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Methods and apparatus for searching data and grouping search results into clusters that are ordered according to search relevance. Each cluster includes one or more data type, such as images, web pages, local information, news, advertisements, and the like. In one embodiment, a search term is evaluated for related concepts indicating categories of data sources to search. Data sources may also be identified by context information such as a location of a client device, a currently running application, and the like. Search results in each cluster are ordered by relevance and each cluster is given a score based on an aggregate of the relevance within the cluster. Each cluster score may be modified based on one or more corresponding concepts and/or context information. The clusters are ordered based on the modified scores. Content, including advertisements, may also be added to the ordered list to appear as another cluster.
1. A method for searching data using a network device in communication with a client device, comprising:
receiving, from the client device, one or more search terms;
determining at least one concept based on an analysis of the one or more search terms;
identifying one or more concept-specific data sources over which to perform searches based on the at least one concept;
performing a search over each of the one or more concept-specific data sources based at least on the search term to generate a plurality of clusters, search results from each concept-specific data source comprising a different cluster in the plurality of clusters;
determining a relevance score for each result within each cluster based on user specific contextual data for a user of the client device;
for each cluster in the plurality of clusters, employing at least the relevance scores of each result within the respective cluster to determine a respective cluster score;
generating an ordered listing of each of the plurality of clusters based on the respective cluster scores; and
displaying at the client device at least a portion of the ordered plurality of clusters.
2. The method of
searching at least one non-concept-specific data source to produce at least one of the plurality of clusters of search results.
3. The method of
determining user specific contextual data from at least one of the following: a location of the client device used to submit the search term, an application program used by the client device to submit the search term, a data type of a search result currently being displayed by the client device, a web page through which the search term was submitted, a tracked behavior of the user of the client device, and demographic data.
4. The method of
5. The method of
6. The method of
7. A network device for searching data, comprising:
memory having data and instructions; and
a processor to execute the data and instructions to perform actions, including:
receiving, from a client device, one or more search terms;
determining at least one concept based on an analysis of the one or more search terms;
identifying one or more concept-specific data sources over which to perform searches based on the at least one concept;
performing a search over each of the one or more concept-specific data sources based at least on the search term to generate a plurality of clusters, search results from each concept-specific data source comprising a different cluster in the plurality of clusters;
determining a relevance score for each result within each cluster based on user specific contextual data for a user of the client device;
for each cluster in the plurality of clusters, employing at least the relevance scores of each result within the respective cluster to determine a respective cluster score;
generating an ordered listing of each of the plurality of clusters based on the respective cluster scores; and
displaying at the client device at least a portion of the ordered plurality of clusters.
8. The network device of
9. The network device of
obtaining an advertisement;
including the advertisement into the ordered listing of the plurality of clusters; and
displaying the advertisement at the client device.
10. The network device of
11. The network device of
12. A computer-readable storage medium that includes data and instructions, wherein the execution of the instructions on a computing device by enabling actions, comprising:
receiving, from a client device, one or more search terms;
determining at least one concept based on an analysis of the one or more search terms;
identifying one or more concept-specific data sources over which to perform searches based on the at least one concept;
performing a search over each of the one or more concept-specific data sources based at least on the search term to generate a plurality of clusters, search results from each concept-specific data source comprising a different cluster in the plurality of clusters;
determining a relevance score for each result within each cluster based on user specific contextual data for a user of the client device;
for each cluster in the plurality of clusters, employing at least the relevance scores of each result within the respective cluster to determine a respective cluster score;
generating an ordered listing of each of the plurality of clusters based on the respective cluster scores; and
displaying at the client device at least a portion of the ordered plurality of clusters.
13. The computer-readable storage medium of
14. The computer-readable storage medium of
15. The computer-readable storage medium of
16. The computer-readable storage medium of
searching at least one non-concept-specific data source to produce at least one of the plurality of clusters of search results.
The present invention relates generally to searching data and, more particularly, but not exclusively to grouping search results into clusters that are ordered according to search relevance.
Tremendous changes have been occurring in the Internet that influence our everyday lives. For example, in today's society, mobile computing devices are becoming increasingly more common. Many mobile computing devices, such as personal digital assistants, cellular phones, and the like, may be employed to communicate voice messages, emails, text messages, and so forth, as well as to search for information over the Internet. It is not uncommon to see a person on a bus, train, or even a boat, to be using their mobile devices to search for merchants, restaurants, music, businesses, or the like.
However, performing a search query for user relevant information still remains cumbrous. Often, the user might have to perform several search queries to obtain relevant search results. Irrelevant search results mean that the user is less likely to find when they are looking for, which in turn may translate into lost opportunities for merchants, or other businesses, to prosper from the user. Therefore, many businesses are searching for new ways to make search results more relevant to the user. One technique is to group search results that match submitted search terms. Some search systems provide predefined groups of data types for search results, such as web pages, images, videos, local results, shopping related results, jobs, news, advertisements, and the like. The groups are typically arranged in the same order and each group typically includes only one data type.
Another technique is to determine groups based on textual similarity of the search results. However, textually similar groups generally do not take into account any information about the searcher. Consequently, the groups that are determined by textual similarity may not be the most relevant groups to the searcher. Similarly, a ranking of textually similar groups may not be in an order that is most relevant to the searcher. Current grouping systems also generally provide only brief summary information and links to the search results. A returned search results page generally does not include any substantive content without links based on the search terms. Thus, it is with respect to these considerations and others that the present invention has been made.
Non-limiting and non-exhaustive embodiments of the present invention are described with reference to the following drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the various figures unless otherwise specified.
For a better understanding of the present invention, reference will be made to the following Detailed Description, which is to be read in association with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, and which show, by way of illustration, specific exemplary embodiments by which the invention may be practiced. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Among other things, the present invention may be embodied as methods or devices. Accordingly, the present invention may take the form of an entirely hardware embodiment, an entirely software embodiment or an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
Throughout the specification and claims, the following terms take the meanings explicitly associated herein, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The phrase "in one embodiment" as used herein does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, though it may. Furthermore, the phrase "in another embodiment" as used herein does not necessarily refer to a different embodiment, although it may. Thus, as described below, various embodiments of the invention may be readily combined, without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
In addition, as used herein, the term "or" is an inclusive "or" operator, and is equivalent to the term "and/or," unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "based on" is not exclusive and allows for being based on additional factors not described, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, throughout the specification, the meaning of "a," "an," and "the" include plural references. The meaning of "in" includes "in" and "on."
Illustrative Operating Environment
One embodiment of mobile devices 102-103 is described in more detail below in conjunction with
Mobile devices 102-104 also may include at least one other client application that is configured to receive content from another computing device. The client application may include a capability to provide and receive textual content, graphical content, audio content, and the like. The client application may further provide information that identifies itself, including a type, capability, name, and the like. In one embodiment, mobile devices 102-104 may uniquely identify themselves through any of a variety of mechanisms, including a phone number, Mobile Identification Number (MIN), an electronic serial number (ESN), or other mobile device identifier. The information may also indicate a content format that the mobile device is enabled to employ. Such information may be provided in a message, or the like, sent to search server 106, client device 101, or other computing devices.
In one embodiment, mobile devices 102-104 may also provide a physical location to another computing device. In one embodiment, however, mobile devices 102-104 may provide the physical location information in terms of a latitude and longitude, or the like. However, mobile devices 102-104 may also provide other information that may be employed to determine a physical location of the device, including for example, a cell tower address, a MAC address, IP address, or the like.
Mobile devices 102-104 may further be configured to include a client application that enables the end-user to log into an end-user account that may be managed by another computing device, such as search server 106. Such end-user account, for example, may be configured to enable the end-user to receive emails, send/receive IM messages, SMS messages, access selected web pages, participate in a social networking activity, perform search queries, or the like. However, performing search queries, participation in various social networking activities, or the like, may also be performed without logging into the end-user account.
Client device 101 may include virtually any computing device capable of communicating over a network to send and receive information, including search query information, location information, social networking information, or the like. The set of such devices may include devices that typically connect using a wired or wireless communications medium such as personal computers, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, or the like.
Wireless network 110 is configured to couple mobile devices 102-104 and its components with network 105. Wireless network 110 may include any of a variety of wireless sub-networks that may further overlay stand-alone ad-hoc networks, and the like, to provide an infrastructure-oriented connection for mobile devices 102-104. Such sub-networks may include cellular networks, mesh networks, Wireless LAN (WLAN) networks, and the like.
Wireless network 110 may further include an autonomous system of terminals, gateways, routers, and the like connected by wireless radio links, and the like. These connectors may be configured to move freely and randomly and organize themselves arbitrarily, such that the topology of wireless network 110 may change rapidly.
Wireless network 110 may further employ a plurality of access technologies including 2nd (2G), 3rd (3G) generation radio access for cellular systems, WLAN, Wireless Router (WR) mesh, and the like. Access technologies such as 2G, 3G, and future access networks may enable wide area coverage for mobile devices, such as mobile devices 102-104 with various degrees of mobility. For example, wireless network 110 may enable a radio connection through a radio network access such as Global System for Mobil communication (GSM), General Packet Radio Services (GPRS), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA), and the like. In essence, wireless network 110 may include virtually any wireless communication mechanism by which information may travel between mobile devices 102-104 and another computing device, network, and the like.
Network 105 is configured to couple search server 106 and its components with other computing devices, including, mobile devices 102-104, client device 101, and through wireless network 110 to mobile devices 102-104. Network 105 is enabled to employ any form of computer readable media for communicating information from one electronic device to another. Also, network 105 can include the Internet in addition to local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), direct connections, such as through a universal serial bus (USB) port, other forms of computer-readable media, or any combination thereof. On an interconnected set of LANs, including those based on differing architectures and protocols, a router acts as a link between LANs, enabling messages to be sent from one to another. Also, communication links within LANs typically include twisted wire pair or coaxial cable, while communication links between networks may utilize analog telephone lines, full or fractional dedicated digital lines including T1, T2, T3, and T4, Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs), Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs), wireless links including satellite links, or other communications links known to those skilled in the art. Furthermore, remote computers and other related electronic devices could be remotely connected to either LANs or WANs via a modem and temporary telephone link. In essence, network 105 includes any communication method by which information may travel between search server 106, client device 101, and other computing devices.
Additionally, communication media typically embodies computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave, data signal, or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The terms "modulated data signal," and "carrier-wave signal" includes a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information, instructions, data, and the like, in the signal. By way of example, communication media includes wired media such as twisted pair, coaxial cable, fiber optics, wave guides, and other wired media and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared, and other wireless media.
One embodiment of search server 106 is described in more detail below in conjunction with
Content server 107 represents a variety of content and/or other data that may useable on mobile devices 102-104 and/or on client 101. Such content may include web content, audio content, video content, FTP data, or the like. Data services may include, but are not limited to web services, third-party services, audio services, video services, email services, IM services, SMS services, VOIP services, calendaring services, photo services, or the like. Moreover, information about the content and/or services provided by content server 107 may be employed to provide results to a search query.
Devices that may operate as content server 107 include personal computers desktop computers, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network PCs, servers, and the like.
Illustrative Mobile Client Environment
As shown in the figure, mobile device 200 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 222 in communication with a mass memory 230 via a bus 224. Mobile device 200 also includes a power supply 226, one or more network interfaces 250, an audio interface 252, a display 254, a keypad 256, an illuminator 258, an input/output interface 260, a haptic interface 262, and an optional global positioning systems (GPS) receiver 264. Power supply 226 provides power to mobile device 200. A rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery may be used to provide power. The power may also be provided by an external power source, such as an AC adapter or a powered docking cradle that supplements and/or recharges a battery.
Mobile device 200 may optionally communicate with a base station (not shown), or directly with another computing device. Network interface 250 includes circuitry for coupling mobile device 200 to one or more networks, and is constructed for use with one or more communication protocols and technologies including, but not limited to, global system for mobile communication (GSM), code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), user datagram protocol (UDP), transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP), SMS, general packet radio service (GPRS), WAP, ultra wide band (UWB), IEEE 802.16 Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax), SIP/RTP, or any of a variety of other wireless communication protocols. Network interface 250 is sometimes known as a transceiver, transceiving device, or network interface card (NIC).
Audio interface 252 is arranged to produce and receive audio signals such as the sound of a human voice. For example, audio interface 252 may be coupled to a speaker and microphone (not shown) to enable telecommunication with others and/or generate an audio acknowledgement for some action. Display 254 may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), gas plasma, light emitting diode (LED), or any other type of display used with a computing device. Display 254 may also include a touch sensitive screen arranged to receive input from an object such as a stylus or a digit from a human hand.
Keypad 256 may comprise any input device arranged to receive input from a user. For example, keypad 256 may include a push button numeric dial, or a keyboard. Keypad 256 may also include command buttons that are associated with selecting and sending images. Illuminator 258 may provide a status indication and/or provide light. Illuminator 258 may remain active for specific periods of time or in response to events. For example, when illuminator 258 is active, it may backlight the buttons on keypad 256 and stay on while the client device is powered. Also, illuminator 258 may backlight these buttons in various patterns when particular actions are performed, such as dialing another client device. Illuminator 258 may also cause light sources positioned within a transparent or translucent case of the client device to illuminate in response to actions. In another embodiment, illuminator 258 may comprise a flash for a built-in camera (not shown).
Mobile device 200 also comprises input/output interface 260 for communicating with external devices, such as a headset, or other input or output devices not shown in
Optional GPS transceiver 264 can determine the physical coordinates of mobile device 200 on the surface of the Earth, which typically outputs a location as latitude and longitude values. GPS transceiver 264 can also employ other geo-positioning mechanisms, including, but not limited to, triangulation, assisted GPS (AGPS), Enhanced Observed Time Difference (E-OTD), cell identifier (CI), service area identifier (SAI), enhanced timing advance (ETA), base station subsystem (BSS) or the like, to further determine the physical location of mobile device 200 on the surface of the Earth. It is understood that under different conditions, GPS transceiver 264 can determine a physical location within millimeters for mobile device 200; and in other cases, the determined physical location may be less precise, such as within a meter or significantly greater distances. In one embodiment, however, the mobile device may through other components, provide other information that may be employed to determine a physical location of the device, including for example, a MAC address, IP address, or the like.
Mass memory 230 includes a RAM 232, a ROM 234, and other storage means. Mass memory 230 illustrates another example of computer storage media for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Mass memory 230 stores a basic input/output system ("BIOS") 240 for controlling low-level operation of mobile device 200. The mass memory also stores an operating system 241 for controlling the operation of mobile device 200. It will be appreciated that this component may include a specialized client communication operating system such as Windows Mobile™, or the Symbian� operating system, or a general purpose operating system such as a version of UNIX, or LINUX™. The operating system may include, or interface with a Java virtual machine module that enables control of hardware components and/or operating system operations via Java application programs.
Memory 230 further includes one or more data storage 244, which can be utilized by mobile device 200 to store, among other things, applications 242 and/or other data. For example, data storage 244 may also be employed to store information that describes various capabilities of mobile device 200. The information may then be provided to another device based on any of a variety of events, including being sent as part of a header during a communication, sent upon request, or the like. Moreover, data storage 244 may also be employed to store search data, user preferences, address books, buddy lists, aliases, social networking information, or the like. At least a portion of the information may also be stored on a disk drive or other storage medium (not shown) within mobile device 200.
Applications 242 may include computer executable instructions which, when executed by mobile device 200, transmit, receive, and/or otherwise process messages (e.g., SMS, MMS, IM, email, and/or other messages), audio, video, and enable telecommunication with another user of another client device. Other examples of application programs include calendars, search programs, email clients, IM applications, SMS applications, VOIP applications, contact managers, task managers, transcoders, database programs, word processing programs, security applications, spreadsheet programs, games, search programs, and so forth. One application shown in the figure is browser 245.
In one embodiment, browser 245 may be configured to enable access to a search application, such as might be available through search server 106 and/or content server 107 of
Illustrative Server Environment
Server device 300 includes a central processing unit 312, video display adapter 314, and a mass memory, all in communication with each other via bus 322. The mass memory generally includes RAM 316, ROM 332, and one or more permanent mass storage devices, such as hard disk drive 328, tape drive, optical drive, and/or floppy disk drive. The mass memory stores operating system 320 for controlling the operation of server device 300. Any general-purpose operating system may be employed. Basic input/output system ("BIOS") 318 is also provided for controlling the low-level operation of server device 300. As illustrated in
The mass memory as described above illustrates another type of computer-readable media, namely computer storage media. Computer storage media may include volatile, nonvolatile, removable, and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information, such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by a computing device.
The mass memory also stores program code and data. One or more applications 350 are loaded into mass memory and run on operating system 320. Examples of application programs may include transcoders, schedulers, calendars, database programs, word processing programs, HTTP programs, customizable user interface programs, IPSec applications, encryption programs, security programs, VPN programs, SMS message servers, IM message servers, email servers, account management and so forth. A search module 352 and/or a search clustering module 354 may also be included as an application program within applications 350 or as a separate application.
Search module 352 is configured to receive search terms from client devices, determine other search parameters, perform searches of data sources, provide search results, and perform other search related operations. Search clustering module 354 may be part of, or separate from search module 352. Search clustering module 354 is configured to organize search results into groups and rank the groups of results. Search module 352 and/or search clustering module 354 may employ a process substantially similar to that described below.
Generalized Operation
The operation of certain aspects of the invention will now be described with respect to
A first cluster element 406 indicates a first cluster of search results. The cluster element may be selected to toggle between an expanded view of search results and a closed view of only the cluster element. The cluster element may also comprise a search result itself. The first cluster of search results is displayed near the top of results display 400. The first cluster generally includes search results that are most relevant to the submitted search term. A cluster includes search results of one or more particular data types, such as local listing information, news articles, web page links, images, shopping information, other suggested searches, and the like. For example, first cluster element 406 indicates a cluster of local listing information for coffee stores identified by the search term and within a predefined radius of a mobile device location. In this example, local listing information was determined to be the most relevant cluster of information based on a number of factors, such as the search term, information determined from aggregate analysis of click streams (selections made by numerous users) after entering the search term, prior behaviors of the user in during the search term, location of the mobile device, and/or other information. This particular search term 401 is associated with the concept of retail stores and with the concept of a company. However, the concept of retail stores is likely to have a higher relevance to more users than the concept of a company. Thus, the cluster of local listing information is ranked as the first cluster.
The search results of a cluster can also include content indicating a data type or other information. For instance, a symbol 408 can indicate a type of information provided in the search result. In addition, or alternatively, a logo or other content may be placed on one or more search results, such as based on a paid placement. A selectable expansion control element 409 can be used to display additional results in a cluster.
A second ranked cluster is displayed after the first ranked cluster. In this example, a second rank cluster element 410 identifies a cluster that includes multiple data types of search results. This sample cluster includes a web site search result 410, a stock quote search result 412, and a link to specialized company profile information 414. This cluster illustrates a cluster type that is defined to include multiple specific data types. Alternatively, a cluster type can be generated with multiple data types that may be determined based on search criteria and/or other information. As shown by the second ranked cluster, customized cluster types can be defined to include multiple data types of search results and/or content.
Other cluster types may include a single data type of search results, such as the first rank cluster, third-ranked cluster 412, and fourth ranked 414. In those cases, the cluster type may be equivalent to the date type. Lower rank clusters may also be displayed with fewer search results, or with only space a cluster selection element. For example, low ranked clusters 416 are displayed with only cluster selection elements that require the user to select a cluster selection element to expand the view of corresponding search results. Thus, the relevance of clusters can be indicated by location, size, and other attributes.
The search term used in
Such information may include content related to this city on the current day. For example, date content 504 may provide the current date and enable the user to access a calendar. Similarly, whether or information 506 may display current and forecasts weather conditions in the city. One or more advertisements 502 may also be included. Each of these content items may be obtained from a specialized data source or from an individual data source in the same manner that clusters of search results are obtained. This content cluster, or each content item, can also be ranked relative to other clusters as if the content cluster or content item were just another cluster among the plurality of clusters of search results. In this case, the content information may be considered the first ranked cluster. A traffic alerts cluster 508 would be considered the second ranked cluster. Similarly, local news cluster 510 would be the third ranked cluster, sports cluster 514 would be the fourth ranked cluster, and so on. The clusters of search results may not have data types that are intuitively associated with the search term, but contextual data can be used to obtain and rank clusters of relevant search results.
At an operation 604, the server receives one or more search terms from the mobile device. To simplify the discussion, a single search term will be assumed. Iterative processing and/or other logic can be used in alternate embodiments. The server may also receive, or obtain, context data at an operation 606. For example, the server may check a user's current location, the current application running on the mobile device, the mobile device profile data, online profile data for preferences, behaviors, past purchases, social networking relationships, and/or other user-specific data. Similarly, the server may obtain or calculate aggregated data from click stream analyses and/or other statistical analyses. The contextual information can be used to adjust default weighting multipliers prior to and/or during search processing. In another embodiment, no contextual data is received or determined. Some additional examples of contexts may include, but are not limited to:
At a decision operation 608, the server determines whether any known concepts are identified from the submitted search term. The server may perform a lookup operation for concepts associated with the search term, or may perform other interpretations, such as natural language processing, to determine concepts. Concepts generally identify categories of information related to the search term. For example, the search term "Chicago" is related to the concept of a city and the concept of a play. As another example, the search term "Chicago pizza" is related to the concept of a style of pizza and the concept of food in the city of Chicago.
Each concept may be associated with one or more particular data sources. For instance, play or movie schedules for local theaters may be in specific data sources that would not normally be searched unless it is determined that the user intends the search term to be associated with a play or movie. Other examples of concept-specific data sources may include, but are not limited to:
Each concept-specific data source may include a single data type of data, such as all stock quote data. Alternatively, a concept-specific data source may actually comprise multiple data sources with the same or differing data types. If the server identifies any concepts from the search term, the server searches corresponding concept-specific data sources at an operation 610. More details on one embodiment of the concept-specific search process are provided below with regard to the description of
After searching concept-specific data sources, or if no concepts were identified, the server determines whether any context data was submitted or is available, at a decision operation 612. If context data is available, the server looks up or determines associations between the context data and context-specific data sources. The server searches the associated context-specific data sources at an operation 614. The search results from each context-specific data source comprises another cluster of search results. As above, a context-specific data source may include a single data type of data, such as all restaurant listings within a certain radius of the mobile device's current location. Alternatively, a context-specific data source may comprise multiple data sources with the same or differing data types. Accordingly, the cluster type of a cluster may be the same as the data type or a custom cluster type of multiple data types.
After searching context-specific data sources, or if no context data was available, the server search is nonspecific data sources at an operation 616. Nonspecific data sources may comprise data that will always be searched, such as web page indices, news data, images, shopping data, and the like. At an operation 618, the server orders the results in each cluster of search results obtained from each data source. The search results within a cluster are generally rank based on relevance of the search results to the search term. A number of techniques may be used to rank the search results within a cluster. Weighting factors, rules, and/or other processing may utilize aggregate click stream data, users specific click stream data, user behavior information, and/or other information. In some cases, special clusters are populated with search results from multiple data sources and rank, at an operation 620.
At an operation 622, the server determines a score for each cluster as a whole. The server may determine a cluster score with relevance scores of the search results within the cluster. For example, the server may determine a weighted average based on a cumulative score of the relevance scores and based on a predefined, or dynamically determined, factor. Each cluster score may be modified an operation 624, based on concepts and or context data. Further detail regarding this operation is described below with regard to
In this example embodiment, a search results web page is generated with the ordered clusters, such as those web pages illustrated in
Further detail is now provided regarding operation 610.
And a decision operation 706, the server checks whether or any context data was received or determined. If context data is available, the server applies context-specific multipliers to the concept scores. The multipliers may be predefined or dynamically determined to indicate a relevance of each concept to each context.
After modifying the concept scores, or if no context data is available, the server determines the most relevant concept, at an operation 710. The server may select a single most relevant concept or may rank the concepts. At an operation 712, the server searches one or more concept specific data sources associated with the most relevant concept. Alternatively, the server may search concept-specific data sources for each of the ranked concepts. To simplify the discussion, this example embodiment chooses the most relevant concept and searches a single corresponding concept-specific data source. The search results comprise a concept-specific cluster.
Further detail is now provided regarding operation 610 of
After applying a concept multiplier, or if no concepts were identified, the server checks whether or any context data is available, at a decision operation 806. If context data is available, the server applies one or more context-specific multipliers to the concept scores. The modified concept scores are then returned for subsequent ordering of the clusters.
It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustration, can be implemented by computer program instructions. These program instructions may be provided to a processor to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute on the processor, create means for implementing the actions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. The computer program instructions may be executed by a processor to cause a series of operational steps to be performed by the processor to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions, which execute on the processor to provide steps for implementing the actions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. The computer program instructions may also cause at least some of the operational steps shown in the blocks of the flowchart to be performed in parallel. Moreover, some of the steps may also be performed across more than one processor, such as might arise in a multi-processor computer system. In addition, one or more blocks or combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustration may also be performed concurrently with other blocks or combinations of blocks, or even in a different sequence than illustrated without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention.
Accordingly, blocks of the flowchart illustration support combinations of means for performing the specified actions, combinations of steps for performing the specified actions and program instruction means for performing the specified actions. It will also be understood that each block of the flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified actions or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
The above specification, examples, and data provide a complete description of the manufacture and use of the composition of the invention. Since many embodiments of the invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention, the invention resides in the claims hereinafter appended.
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New York, 12 July 2012 - Participants in the 25th annual NYSE Teachers Workshop rang The NYSE Closing Bell today. This is the second workshop in a series of five, and it includes nearly 20 participants from 36 states. The NYSE Euronext Teachers Workshop is a professional development program for educators who teach economics, financial markets, and personal finance.
"Bringing the financial markets to the classroom through the Teachers Workshop is a vital step towards the NYSE's commitment to increasing financial literacy," said Michelle Greene, Vice President of Corporate Responsibility at NYSE Euronext. "The program is based on the most up-to-date information and insight to assure the advancement of financial capability for the teachers and for their students."
Teachers are enrolled in each of the five programs offered by NYSE Euronext and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Educations and Advocacy. The first three workshops - for first time participants - take place at the New York Stock Exchange through July 20; the SEC Graduate Program will be held in Washington, D.C. from July 24 to 27; and the NYSE Euronext Graduate Program will be held at the NYSE from August 1 to 3.
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Caption: Participants from the 25th annual NYSE Euronext Teachers Work Shop ring The Closing Bell® at the New York Stock Exchange on July 12, 2012 in New York City. (Photo Dario Cantatore/NYSE Euronext)
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In this video, we'll install Node on a Mac using a precompiled binary. This binary is available on nodejs.org so let's go there now. So if you're at nodejs.org, just click the big Install button, and this is automatically going to download the. pkg file for Mac. So I'm just going to click Keep here and it's going to download that file. Now if you got some other file, like a. msi file for Windows, or anything else, head over to the downloads page and you have several different options here for downloading packages.
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Also click Agree to say that you agree to the terms of the license. It's going to tell us how much space it's going to take on the computer, so just click Install, and now type in your password. And now it's saying that Node is installed and it's ready to go. So it's installed both Node and NPM, and it's also telling us to make sure that the user local bin is in our path. I'm going to click close, and now I'm going to open up terminal. So now that I'm at terminal, I'm going to type in node and then hit Return.
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FBI: Sibling suspects captured in Colo.
Two of the three were arrested at the scene. A third fled on foot into Walsenburg but was arrested without incident by state troopers, trooper Richard Krantz said.
A crowd of law enforcement officers stood outside the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center where the siblings were being treated.
The arrests came a day after the FBI warned citizens the trio had likely been spotted buying camping gear in Colorado Springs. Alerts went out to dozens of area law enforcement agencies.
"I was worried about the safety of our troopers," said Colorado Highway Patrol Chief Col. James M. Wolfinbarger. "To have them shooting at you and continue the pursuit, those men are brave."
It was a similarly dangerous chase in Florida on Aug. 2 that launched the manhunt.
An officer tried to pull a car over for speeding northeast of Tampa, Fla. A five-mile chase ensued, with speeds up to 100 mph, and at least two people in the fleeing car squeezed off 20 or more gunshots. A bullet burst the patrol car's front tire and the suspects got away, Nocco said. The officer wasn't injured.
A few hours later, about 210 miles north along Interstate 75, three people wearing masks charged into the Certus Bank in Valdosta, Ga. One of the robbers brandished an AK-47 assault rifle while another was photographed by a security camera waving a machine pistol, the FBI said. The robbers fired shots into the ceiling, then fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a white sedan similar to the Subaru in the Florida chase.
Sheriff's investigators linked the siblings to the case after they found Ryan Dougherty's ankle monitor near the scene of the car chase. He had been issued the monitor after being convicted of sending sexually explicit text messages to an 11-year-old girl. Records show he had registered as a sex offender Aug. 1.
Bell told the AP last week her son was upset by his probation terms and said he feared the conviction would prohibit him from seeing his newborn son.
Nocco said all three siblings had been living together in Lacoochee, Fla., about 45 miles northeast of Tampa, and each had a criminal record. Lee Dougherty has charges pending against her in Florida for hit and run and had previously been charged with battery, Nocco said, and Stanley Dougherty had been charged with marijuana possession.
Nocco also said police feared the siblings were carrying an arsenal of weapons. Tracing prior background checks run by gun sellers, police confirmed that Ryan Dougherty bought an AK-47 assault rifle - like the one used in the bank robbery - at a pawn shop two years ago. Similar checks showed his brother also owned guns.
Police posted photos of the suspects on electronic billboards across the Southeast. Valdosta Police Cmdr. Brian Childress said it seemed the three had a "death wish."
Lee Grace Elizabeth Dougherty's first brush with the law appears to have been last May after she was involved in a traffic accident on Interstate 95 in Florida's Space Coast.


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Erik Spoelstra says Heat don't need to make trades
Jan 12, 2011, 12:52 PM EDT
It's the time of year when a young fan's fancy turns to trades… but coach Erik Spoelstra says Heat fans shouldn't bother.
Sounding like a guy whose team has won 21 of 22, Spoelstra said the Heat don't need to make any trades right now, according to Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel.
"(Pat Riley) asks me all the time, and that's what I say. I feel like we have enough and I really would like to see what this looks like, anyway, with a healthy Mike Miller," Spoelstra said.
"Trying to add another two or three players, that always becomes more of a challenge. And so it is easier for me when we're focusing on just who we have and it's been a good group."
The question of additions is not for now, but for down the line when they could have to deal with Dwight Howard or the long front lines of Boston and Los Angeles in the playoffs. (Lakers, we should add, although the Heat get to see the athletic Clippers front line Wednesday night.) The remaining questions about this Heat team cannot be answered until the playoffs.
Not that the Heat can really make trades. They are over the cap and outside of the obvious three they are not giving up, only Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem would have real trade value on the market. And the Heat aren't moving them, either.
Despite that, it's hard not to appreciate Spoelstra's point. It took this team a couple months to really blend and start to play defense together. To bring in a host of new players is to reset that clock. The Heat may be better dancing with this band this season and making the necessary moves this summer.
- hnirobert3 - Jan 12, 2011 at 1:40 PM
I'd like if they address the PG position, but they don't really have the assets or cap space to acquire anyone better than what they have now…
- thestudiokida - Jan 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM
I dont even need to read this article to tell you the truth. The Heat cant make any big trades. They have zero cap space, zero exceptions and trade-unfriendly contracts.
They wont trade the big 3. Other than Miller & Haslem the rest of the team has minimum contracts. Say they want to trade for Camby; they would have to give up Miller & at least 3 other minimum players to get back only 1. Its just unlikely for any good trades to be possible.
- progress2011 - Jan 12, 2011 at 8:08 PM
Besides the " Big 3 " …..TRADE THE ENTIRE TEAM !
1. I like Haslem's game but he is too small to compete with the bigs in Boston or L.A. LBJ may be taller and bigger than him.
2. Mike Miller is O.K….but he is too one dimensional and is a liability on defense !
The Heat MUST address the Center and PG positions :
1. Andre Miller of Portland – larger guy that can run the point. A true point guard. Decent scorer and defender. LBJ has to often run the PG position because Arroyo and Chalmers have the foot speed and dribbling ability of Dikembe Mutombo !
2. Brendan Haywood of Dallas – True 7 footer. The Heat don't need a lot of points from him but his size inside will be mandatory. LBJ had to play the Center position in the come back win over Portland. That won't work out against the Celtics, Orlando or L.A.
I know all the pundits have all the comments about salary cap space and all the other rhetoric. They said the same thing when the Lakers got Gasol for basically NOTHING !
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International workshop on Cloud Computing: Services and Architecture (Cloud-2012)
International workshop on Cloud Computing: Services and Architecture (Cloud-2012) http://airccse.org/cloud/index.html Venue : The Connaught Hotel, May 26~27, 2012, Delhi, India. Call for Papers Cloud computing helps enterprises transform business and technology. Companies have begun to look for solutions that would help reduce their infrastructures costs and improve profitability. Cloud computing is becoming a foundation for benefits well beyond IT cost savings. Yet, many business leaders are concerned about cloud security, privacy, availability, and data protection. To discuss and address these issues, we are inviting researches who focus on cloud computing to shed more light on this emerging field. This workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in all security aspects of cloud-centric and outsourced computing, including (but not limited to): Topic of Interest Cloud Application, Infrastructure and platforms Design Tool for Cloud Computing Cloud Business Service-Oriented Architecture in Cloud Computing Cloud based, Parallel Processing Virtualization on Platforms in the Cloud Location Based Services, Presence, Availability, and Locality Mobile Clouds for new millennium, mobile devices Social Clouds (Social Networks in the Cloud) Maintenance and Management of Cloud Computing Cloud Computing Architecture Cloud Applications in Vertical Industries Cloud storage and file systems Networks within cloud systems, the storage area, and to the outside Virtualization in the context of cloud computing platforms System integration, virtual compute clusters Consolidation NoSQL data stores Performance, SLA management and enforcement Resource provisioning Security techniques for the Cloud Energy management and programming environments Data storage and management in Cloud computing Case Studies and Theories in Cloud Computing The Open Cloud: Cloud Computing and open source Paper Submission Authors are invited to submit papers through the conference Submission system by March 12, 2012. Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this conference. The proceedings of the conference will be published by Computer Science Conference Proceedingsin Computer Science & Information Technology (CS & IT) series(Confirmed). Selected papers from CLOUD 2012, after further revisions, will be published in the special issue of the following journals. International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications (IJSEA) Computer Science & Engineering: An International Journal (CSEIJ) Advanced Computing: An International Journal ( ACIJ ) International Journal of Information Sciences and Techniques (IJIST) Important Dates Submission Deadline : March 12, 2012 Authors Notification : April 15, 2012 Registration & Camera-Ready Paper Due : April 25, 2012
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St. Cloud Police
Police are looking for a suspect after a woman was reportedly sexually assaulted in St. Cloud late Friday night. Authorities responded to the incident at about 11:36 p.m. in the area of 7th Avenue South and 7th Street South.
1 Injured In St. Cloud Hit-And-Run Crash
Police are looking for a suspect after a hit-and-run crash left one person injured early Saturday morning in St. Cloud. Authorities responded to the crash at about 12:49 a.m. near the area of 9th Avenue and 13th Street in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud Woman Robbed Outside Of Pharmacy On Christmas
A woman was robbed of her purse at gunpoint outside of a St. Cloud pharmacy on Christmas evening, according to St. Cloud Police. The robbery took place after 5 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the parking lot of the CVS Pharmacy at 2420 W. Division Street. A 32-year-old St. Cloud woman was approached by a male gunman who demanded her purse. The suspect is described as a white male, 25-30 years of age and between 5'8″-5'9″ with a thin build. He had facial hair, including a goatee, and wore a black hooded sweatshirt and dark blue jeans.
Teen Arrested For Throwing Hot Grease On Mother
Authorities said a 15-year-old boy was taken into custody Thursday night after throwing hot grease from a frying pan on his mother during a domestic dispute. St. Cloud Police were called to the 3500 block of 3rd Street North at about 3:56 p.m. Thursday on a report of a domestic disturbance in progress.
10 Hospitalized After Van Crashes Near St. Cloud
Authorities said icy conditions from the first snowfall were likely a factor in a Wednesday morning rollover crash that sent 10 people to the hospital. St. Cloud Police responded to a one-vehicle crash at about 4:06 a.m. Wednesday on the County Road 75 overpass near the Sauk River.
St. Cloud Man Arrested In November 2012 Stabbing
Authorities said Wednesday they've made an arrest in connection with a November 2012 stabbing that took place near downtown St. Cloud. Police said Traid Lee Mason, 23 of St. Cloud, was taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the assault, which took place in the early-morning hours of Nov. 17, 2012.
Police: Man Arrested For Throwing Rock At Car With Kids Inside
A 30-year-old man from St. Paul was arrested by St. Cloud Police Wednesday night for throwing a rock through a car window with one adult and three children inside. Police responded to the incident at about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday on the 200 block 19th Avenue North in St. Cloud.
Police: Woman Arrested After Crashing Into St. Cloud Apartment
An 18-year-old woman was arrested Sunday night for apparently crashing her vehicle into an apartment complex in St. Cloud and fleeing the scene, according to police. St. Cloud Police were called to the 1400 block of 12th Avenue North on a report that a car had crashed into an apartment complex at about 8:54 p.m.
Authorities ID Body Found In St. Cloud Garage Fire
Authorities said the body of a 24-year-old man was found in a garage fire at a St. Cloud rental home earlier this week. Police identified the victim as Torry Niles Wiebke of St. Cloud.
Police: 1 Dead In St. Cloud Garage Fire
Authorities in St. Cloud are investigating after a man was found dead in a garage fire on Tuesday. St. Cloud Police and the St. Cloud Fire Department responded to the garage fire at about 7:07 p.m. Tuesday on the 100 block of 36th Avenue.
St. Cloud Police: Man Tried Stealing Multiple Cars, Assaulted Cop
A 44-year-old St. Cloud man has been arrested after trying to steal multiple cars and assaulting a cop with a fire extinguisher, according to police.
Police: 4 In Custody After Cab Driver Robbed In St. Cloud
Authorities said four people were taken into custody early Wednesday morning after an apparent armed robbery of a cab driver in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud Police: Missing Vulnerable Adult Found
St. Cloud Police are asking for the public's help to locate a 23-year-old vulnerable adult who went missing Monday morning.
St. Cloud PD Uses Device To Interpret For Officers
The St. Cloud Police Department has some new technology to help officers better communicate with citizens who don't speak English.
2 Arrested After Bar Fight Gets Rowdy In St. Cloud
Two men were arrested early Sunday morning and a rowdy crowd had to be pepper-sprayed during a bar fight in St. Cloud, according to police.
Homeowner Stabbed In St. Cloud Burglary Attempt
Authorities say a man was arrested Thursday in connection with stabbing following an attempted burglary earlier this month.
St. Cloud PD Ups Enforcement For Weekend Event
St. Cloud police are stepping up enforcement this weekend — after learning of an event called "St. Cloud: The Takeover" on social media.
St. Cloud Police More Than Ready For Twin Cities Party Buses
St. Cloud police aren't interested in any parties "taking over" their city this Friday and Saturday night.
St. Cloud Police Investigating Sexual Assault
St. Cloud police are investigating a sexual assault that took place early Friday morning in St. Cloud.
St. Cloud Police Search For Hit-And-Run Driver
St. Cloud Police are asking for help in locating a hit-and-run driver who struck a 50-year-old pedestrian on Friday morning.
Man Charged With Murder For St. Cloud Fatal Punch
A juvenile petition was filed Tuesday for one count of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree manslaughter and one count of first-degree assault against a 17-year-old accused in the fatal punching death of a St. Cloud man.
Suspect Arrested In St. Cloud Punch Death
St. Cloud Police have arrested a 17-year-old male in connection to an unprovoked attacked that killed a 20-year-old Greenfield man.
Police: No Leads In St. Cloud Punching Death
St. Cloud Police are still asking for the public's help in locating the person who punched a 20-year-old Greenfield man, causing his death.
St. Cloud Man Dies After Injuries From Punch
A 20-year-old St. Cloud man has died from injuries sustained after being punched by an unknown attacker.
Cops: Punch Leads To Life-Threatening Injuries
Authorities are asking the public's help after a 20-year-old man suffered life-threatening injuries after being punched late Thursday night.


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Students (grades 2-5) can learn more about being safe outdoors with an in-school visit by a uniformed Metro Parks ranger. Topics include summer and winter safety techniques, and students receive Junior Ranger badges and other materials. For scheduling, please call 330-865-8052.
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Senior groups can tour the Towpath Trail during summer months in golf carts driven by Metro Parks volunteers. Participation is limited to individuals from senior centers and senior homes in Summit County. Group coordinators, please contact Della Day, manager of volunteer programs, at email@example.com or 330-865-8047. Availability is limited.
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Guided programs fulfill many of the nature-related badge requirements for BSA Bear Cubs, BSA Webelos Scouts, GSA Brownies and GSA Juniors. For more information, call the Nature Realm: 330-865-8065. (Pictured: older scouts building an Eagle Scout project)
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I have a Microsoft Exchange backup and it is causing a problem. The following is the error:
Backup- - AOFO: Initialization failure on: "Microsoft Information Store\Mailbox Database". Advanced Open File Option used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
Snapshot provider error (0xE000FED1): A failure occurred querying the Writer status.
Check the Windows Event Viewer for details.
Writer Name: Exchange Server, Writer ID: {76FE1AC4-15F7-4BCD-987E-8E1ACB462FB7}, Last error: The VSS Writer failed, but the operation can be retried (0x800423f3), State: Waiting for backup complete notification (5).
If I restart the server the next backup will be successfully. But then only the first or first and secound backup will be succesful and they will start to fail again.
How can I solve this issue as I have to keep on restarting the server daily?
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PORT ORCHARD - The Port Orchard City Council recently instituted park impact fees, which developers must pay on new construction.
The fees of $811 per single family residence and $584 per multifamily dwelling unit, approved by the city council Tuesday, will help offset the city's costs in providing parks and recreational facilities to accommodate expected population growth.
Councilwoman Cindy Lucarelli said that as the city expands, people will live farther from centrally located city parks, making smaller but accessible new parks important to the city's quality of life.
To arrive at the respective figures, city planners used a complex formula taking into consideration the assessed value of existing parks and recreation facilities, the city's current population and expected growth, which is based on the U.S. Census.
Over the next six years, Port Orchard expects to add about 500 people per year, a total of 2,973 new residents, to its current population of 11,144, Development Director James Weaver reported. After six years, the city's parks plan — and impact fees — will be revisited.
Gem 1 LLC, the company that owns McCormick Woods and The Ridge, has already paid $650,000 in impact fees for homes it has built, as well as homes it is authorized to build in the future, so the company is exempted from the new rule. The money is earmarked for development of a 65-acre public park on Old Clifton Road.
In his report, Weaver noted that Port Orchard's fees are lower than those of similar-sized Poulsbo, which recently raised its park impact fees from $500 to $1,195 per unit. The state average is much higher at $2,849 per single family home and $2,147 per multifamily unit.
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I really love the suspenders and the hanging roting look. Is this a Zbrush model at the top?
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It's still a little random that American businesses widely observe Cinco de Mayo (and not actual Mexican Independence day: September 16). On the other hand, who wants to argue with an excuse to celebrate during the sober waking-nightmare we all silently suffer between St. Patrick's Day and the Fourth of July?
Just kidding.
Here's a few go-to places where you can be sure to observe the beloved tradition of knocking back tequila and tacos, no matter what day it is.
The Seattle mag editors have 5 Favorite Margaritas around tow. A.J. Rathbun also recommends the Margarita Mas Mejor from Little Water Cantina in Eastlake, where, if the weather is nice, you should definitely sit on the patio.
The Saint on Capitol Hill is launching a special "Tequila Passport" program, where if you collect stamps proving you've sampled all 80 of their tequilas (not in one sitting, for heaven's sake), they'll throw you a party for you and 9 friends (something to look forward to during the next holiday dry spell).
Linda's Tavern, also on the Hill, is offering $2 tacos all day, along with the $5 Two-Fisted Bandito (shot of tequila served with a can of Tecate).
Fresh Bistro is hosting a pig roast on Saturday. A ridiculously cheap $29 gets you family-style servings of roasted pork, appetizers and other sides. If you can't make it to the dinner, check out their Facebook page for a chance to win a private pig roast of your own.
If you'd rather avoid the binge-drinking crowd brought out by this Saturday's Cinco de Mayo/Kentucky Derby doubleheader - why not visit one of our favorite German food spots for a quieter, but still festive, night of libation? No danger of finding margarita-seekers there.
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This white paper focuses on SQL Server backup, as well as the backup types in SQL Server including the traditional method as well as snapshot-based backups used by third party tools like Veeam. It also highlights the "SQL Server route" identifying the proper Veeam settings designed to assure there is no interference between Veeam and SQL Server, as well as the "Veeam route," including the option to perform transaction log backup inside Veeam.
At Veeam we don't focus on backup, but on delivering Availability for the Modern Data Center™. We asked our +145,500 customers what they think and 91% say Veeam is more reliable compared to their previous solution.
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The purpose of this paper is to provide you background on SQL Server. We will explain what SQL Server is, where it came from and its architecture and building blocks.
Topics discussed in detail include relational databases and the SQL language, the components of SQL Server, instances and databases, storage structures, how a query is executed, transaction logging, security, and data transfer.
Sure, the cloud provides flexibility and scalability, but getting data in and out of a Microsoft Azure VM isn't as easy as it might look. We're trained to use Windows Explorer to simply copy files to fileservers or between servers without any issues, but in the era of cloud computing, it isn't that simple.
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There are some ways to copy files to and from Azure VMs, but each bring challenges or have some limitations…until now, when Veeam cracked The File Copy Predicament.
In this edition of VeeamUP, we'll explore how remote branch offices can achieve excellent levels of availability without facing complexity. Here we approach the unique needs of ROBOs: Teams based in remote offices need constant, reliable and fast access to essential data, without sacrificing data security and integrity. Read this VeeamUP issue to know how to ensure that you use office backup and recovery solutions in the most effective manner.
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Meeting the demands of today's Modern Data Center can be challenging. Critical applications like Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, SharePoint and SQL Server need to be available 24/7 in order to meet the growing demands of the Always-On Business™.
In this FREE white paper, Item-Level Recovery for Tier-1 business applications, written by Kirsten Stoner, you'll learn how Veeam Backup & Replication makes Availability for the Modern Data Center™
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Veeam® Availability on Cisco UCS is a reference architecture that offers a high-performance availability solution with reliable data protection designed for virtualized environments. It helps to create a pre-validated, easy-to-deploy solution that combines Veeam Availability Suite™ and Cisco UCS C3160 storage. Veeam Availability on Cisco UCS allows you to manage large amounts of data and address increasing needs for performance and availability.
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