Posts by Ron Savoia
Is a Platform as a Service (PaaS) Solution Right for Your Business?
When to Use PaaS In a previous blog article, we explained the concept of platform as a service (PaaS) in cloud computing and outlined some of the important benefits that PaaS solutions can deliver for businesses of all types and sizes. Briefly, PaaS is a cloud computing model in which a third-party provider not only…
Read MoreMachine Learning Paradigms: Supervised, Unsupervised, and Reinforcement Learning
Machine learning can be applied to almost any problem, and it has been used to detect cancer, predict traffic patterns, match people up for dating, recognize faces (and facial expressions), caption images, and much, much more. Depending on the unique problem at hand, different machine learning techniques are used to deliver an effective solution. Below,…
Read MoreEverything Your Business Needs to Know About PaaS (Platform as a Service)
What Is Platform as a Service (PaaS) in Cloud Computing? Much like infrastructure as a service (IaaS), PaaS is a cloud-based computing model. However, PaaS offers additional services beyond IaaS. With infrastructure as a service, a provider like Stratus Innovations Group supplies virtualized infrastructure for computing, storage, and networking. PaaS takes this model a step…
Read MoreHow Machine Learning Works: A Mathematical and Visual Analysis
The Purpose of Machine Learning: Approximating a Function Machine learning techniques help software developers build customized solutions that drive significant business value. The fundamental goal of machine learning is to approximate a function that we, as software engineers, don’t know how to implement based on the available data and information. RELATED ARTICLE: How Software Is…
Read More5 Cost-Saving Benefits of Implementing a Virtual Data Center (VDC)
Understanding Virtual Data Centers Virtual data centers (VDCs) use technology that partitions a single physical server into multiple distinct operating systems and applications. In effect, the virtualization technology of a VDC allows you to turn one server into several servers; these “servers within the servers” are called virtual machines (VMs), and they are ultimately controlled…
Read MoreHow Software Is Developed Using Machine Learning Algorithms
An Overview of How Software Works On a basic level, every software system manipulates data. In software development, we create a system where someone or something (the user) provides some data (the input). Software manipulates that input and translates it into different data, the output. Our fundamental goal for developing software is to have a…
Read MoreWhat Is a Virtual Datacenter, and How Can It Drive Business Value?
An Abridged History of Physical Datacenters Data storage, processing, access, and security have become mission-critical components of every business’ operations over the last several decades. Up until recent advancements in cloud computing, businesses have built physical datacenters for all their information technology (IT) needs. For small operations, these internal (or “enterprise”) datacenters could be housed…
Read MoreThe Benefits of Using IIoT to Monitor and Maintain Your Equipment
The Benefits of Using IIoT to Monitor and Maintain Your Equipment Experts predict that within the industrial manufacturing sector, spending on the internet of things (IoT) will reach almost $900 billion in 2020. That’s compared to only $472 billion in 2014. A large portion of this spending will go toward sensors and devices that monitor…
Read MoreWhat Is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and How Can It Drive Business Value?
An explosion of smart devices is occurring right now. You’ve probably heard of smart watches, smart thermostats, and smart refrigerators. You can even get smart shower heads. But it’s not just personal and home appliances that are getting smarter. Business, manufacturing, and industrial devices are all becoming part of the internet of things to help…
Read MoreCustomized Business Intelligence Reporting via Azure: Case Study With the California Strawberry Commission
Charged with supporting a $2.5 billion industry, the California Strawberry Commission has numerous constituents (growers, shippers, retailers, etc.) who are all focused on growing the California berry and fruit market while keeping it efficient. As part of this effort, the California Strawberry Commission needs to ensure that all constituents receive up-to-date market data such as pricing and volume movement.
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