The capital of Germany currently enjoys the status of a hot item as Die Hauptstadt features as the backdrop for many projects on the small screen. TNT´s 4 Blocks, the most expensive German television show in history; Babylon Berlin helmed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Henk Handloegten; J.K. Simmons-led Counterpart on Starz; Netflix´s German sci-fi thriller Dark; Channel 4´s Deutschland 86, and EPIX´s Berlin Station which has returned for the third season with Jason Horwitch of Rubicon and House of Cards taking over the showrunner´s duties. The spy drama unfolds in and around the CIA foreign station in Berlin. While the first season followed a clandestine mission to uncover the source of leaks to an Edward Snowden-like whistleblower, the next season saw the CIA officer and the series leading character Daniel Miller infiltrating a far-right German party to thwart a suspected act of terrorism. Miller comes back to service for encore action together with his … [Read more...] about Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
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TV Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
The capital of Germany currently enjoys the status of a hot item as Die Hauptstadt features as the backdrop for many projects on the small screen. TNT´s 4 Blocks, the most expensive German television show in history; Babylon Berlin helmed by Tom Tykwer, Achim von Borries and Henk Handloegten; J.K. Simmons-led Counterpart on Starz; Netflix´s German sci-fi thriller Dark; Channel 4´s Deutschland 86, and EPIX´s Berlin Station which has returned for the third season with Jason Horwitch of Rubicon and House of Cards taking over the showrunner´s duties. The spy drama unfolds in and around the CIA foreign station in Berlin. While the first season followed a clandestine mission to uncover the source of leaks to an Edward Snowden-like whistleblower, the next season saw the CIA officer and the series leading character Daniel Miller infiltrating a far-right German party to thwart a suspected act of terrorism. Miller comes back to service for encore action together with his … [Read more...] about TV Review: BERLIN STATION, Cyber Cold War As Ripped Out of Newspaper Headlines
Top reasons businesses suffer digital failure – and how to avoid them
Digital transformation is a top priority in industries around the world. And no wonder: successful digital transformation enables companies to understand the context of specific customer interactions and equips them with the power to redefine their market, re-engage customers, reconfigure their cost base, and reimagine business models. However, simply undergoing a technology transformation does not guarantee the desired outcomes. In order to survive and future-proof their business, companies must get digital 'right'.A recent survey found that only 8 percent of global enterprises consider themselves digitally transformed, with 23 percent still in the early stages of digital transformation. Businesses that successfully transform are in the top quartile of their industries, but those that do not risk the threat of disruption.To better understand the gap between expectations and outcomes when companies undergo digital change, EXL Service partnered with Harvard Business Review (HBR) to … [Read more...] about Top reasons businesses suffer digital failure – and how to avoid them
Lakefront Hammond data center could be transformative
Last year, a record $20 billion was invested in data centers nationwide to keep up with the growing number of YouTube videos, Instagram photos, Wikipedia entries, social media profiles, smart devices, ebooks, streamed movies and binge-watched shows that proliferate each and every day. Though it's digital, that episode of "Stranger Things" or "The Crown" next on your Netflix queue has to be stored on a computer server somewhere. All those likes, retweets and harvested demographic data end up housed in cabinets full of computer hardware.Multi-tenant data center space under construction in the United States doubled to 294.1 megawatts in 2017, up from 149.4 megawatts the previous year, according to the North American Data Centers Data Center Real Estate Review. However, leasing activity slowed in the Chicago area, one of the national hubs of data storage, because of a lack of available inventory.Enter Indianapolis attorney Tom Dakich and New York City-based data center … [Read more...] about Lakefront Hammond data center could be transformative
Review: Image Comics’ Miyazaki-Inspired ISOLA #1 Is Beautiful and Intriguing
Fans of Brenden Fletcher and Karl Kerschl have eagerly anticipated their new series from Image Comics, ISOLA, since its announcement at Image Expo 2016. The fantasy story, about a soldier escorting her queen (currently in the form of a turquoise-striped tiger) on a perilous journey to a mythic underworld island, has drawn comparisons to the work of filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. Fletcher and Kerschl have spoken of Miyazaki’s influence on their work, so this is not by happenstance. ISOLA’s thematic and aesthetic homages to films like Princess Mononoke, full of fantastical creatures and a foreboding sense of danger, are thoughtfully crafted aspects of its world-building and storytelling. Silent moments that give stories a little breathing room and allow audiences to fully immerse themselves in lush details are a hallmark of Miyazaki films. ISOLA’s opening scenes use this technique, quietly coaxing readers into the tale rather than thrusting us into a loud, explosive action … [Read more...] about Review: Image Comics’ Miyazaki-Inspired ISOLA #1 Is Beautiful and Intriguing