Act for FY2013

Congress has posted an online report with a long title of: Senate Report 112-173 – NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 R E P O R T [TO ACCOMPANY S. 3254] ON TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013 FOR MILITARY ACTIVITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, AND FOR DEFENSERead… Read more »

NetApp and Cloudera Big Data Event 20 June 2012 Tysons Corner

NetApp and Cloudera are partnering together on an interesting Big Data event in the Tysons Corner VA area on 20 June 2012. The following is from their digital flyer: Hadoop in the Big Data–Driven Organization Discover how to profit from ALL your data with NetApp and Cloudera Enterprises are entering the era of big data,Read… Read more »

Clues About the Origin of Flame, CIA R&D Focuses on Big Data, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: Kasperky Labs finds links to Stuxnet, and hence the U.S. and Israel, in the code for the Flame worm. More here. The 12th Annual Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference is asking for abstracts for consideration to present a briefing, workshop, or panel discussion. More here.Read… Read more »

Multipurpose Biometric Access Cards for the DoJ, Better Weather Forecasting for the Navy, and More

Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Department of Justice is developing biometric smartcards that will provide access to buildings, cloud databases, and mobile applications without a password. More here. The Office of Naval Research is pursuing several projects to improve weather forecasting through next-generation weather models. More here. LinkedIn is workingRead… Read more »

Discussion of Big Data in the Geospatial Intelligence Domain

The US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) held a Geoint Community Week June 4-8 2012 which included a technology day. The afternoon of 07 June was dedicated to fast-paced “ignite” style presentations from some of the key community thought leaders on geospatial data. At the end of these presentations Bob Gourley was asked to summarize andRead… Read more »