Domino, also known as dominoes or dominations, are small rectangular blocks of rigid material that are used to play games like the card game bridge. They are also commonly used to teach children math and number recognition. Dominoes are most often made from ivory, silver lip ocean pearl oyster shell (mother of pearl), bone, or a dark hardwood such as ebony with contrasting black or white dots inlaid into the surfaces. They are typically asymmetrically shaped, with one side bearing an arrangement of spots that identify the tile as a domino and the other blank or identically patterned.
The word domino is derived from the Latin dominus, meaning “lord.” The name is associated with power, strength, and the ability to control and dominate others.
In comics, the character Domino first appeared in X-Men #25 in 1991, a story that found her team fighting alongside Wolverine against a group of fanatical mutants led by Vanisher. She soon became a regular member of the mercenary black-ops team X-Force, and later hooked up with Cable to help him track down the new Weapon X program and its secret Neverland base. During that mission, Domino accidentally disabled a combat droid named Jericho by using an electromagnetic pulse, not knowing it was being neurologically controlled by the rogue CIA agent Ekatarina Gryaznova. Gryaznova took revenge on Domino by implanting her with a neural inhibitor that created a synaptic static that slowed her reflexes and coordination. Domino eventually left X-Force and returned to her mercenary ways, but she later rejoined the team when it was recruited by the High Evolutionary for a new operation called Zero Tolerance.
Domino’s has since overhauled its corporate culture, implementing a series of changes to address the company’s most common complaint from customers, namely slow delivery times. It has also invested heavily in its infrastructure and partnered with IBM to optimize Domino for the cloud.
For data science teams, Domino provides a self-service environment for their data and tools, so they can reuse data and collaborate with others while reducing IT support burden. Its secure, scalable architecture makes it easy to run on a public, on-prem, or hybrid cloud.
In addition to data science, Domino can be used by DevOps and IT to scale their infrastructure with a minimum of manual intervention. Its smart controls and full visibility allow IT to slash costs, while ensuring consistent performance across all environments. Its smart policies and automation streamline workflows, enforce best practices, and compound knowledge and efficiency. This makes Domino a compelling solution for any size data science team or enterprise. Learn more about how Domino can transform your data science process today.