Inescapable Data: Harnessing the Power of Convergence (Hardcover)

Chris Stakutis, John S. Webster

  • 出版商: Prentice Hall
  • 出版日期: 2005-05-02
  • 定價: $1,050
  • 售價: 6.0$630
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 304
  • 裝訂: Hardcover
  • ISBN: 0131852159
  • ISBN-13: 9780131852150
  • 相關分類: 大數據 Big-dataData Science
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Table of Contents:

Foreword.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

1. The Inescapable Data Vision.

2. The Connectivity Divide.

    Introduction.

    Wireless and WiFit From Confusion and Competition to Possible Synergy.

      Nokia and DoCoMo Versus the Old Guard.

      Connecting You.

      Connected and Truckin’.

      Staying Connected Down on the Farm.

      Connected Camping.

      Untethered Displayable Data.

      Religion and the Connected.

      Summary.

3. Inescapable Data Fundamentals.

    Introduction.

    What Is Important in Communication.

    From Postal Mail to Voicemail to E-Mail to IM and Beyond.

    Data-Everywhere Devices.

    RFID.

    Hybrid PDAs (Personal Communicators).

    Video Cameras and Webcams.

    Wireless Pervasive Monitoring and Sensing Devices.

    Enabling Pervasive Networking.

    XML...Describing It All.

    Summary: The Final Blend of Ingredients.

4. From Warfare to Government, Connectivity Is Vitality.

    Introduction.

    Instant Messaging Changing Command and Control in War.

    Battlefield Connectivity.

    A “Connected” Homeland.

    Pervasive Public Surveillance.

    Connecting State Governments...Together.

    Summary.

5. Pervading the Home.

    Introduction.

    Key Foundation Technologies.

    RFID, Wireless, and XML.

    For Example, Refrigerators.

    From Laundry and Home Inventory to Energy Systems.

    Home Security: Video.

      GPS–Tracing Our Steps.

      Summary.

6. Connecting Medicine.

    Introduction.

      DNA–Massive Data, Massive Value.

      Bioinformatics/Pharmaceuticals.

      Radiology.

      Hospitals.

      Scheduling Care Delivery.

      Pediatric and Personal Health Care.

      Summary.

7. Work Life: Oxymoron No Longer.

    Introduction.

    Converged Connections–Of Conference Calls, Cell Phones, and WiFi-Enabled Laptops.

      Work@Home.

      Instant Messaging.

      Groupware and Virtual Office.

      Text Messaging and Convergence.

      The New Employee: Independent Consultant.

      Social Implications.

      Summary.

8. Real-Time Manufacturing.

    Introduction.

      The Changing Manufacturing Landscape.

      Value Stream Mapping.

      RFID and Real-Time Insight into the Supply Chain.

      New Computing Architectures Driven by RFID-Type Sources.

      The Shipping Business.

      Customized Through to Consumer.

      Video-Controlled Productions.

      Summary.

9. Sports and Entertainment: Energizing Our Involvement.

    Introduction.

      Auto Racing by Numbers.

      Heads-Up Sports.

      Inescapable Data and the Individual.

      Athlete.

    The Swimmer’s Edge.

    Running with Inescapable Data.

    The Inescapable Data Racquet.

      Teams and Fans: Real-Time Participation.

    Player Tracking and Analysis.

    Participatory Games.

    TV: Yielding to User-Designed Viewing.

    Video Business, Connected Style.

    Summary.

10. Connecting to Retail

    Introduction.

    RFID and the Grand Retail Vision.

    Mining Retail E-Commerce

    Charting the Course of Customers.

    Watching Store Operations.

    Metro’s Future Store: A Look at Where It  All Comes Together.

    Buying Shoes–How Extreme  Customization Is Possible.

    Summary.

11. Computer Storage Impacted by Inescapable Data.

    Introduction.

    Data Classification.

    Store Everything?

    The Data Preservation Challenge.

    Breakthrough Compression.

    Video and Media Driving Storage  Growth.

    From Blocks to Files to Objects.

    Data Protection.

    Storage Utility.

    Summary.

12. Super Computers, Visualization,  and Networks

    Introduction.

    Super Computers.

    Visualization and 3D Graphics.

    XML and New CPUs?

    Intelligent Networking.

    Internet Enterprise.

    Motes.

    Summary.

13. Inescapable Data in Perspective.

    What Is Inescapable Data?

    Venture and Investment

    Should I Worry About Too Much Data  and Connectivity?

    What Should I Be Doing to Exploit the New World?

    Predictions.

      Communication.

      Entertainment.

      Money.

      Home and Life.

      Work and Business.

      Miscellaneous.

   Summary.

Index.

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目錄:

前言。
前言。
致謝。
1. 無法逃避的數據視野。
2. 連接分歧。
- 簡介。
- 從混亂和競爭到可能的協同效應的無線和 WiFit。
- Nokia 和 DoCoMo 對抗舊勢力。
- 與您連接。
- 連接並行駛。
- 在農場上保持連接。
- 連接露營。
- 無線顯示數據。
- 宗教和連接。
- 總結。
3. 無法逃避的數據基礎知識。
- 簡介。
- 通信中的重要事項。
- 從郵件到語音郵件到電子郵件到即時通訊及更多。
- 無處不在的數據設備。
- RFID。
- 混合個人數據助手(PDA)。
- 視頻攝像機和網絡攝像頭。
- 無線普遍監測和感應設備。