africa, big data, china, cloud computing
China has rapidly grown in the past decade to be one of the most powerful economies in the world. Its standard of life and quality of business services have also improved. Much of this change has been brought about by the efficient use of data. Africa, home to more than 1.2 billion people, can learn ...
IBM has announced that it will be acquiring Red Hat for a massive US$34 billion. While investing such a large amount of money in a company that basically provides software for free looks strange, Red Hat generates about US$3 billion in revenues every year from the businesses that seek its support. The acquisition of Red ...
The history of human flight and the aerospace industry have early beginnings. By 1,000 B.C., Chinese scouts on kites monitored enemies, and by the 16th century, inventors were experimenting — often tragically — with devices that simulated birds’ wings. The 18th century saw the rise of hot air balloons. The next century brought steam-powered aircraft. ...