Yearly Archives: 2015

DataBridge shines a light on dark data

Chapel Hill, NC – Even in the age of big data, most research data is created by small research teams or individual investigators. These researchers collect their data, analyze it, and usually store it on a local hard drive or network where it is impossible for future researchers to access it. Individually, these data sets […]

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Three keys to work-life balance

Last week, I was asked to speak to young professionals about work-life balance, so I have been pondering this topic a lot. How do you juggle both a full-time, demanding and exacting career and the often-contradictory demands of raising little human beings to become productive members of society? To be honest, I think the “secret” […]

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Data Matters draws over 100 students to Chapel Hill

International group of students sharpen data science skills in short course series. A second cohort of students recently wrapped up their summer data science learning at the Data Matters Short Course Series. A total of 132 business managers, data analytics specialists, academic researchers, and others who grapple with big data attended the short course series held […]

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Getting to know RENCI’s Social Computing Rooms

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Big data and data presented as imagery hold great value as tools for educators and researchers, but working with enormous data sets can be overwhelming. Medical records, social networking data, environmental measurements gleaned from remote sensors, online transactions, and more can help doctors diagnose their patients, allow businesses to better serve […]

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Software to accelerate science

In three years, the WSSI shows that software best practices can make a difference in water science. Ask any elementary school student and they will tell you that water is a renewable resource. Unfortunately, this “fact” comes with a few complications, like the truth that if we are not careful stewards of our water, it […]

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iRODS Consortium welcomes IBM as latest member

CHAPEL HILL, NC – IBM is the latest company to join the iRODS Consortium, a membership organization of users and service providers that sustains the integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS) as free open source data management software. IBM has signed an agreement that will make the company the eighth member of the consortium. IBM joins […]

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Collaborations in coastal resilience

New funding for DHS Center of Excellence means continued collaboration with RENCI on coastal issues The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced it will provide $20 million over five years to fund the Coastal Resilience Center of Excellence (COE) at UNC-Chapel Hill. That’s a good thing for people in coastal areas who each year […]

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Cleversafe joins the iRODS Consortium

CHAPEL HILL, NC, May 12, 2015 – Cleversafe, the market share leader in web-scale data storage, will become the ninth member of the iRODS Consortium, a membership-based foundation organized to sustain the integrated Rule-Oriented Data System (iRODS) as free open source data management software. Cleversafe, a Chicago-based company, delivers a breakthrough private cloud platform that […]

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Webinar to put the spotlight on metadata

Need your data to remain useful and discoverable over its entire lifespan? Metadata is the key. Metadata—or data about data—and its importance in life sciences research will be the discussion topic at an upcoming webinar featuring RENCI’s Dan Bedard, Interim Executive Director of the iRODS Consortium, Stephen Worth, director of Global New Business Development Operations […]

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iRODS to celebrate banner year at 2015 User Group Meeting

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Users from around the globe who use iRODS, the open source data management platform now developed at RENCI and sustained through the iRODS Consortium, will meet in Chapel Hill June 10 and 11 for the 2015 iRODS User Group Meeting (UGM). The UGM is an annual opportunity for iRODS users and […]

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