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R and Python - Research Computing Services

custom module installations, you may consider using conda virtual environments. With a virtual environment you can update the packages for one project without disturbing the packages of your other projects. Our Conda Environments web page... View Details

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Compute Cluster and Data Storage - Research Computing Services

Foundation's Allocated Production Compute/Storage/Cloud (ACCESS) is an advanced cyberinfrastructure system providing advanced computing and data resources. Access to large-scale computing systems, storage, and other resources are available to researchers and educators... View Details

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Data Tips & Toolkits - Research Computing Services

Package Wordcloud R Package Web Scraping Please remember that before embarking on a web scraping project, you should check the university guidance on web scraping and the... View Details

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Workshops & Technical Talks - Research Computing Services

Introduction to Data Visualization with ggplot2 Cleaning Data in R Python Python workshop materials (e.g., Python Introduction; Python Web Scraping) from Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science (IQSS) . DataCamp Introduction... View Details

June 1999 (Revised June 2000)
Teaching Note

Wells Fargo Online Financial Services (A) and (B) TN

By: Robert S. Kaplan

Teaching Note for (9-198-146) and (9-199-019). View Details

Keywords: Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

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WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services | Baker Library

WRDS - Wharton Research Data Services Platform hosting financial, accounting, banking, economics, management, marketing, and public policy databases accessible through a single interface. Read More WRDS is a web-based business data... View Details

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Efficiencies and Regulatory Shortcuts: How Should We Regulate Companies like Airbnb and Uber?

By: Benjamin Edelman and Damien Geradin

New software platforms use modern information technology, including full-featured web sites and mobile apps, to allow service providers and consumers to transact with relative ease and increased trust. These platforms provide notable benefits including reducing... View Details

Keywords: Platforms; Regulation; Sharing Economy; Uber; Airbnb; Universal Service; Insurance; Market Platforms; Service Delivery; Software; Service Industry

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01 Apr 2002
News

New Director of MBA Career Services Focuses on Power of Alumni Network

a difficult place now, and our students can be part of the effort to help turn it around." Just a few months into his new job (landed, incidentally, through the HBS Career Services Web site), Merrick is... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services; Educational Services

2021
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Evidence of Decreasing Internet Entropy: The Lack of Redundancy in DNS Resolution by Major Websites and Services

By: Samantha Bates, John Bowers, Shane Greenstein, Jordi Weinstock, Jonathan Zittrain and Yunhan Xu

This paper analyzes the extent to which the Internet’s global domain name resolution (DNS) system has preserved its distributed resilience given the rise of cloud-based hosting and infrastructure. We explore trends in the concentration of the DNS space since at least... View Details

Keywords: Domain Name System; Resilience; Entropy; Internet and the Web; Infrastructure; Performance Effectiveness; Safety; Cybersecurity

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November 2015 (Revised April 2017)
Case

Streaming Over Broadband: Why Doesn't My Netflix Work?

By: Shane Greenstein and Michael Norris

In late 2013 and early 2014, Netflix service over the major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) suffered major slowdowns. What were the causes of these problems? What could Netflix do to solve them? View Details

Keywords: Digital Innovation; Internet; Broadband Service; Internet and the Web; Information Technology; Infrastructure; Utilities Industry; United States

May 2009
Teaching Note

F-Secure Corporation: Software as a Service (SaaS) in the Security Solutions Market (TN)

By: Lynda M. Applegate, Robert D. Austin, Kalle Lyytinen, Esko Penttinen and Timo Saarinen

Teaching Note for [809099]. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Applications and Software; Innovation and Invention; Opportunities; Business Growth and Maturation; Service Operations; Problems and Challenges; Web Services Industry; Web Services Industry

August 2021 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform (Abridged)

By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi

Lexoo, a UK-based online marketplace for legal services, was facing the strategic choice of how to grow from early start-up to mature platform. Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo's CEO, and web developer Chris O'Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo to help Small and Medium-Sized... View Details

Keywords: Legal Services; Marketplaces; Pivot; Growth and Development Strategy; Digital Platforms; Small Business; Service Operations; Decision Making; Legal Services Industry

August 2018 (Revised February 2022)
Case

Lexoo: Building a Long-Lasting Platform

By: Chiara Farronato and Elena Corsi

Daniel van Binsbergen, Lexoo’s CEO, and web developer Chris O’Sullivan, CTO, had set up Lexoo, a UK legal marketplace, to help small and medium enterprises (SME) find legal advice at low prices. Lexoo had recently invested in a new vertical focused on larger companies.... View Details

Keywords: Marketplaces; Legal Services; Growth Strategy; Technology Ventures; Service Operations; Digital Platforms; Marketplace Matching; Growth and Development Strategy; Legal Services Industry; United Kingdom

2001
Book

Cases in e-Commerce

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Bernard J. Jaworski

Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Service Delivery; Marketing

Article

Media Companies Need to Become Marketing Companies

By: Andrew J. Heyward and Jeffrey F. Rayport

Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Marketing

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Article

What is Facebook, Really?

By: Jeffrey F. Rayport

Keywords: Technology; Digital; Services; Strategy; Internet and the Web; Marketing