By David Shamah
Any company that’s not sold on “the Cloud” yet will be when they hear this: According to Eddie Resnick, CEO of Israeli startup Clouds ‘R Us, 85% of computing power in many companies goes unused – ie, companies are buying seven times the average computing power they need, whether in processor speed, memory, or other expensive hardware. “It’s because companies buy for peak needs,” says Resnick, but although that peak may come just once every few weeks, organizations have, until very recently, had no choice but to be prepared.
Thanks to the Cloud, though, companies can now “outsource” their computer usage, [...]
By David Shamah
Thousands of people get sick with food poisoning each year, resulting in lost workdays, hospital stays, or, in some cases, long-term illness or even death. And even in cases where food is supposedly safe, it may still contain debilitating bacteria that, for all the government’s best intentions, still gets through to wreak havoc among the public.
All that could change, though, thanks to a new innovation by Israeli startup MS-Tech, which has developed a new “electronic nose” that can sniff out e.Coli and other bad stuff.
By David Shamah
Dr. Barry Lynn of Weather-It-Is has a better way to predict the weather – and can pinpoint a forecast specifically for your neighborhood. Successful weather prediction is a function of two things, says Dr. Lynn – processing power, and an accurate forecasting model. And he’s got both!
