Crunching Big Data

Distributed Computing has been a key focus for the Silicon Valley lab since its inception. Mihai Budiu, researcher at Microsoft Silicon Valley talks about the importance of this work, especially when dealing with massive amounts of data that new cloud computing scenarios must handle. Examples of how Microsoft is using Dryad technologies developed in the lab to deliver better customer experiences thru Bing, Kinect and the Hotmail product teams amongst others, provide an insightful perspective on how Microsoft research efforts assist in delivering immersive technologies customers use every day.