Cloud Computing: What Is Project Premonition And What Does It Mean For You?
June 20, 2015
Grazed from WindowsITPro. Author: Cheryl J. Ajluni.
As those of you who read IT Innovators regularly know, its goal is to help spark your imagination with new ideas and opportunities for improving your networks and storage capability. Just in case you’re in need of a little additional inspiration, however, there’s word out of Microsoft that cloud computing is being used with cutting-edge molecular biology and drones in a system designed to detect infectious disease outbreaks before they become widespread.The system is being developed through the combined efforts of Microsoft and academic partners across multiple disciplines, all of whom are working together on a project that’s being referred to as Project Premonition. If all works as planned, the system will collect and analyze mosquitos to look for early warning signs that a disease is spreading…
The mosquitos will be captured in traps flown into and out of remote area by autonomous drones. Once the mosquitoes are collected, they would be analyzed for microbes and viruses that can harm humans…
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