Big Data Week Hot

The weather of May today is very unusual ah, after a week of summer and winter. Although the weather is bad, this week's cloud computing is still hot. The main contents of this week are: Grab Google and other giant business, New York University boys dug up and sell their data; Google uses Debian Linux as the default operating system for GCE; Do we really need to burn money blindly for big data? Google uses algorithms and infrastructure to defend itself against Apple; the U.S. National Security Agency declassified how to collect classified data; The group quietly online cloud hosting services, Microsoft issued Deep-tech team recruitment orders.

1. The New York University boy digs up and sells his own data for giant businesses like Google

Since companies such as Google and Facebook can collect user information and cash them in a variety of ways, why can't they, as internet users, collect their own data and sell it openly? Frederico Zannier, a graduate student at New York University, put the issue into practice by deploying data-collection tools on its own devices-documenting the Chrome extension tool for each access address: This tool can record GPS locations and includes a screenshot, Web photo albums and custom applications that record the location of the mouse when a new tab is opened.

Recently, he posted on the Kickstarter activity page: "I'm digging up my own data, breaking my privacy, and now I'm packing this data for sale." ”

Although the project is still in its infancy, he believes that it might be a guideline for such issues. "I think other people should also try to track themselves to see how the Internet works and to think more about the internet," he said. ”

2. Google uses Debian Linux as the default operating system for GCE

In early May, the Google site's reliability test engineers and Debian developer Jimmy Kaplowitz announced that Google would not only add Debian 6.0 and 7.0 mirrors to GCE (Google Compute Engine), but also that Debian Linux as its default server image.

In addition, GCE will continue to support the Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) clone CentOS. Ubuntu is supported, no longer a primary GCE distribution. Advanced users can also set up and use their own Linux images, but you cannot run any non-Linux operating system on GCE.

3. Big Data? Stop bluffing! Do we really need to burn money blindly to pursue big data?

Big data is probably the hottest technical term now. Heat means there is a bubble, there is a place worthy of reflection. Quartz's Christopher Mims May 6 published an article, called "Most of the data is not large, pretending that big data is actually a blind waste of money", justified, it is worth reading.

If you're not in the big data camp now, he thinks, you'll find a way to get some. After all, competition requires big data. If you have a small amount of data, you will be completely defeated by your competitors.

Another big project that consultants and IT companies sell to businesses is that there are many questions behind the big numbers. Fortunately, honest big data practitioners (also known as data scientists) never put aside their skepticism and put forward a series of reasons to be tired of big data hype. Follows：

Even though internet giants such as Facebook and Yahoo! are not always dealing with big data, the use of Google style tools is inappropriate.

Big data has become synonymous with data analysis, a definition that is confusing and counterproductive.

Super Dahua your data scale is becoming a loss.

In some cases, big data can give you a lot of information, but it can also get you into confusion.

4. Google Fearless Apple reason: strong algorithms and infrastructure architecture

This week, Google hosted the 2013 I/O developer Conference at the Moscone West Center in San Francisco, where Google released and unveiled an upgraded version of + +, maps, a new search, a Google paid music subscription service and Google Play game services. These services can be summed up in two words: cloud computing and machine learning.

Google's new feature itself is interesting, but the big picture is that Google can now go where its rival Apple cannot go. Apple is working on the cloud, but machine learning and algorithms are still lacking.

"The opportunities for the future are huge, and we may only hold 1% of them," said Google CEO Larry page. Although our pace of movement is still slow relative to the changes in the industry, we still have a chance. We should create something new and great that doesn't exist at all. ”

"Creating the Future is not a 0 and a game," added page. But as hardware becomes more and more irrelevant, cloud services have replaced software in many ways, and Google can reach out to its claws everywhere. That's why analysts think Apple is restless.

5. U.S. National Security Service decryption Agent training manual: How to use Google and other popular search tools to collect confidential data

The national security Agency recently declassified a Secret Service training manual to train them to use open search engines to investigate.

The handbook, "revealing the Web: An Internet survey," is a total of 643 pages, co-authored by Robin Winder and Charlie Spett, published by the U.S. National Security Service Digital Content Center (he NSA's Center for Digital content) in 2007, Content from the basics of network research to how to find confidential information about unexpected inflows into the public domain. In April of this year, MuckRock, a provider of services for media practitioners and researchers, was released on the basis of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act.

The book is full of tips and tricks, such as what Google can search for, undisclosed file types, and how to run a search that contains all the synonyms of a particular term (that is, the magic "~" symbol). The full text of the manual can be clicked here, but the three techniques of hacking, especially the search for passwords, the search of confidential spreadsheets and the search for incorrect Web servers, are the most watched.

6. The United States group quietly online cloud host services: With the Amazon, or another plan?

https://mos.meituan.com/'s two-level domain name quietly on the line, from the information provided by the official view, the United States Group Open service may be only the United States to use their own surplus computing power to do a small attempt. This reminds us of the world's largest cloud services provider, Amazon, now Amazon Web Services AWS has become a leader in cloud computing, but the ultimate goal of the two is consistent, it is still unclear.

Image: The United States Mission Cloud host services

News from Pingwest said: "The United States to open the service is Wang personally led by the cloud host service is only one part;" We also heard news that the group's cloud services may also include companies or individuals working together in a box-like cloud service product. ”

In the United States to open the Service site, users can use the United States network account login. The official website currently offers 5 types of packages, ranging from 69 yuan/month to 1099 yuan/month. In addition to the first to second service, the U.S. mission cloud services prices are basically lower than Aliyun 30%-50%, it is clear that the United States Mission Cloud host services to the characteristics of cost-effective. And from the flexibility of consideration, the United States cloud only the above five specifications, but also can not do as Aliyun like the free collocation, time selection is also less.

7. Microsoft publishes the Deep-tech team recruitment order, expects to obtain the next generation developer's support

While no company can guarantee that new frameworks or services are immediately popular with developers, Microsoft is busy developing new non-Microsoft developers while encouraging the retention of loyal developers.

Redmondians decided to take the initiative by waiting for the developer to embrace its newly developed technology collection. On May 13, the Microsoft DPE (Developer and Platform Evangelism) department released a new team "deep tech" recruitment order. The new team will work with top engineers outside the company to build next-generation applications based on the Microsoft platform.

John Shewchuk, head of the new technology evangelism and development team, said: "The platform now includes all of our products, and our task is to help developers use these new technologies to make up the solution." ”

Many of the techniques that developers choose to mix and match from the Microsoft Toolbox did not exist 10 years ago, even years ago. This includes all Windows Azure technologies, and provides developers with interfaces and datasets that can be on the WINRT framework (Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012). Microsoft's next-generation Xbox, Kinect, Windows Phones, Surfaces, perceptive pixel multi-touch are around these technologies.

"It's a playground," Shewchuk said. We will work with all the different parts of the Microsoft business community, like a geek paradise. ”

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