Inescapable Data: Harnessing the Power of Convergence

Table of contents

1. Copyright
   1. Dedication
2. IBM Press
   1. On Demand Computing Books
   2. WebSphere Books
   3. More Books from IBM Press
   4. DB2® Books
3. Foreword
4. Preface
   1. Overview
   2. Intended Audience
   3. The Interviews as a Foundation
5. Acknowledgments
6. About the Authors
7. One. The Inescapable Data Vision
8. Two. The Connectivity Divide
   1. Introduction
   2. Wireless and WiFi: From Confusion and Competition to Possible Synergy
   3. Nokia and DoCoMo Versus the Old Guard
   4. Connecting You
   5. Connected and Truckin'
   6. Staying Connected Down on the Farm
   7. Connected Camping
   8. Untethered Displayable Data
   9. Religion and the Connected
   10. Summary
9. Three. Inescapable Data Fundamentals
   1. Introduction
   2. What Is Important in Communication?
   3. From Postal Mail to Voicemail to E-Mail to IM and Beyond
   4. Data-Everywhere Devices
      1. RFID
      2. Hybrid PDAs (Personal Communicators)
      3. Video Cameras and Webcams
      4. Wireless Pervasive Monitoring and Sensing Devices
   5. Enabling Pervasive Networking
   6. XML...Describing It All
   7. Summary: The Final Blend of Ingredients
10. Four. FromWarfare to Government, Connectivity Is Vitality
    1. Introduction
    2. Instant Messaging: Changing Command and Control in War
    3. Battlefield Connectivity
    4. A “Connected” Homeland
    5. Pervasive Public Surveillance
    6. Connecting State Governments...Together
    7. Summary
11. Five. Pervading the Home
    1. Introduction
    2. Key Foundation Technologies
    3. RFID, Wireless, and XML
    4. For Example, Refrigerators
    5. From Laundry and Home Inventory to Energy Systems
    6. Home Security: Video
    7. GPS—Tracing Our Steps
    8. Summary
12. Six. Connecting Medicine
    1. Introduction
    2. DNA—Massive Data, Massive Value
    3. Bioinformatics/Pharmaceuticals
    4. Radiology
    5. Hospitals
    6. Scheduling Care Delivery
    7. Pediatric and Personal Health Care
    8. Summary
13. Seven. Work Life: Oxymoron No Longer
    1. Introduction
    2. Converged Connections—Of Conference Calls, Cell Phones, and WiFi-Enabled Laptops
    3. Work@Home
    4. Instant Messaging
    5. Groupware and Virtual Office
    6. Text Messaging and Convergence
    7. The New Employee: Independent Consultant
    8. Social Implications
    9. Summary
14. Eight. Real-Time Manufacturing
    1. Introduction
    2. The Changing Manufacturing Landscape
    3. Value Stream Mapping
    4. RFID and Real-Time Insight into the Supply Chain
    5. New Computing Architectures Driven by RFID-Type Sources
    6. The Shipping Business
    7. Customized Through to Consumer
    8. Video-Controlled Production
    9. Summary
15. Nine. Sports and Entertainment: Energizing Our Involvement
    1. Introduction
    2. Auto Racing by Numbers
    3. Heads-Up Sports
    4. Inescapable Data and the Individual Athlete
       1. The Swimmer's Edge
       2. Running with Inescapable Data
    5. The Inescapable Data Racquet
    6. Teams and Fans: Real-Time Participation
    7. Player Tracking and Analysis
    8. Participatory Games
    9. TV: Yielding to User-Designed Viewing
    10. Video Business, Connected Style
    11. Summary
16. Ten. Connecting to Retail
    1. Introduction
    2. RFID and the Grand Retail Vision
    3. Mining Retail E-Commerce
    4. Charting the Course of Customers
    5. Watching Store Operations
    6. Metro's Future Store: A Look at Where It All Comes Together
    7. Buying Shoes—How Extreme Customization Is Possible
    8. Summary
17. Eleven. Computer Storage Impacted by Inescapable Data
    1. Introduction
    2. Data Classification
    3. Store Everything?
    4. The Data Preservation Challenge
    5. Breakthrough Compression
    6. Video and Media Driving Storage Growth
    7. From Blocks to Files to Objects
    8. Data Protection
    9. Storage Utility
    10. Summary
18. Twelve. Super Computers, Visualization, and Networks
    1. Introduction
    2. Super Computers
    3. Visualization and 3D Graphics
    4. XML and New CPUs?
    5. Intelligent Networking
    6. Internet Enterprise
    7. Motes
    8. Summary
19. Thirteen. Inescapable Data in Perspective
    1. What Is Inescapable Data?
    2. Venture and Investment
    3. Should I Worry About Too Much Data and Connectivity?
    4. What Should I Be Doing to Exploit the New World?
    5. Predictions
       1. Communications
       2. Entertainment
       3. Money
       4. Home and Life
       5. Work and Business
       6. Miscellaneous
    6. Summary
20. This Book Is Based On In-Depth Interviews With These Industry Thinkers