The game is afoot for ‘Sherlock’ in the cloud
September 29, 2013
Grazed from FierceEntperpriseCommunications. Author: David Weldon.
Though he never lived, a century and a quarter after his first appearance, Sherlock Holmes is still known as the greatest consulting detective of all time. Which is why it is so fitting that a new cloud- and analytics-based initiative looking to solve some of today’s most complex information challenges has been named Sherlock.
The Sherlock cloud computing effort is based at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and looks to duplicate the great problem-solving skills of the fictional detective. According to a recent report at HPC Wire, Sherlock is being aided by SD Technologies and Chickasaw Nation Industries, as well as a number of academic, industry and government stakeholders…
Sherlock currently has four case books, HPC Wire reports: Sherlock Analytics, Sherlock Case Management, Sherlock Cloud and Sherlock Data Lab. Much of the work involves sensitive data, so all four comply with HIPAA and FISMA regulations. Sherlock Cloud also complies with federal Cloud First requirements and is preparing for FedRAMP certification…
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