Think of it this way: on one end of this device-to-data center world, we have streams of raw data coming from Internet-enabled devices.

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The business opportunities opened up by this device-to-data center world, with billions of Internet-connected devices generating Big Data, are the next big thing.

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Implenia's engineers could use that virtual world mock-up to remotely track the data center's power consumption and efficiency in ways that would have otherwise been tough without visiting the location.

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Oracle provides a complete, integrated, and yet open device-to-data center platform that allows partners to capitalize on the myriad of new opportunities that the world of connected devices is bringing about.

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"Wildlife will be impacted, but they are pretty adept at dealing with a topsy-turvy world, " said Ted Scambos, lead scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

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When a customer looks inside of one of these data centers, no matter what market it is in the world, they can look in and see how many networks are sitting inside of that data center.

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