Tag Archives: Microsoft

Microsoft Research

Posted on May 6, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve always thought that the idea of investing in research products was a good one in many industries. Some of the companies that were very successful across the last hundred years were those that invested in learning about the technologies … Continue reading →

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A Billion Transactions

Posted on April 22, 2013 by way0utwest

How long would it take your systems at work to process a billion transactions? You’d expect some, heavily used and highly visible systems to be involved. The stock market systems process billions of trades a day, but I’m sure most … Continue reading →

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The Patch Wild, Wild West

Posted on April 17, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve had various iOS devices over the last few years and one thing that’s annoyed me is the patching process. I have very little control over which patches I install, and I can’t roll back patches if I get a … Continue reading →

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Modeling the Earth

Posted on April 15, 2013 by way0utwest

Whether you agree with the science of climate change or not, the ability to work on a project like this one from Microsoft Research would be cool. The issue of carbon pollution and the potential impact on our world is huge. If … Continue reading →

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