Archive for the Category: Education

MIT and Harvard announce edX

May 2, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Harvard and MIT announced a partnership to offer FREE online courses to students around the world. The initiative, known as edX, will be run by a non-profit organization controlled by the two schools. http://web.mit.edu/press/2012/mit-harvard-edx-announcement.html Also, Princeton, Stanford, Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania announced that they would offer free Web-based courses through a for-profit company […]

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University of Florida Eliminates Computer Science Department

April 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

A truly sad day for computer professionals and future computer professionals. The University of Florida eliminates Computer Science department and increases athletic budgets: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevensalzberg/2012/04/22/university-of-florida-eliminates-computer-science-department-increases-athletic-budgets-hmm/ Are you kidding me!?! They are eliminating the entire Computer Science department and will be using the money for athletic departments. Well, I guess the University of Florida FULLY supports off-shore […]

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Free IBM e-book: DB2 10 for z/OS

April 11, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: DB2 10 for z/OS: The Smarter, Faster Way to Upgrade https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-DB210nurtt1 Written by IBM DB2 experts and published by MC Press, this e-book lays out best practices for planning and executing your upgrade to IBM DB2 10 for z/OS® (from DB2 8 or DB2 9), and […]

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Free IBM e-book: Thinking outside the data warehouse

February 8, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Thinking outside the data warehouse https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=500018646 Thinking outside the data warehouse: How businesses increase agility, boost performance and lower TCO Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Free e-book from McGraw-Hill: Understanding Big Data

January 11, 2012 Roger Lacroix

McGraw-Hill is giving away free copies of the e-book: Understanding Big Data: Analytics for Enterprise Class Hadoop and Streaming Data https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=sw-infomgt&S_PKG=500016891 Authored by IBM experts, Understanding Big Data will get you up to speed on big data technology, help you understand the big data opportunity, and provide criteria for choosing the right big data platform […]

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Free, limited-edition e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies

July 13, 2011 Roger Lacroix

IBM is giving away free copies of the e-book: Systems Engineering for Dummies https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/iwm/web/signup.do?source=swg-rtl-sd-wp&S_PKG=eb_sys-eng-dummies Learn what systems engineering is, and how it can help you speed time to market, improve business agility, and develop and deliver smarter, higher-quality, more connected products while cutting costs. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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