Grainger reduced its network expenses by 50% and boosted availability to 99.99% by implementing Infoblox to automate core network services like DNS, DHCP, and IP address management. This replaced a less powerful previous solution and lowered capital and operating costs. It also reduced the staff needed to support the network by 50%. The improved flexibility and reliability supported Grainger's growth to $7 billion in annual revenue through 120,000 daily transactions. Technology plays a key role in Grainger's multi-channel strategy and efficient sourcing of industrial products for its customers.
Grainger reduced its network expenses by 50% and boosted availability to 99.99% by implementing Infoblox to automate core network services like DNS, DHCP, and IP address management. This replaced a less powerful previous solution and lowered capital and operating costs. It also reduced the staff needed to support the network by 50%. The improved flexibility and reliability supported Grainger's growth to $7 billion in annual revenue through 120,000 daily transactions. Technology plays a key role in Grainger's multi-channel strategy and efficient sourcing of industrial products for its customers.
The document discusses IBM's cloud data services for analytics. It introduces IBM's mission to provide integrated cloud data services covering content, data, and analytics. It then describes various IBM cloud services for structured, unstructured, analytical, and transactional workloads. These include Cloudant, dashDB, BigInsights on Cloud, Spark as a Service, and DB2 on Cloud. Use cases are provided for various industries including pharmaceutical, research, and marketing analytics firms.
1) O documento lista várias espécies de beija-flores encontradas em Angola, incluindo seus nomes científicos.
2) Em Angola, beija-flores são considerados pássaros, enquanto no Brasil são consideradas aves.
3) Isso ocorre porque em Angola beija-flores pertencem à ordem Passeriformes e no Brasil à ordem Trochiliformes.
Gamification in corporate e-learning: more than just a buzzword?Natasja Bollyn
The document discusses gamification in corporate e-learning. It defines gamification as using game mechanics and principles in non-game contexts. Some examples of game elements that can be used include avatars, storylines, badges, and leaderboards. Gamification works by appealing to different types of learners, known as killers, achievers, socializers, and explorers. The document also provides some examples of how gamification can be applied to e-learning and gives pointers for a gamified approach. It concludes by discussing how the company gamifies its own e-learning.
Job design involves organizing job tasks, duties, and responsibilities to achieve objectives like productivity and job satisfaction. It addresses what motivates people, significant job characteristics, identifying alternatives, and implementing changes. The goals of job design are high job satisfaction and performance. Elements include task, worker, and environmental analysis. Techniques include job simplification, specialization, enlargement, enrichment, and rotation. Outcomes include performance, safety, learning, and work-life balance.
The document discusses IBM's cloud data services for analytics. It introduces IBM's mission to provide integrated cloud data services covering content, data, and analytics. It then describes various IBM cloud services for structured, unstructured, analytical, and transactional workloads. These include Cloudant, dashDB, BigInsights on Cloud, Spark as a Service, and DB2 on Cloud. Use cases are provided for various industries including pharmaceutical, research, and marketing analytics firms.
1) O documento lista várias espécies de beija-flores encontradas em Angola, incluindo seus nomes científicos.
2) Em Angola, beija-flores são considerados pássaros, enquanto no Brasil são consideradas aves.
3) Isso ocorre porque em Angola beija-flores pertencem à ordem Passeriformes e no Brasil à ordem Trochiliformes.
Gamification in corporate e-learning: more than just a buzzword?Natasja Bollyn
The document discusses gamification in corporate e-learning. It defines gamification as using game mechanics and principles in non-game contexts. Some examples of game elements that can be used include avatars, storylines, badges, and leaderboards. Gamification works by appealing to different types of learners, known as killers, achievers, socializers, and explorers. The document also provides some examples of how gamification can be applied to e-learning and gives pointers for a gamified approach. It concludes by discussing how the company gamifies its own e-learning.
Job design involves organizing job tasks, duties, and responsibilities to achieve objectives like productivity and job satisfaction. It addresses what motivates people, significant job characteristics, identifying alternatives, and implementing changes. The goals of job design are high job satisfaction and performance. Elements include task, worker, and environmental analysis. Techniques include job simplification, specialization, enlargement, enrichment, and rotation. Outcomes include performance, safety, learning, and work-life balance.