Interesting how Big Data Analytics plus Scale up, Scale out Cloud Computing can be used to harness tons of information and make it useful. In this case, "the billion dollar election" Could we see the same happen in Kenya with the Open Data Project or future elections? http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2012/11/aws-in-action-behind-the-scenes-of-a-pres... http://m.npr.org/news/Politics/164979755 Gabe Shompole VCP, CCNP, MCTS, MCP, NCDA, NCIE, BCFA | Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Founder | Kentelcom IT Infrastructure Consulting | Phone +1-678-905-0522 | www.kenyacloud.blogspot.com<http://www.kenyacloud.blogspot.com> The content of this e-mail from Kentelcom (including any attachments) is strictly confidential and may be commercially sensitive. If you are not, or believe that you may not be, the intended recipient, please advise the sender immediately by returning the e-mail, deleting it and destroying any copies. This Email has also been Scanned for Viruses by MailScanner and is believed to be clean. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.