This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of how 1E Computer Health™ (as part of WakeUp™) can maintain the health and performance of your PCs, allowing you to extend their lifecycle by up to two years in an effort to reduce capital expenditure.
Discover how to improve the health of your desktop PCs and laptops through 1E Computer Health, and save your users time and your organization millions of dollars.
This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of the costs associated with unnecessary user downtime due to unhealthy, unresponsive and slow laptops and desktops and how 1E Computer Health™ (as part of WakeUp™) could help drive down costs while driving up user productivity.
This document outlines 7 common mistakes organizations make in backup and disaster recovery plans. The first mistake is only backing up data and not the operating system and applications. The second is not adequately testing backups to ensure they can be restored successfully. The third is having inadequate disaster recovery plans that are not specific or tested. The fourth is not planning for the possibility of having to restore to dissimilar hardware. The fifth is not having offsite copies of backups. The sixth is confusing replication with vaulting backups offsite. The seventh is allowing backups to go untested.
This document discusses solutions for two organizations, JetBlue Airways and the Veterans Administration (VA), that both experienced IT system failures. For JetBlue, the recommendations are to 1) prepare for problems before they happen, 2) allow employees easier access to phones and internet, and 3) train employees to be ready for system meltdowns. For the VA, the recommendations are to 1) start addressing patients where staff left off before the failure, 2) use a system override or master username/password, and 3) keep paper records of current patients for one month. Both are advised to consider worst case scenarios and have emergency plans to address system failures.
Will You Be Prepared When The Next Disaster Strikes - WhitepaperChristian Caracciolo
This whitepaper discusses the importance of disaster recovery planning and outlines different disaster recovery strategies and solutions offered by EarthLink Business. It begins by discussing how disasters can impact businesses and cause downtime. It then outlines four common disaster recovery methods from fastest to slowest recovery time: physical colocation, virtual colocation, continuous data and application replication, and data backup. EarthLink offers all four methods as well as additional disaster recovery solutions like cloud server backup, database recovery, network service recovery, security recovery, and voice service recovery. The whitepaper argues that businesses should evaluate their recovery needs, priorities, and budgets to determine the best disaster recovery method or combination of methods.
Find ways to prevent Disaster from knocking on your company door! Make sure your plan is in place as we anticipate a weekend storm - sales@telehouse.com
3.10 Introducing large ict systems into organisationsmrmwood
The document discusses testing requirements for large scale information and communication technology (ICT) systems. It explains that extensive testing is needed when developing new systems and outlines different types of testing, including module testing, functional testing, system testing, user testing, and operational testing. For large scale systems, more attention must be paid to testing that the system works on a network, with many users simultaneously, and that the network still functions with the system operating. The document emphasizes that thorough testing is crucial but also one of the most expensive phases of software development.
Discover how to improve the health of your desktop PCs and laptops through 1E Computer Health, and save your users time and your organization millions of dollars.
This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of the costs associated with unnecessary user downtime due to unhealthy, unresponsive and slow laptops and desktops and how 1E Computer Health™ (as part of WakeUp™) could help drive down costs while driving up user productivity.
This document outlines 7 common mistakes organizations make in backup and disaster recovery plans. The first mistake is only backing up data and not the operating system and applications. The second is not adequately testing backups to ensure they can be restored successfully. The third is having inadequate disaster recovery plans that are not specific or tested. The fourth is not planning for the possibility of having to restore to dissimilar hardware. The fifth is not having offsite copies of backups. The sixth is confusing replication with vaulting backups offsite. The seventh is allowing backups to go untested.
This document discusses solutions for two organizations, JetBlue Airways and the Veterans Administration (VA), that both experienced IT system failures. For JetBlue, the recommendations are to 1) prepare for problems before they happen, 2) allow employees easier access to phones and internet, and 3) train employees to be ready for system meltdowns. For the VA, the recommendations are to 1) start addressing patients where staff left off before the failure, 2) use a system override or master username/password, and 3) keep paper records of current patients for one month. Both are advised to consider worst case scenarios and have emergency plans to address system failures.
Will You Be Prepared When The Next Disaster Strikes - WhitepaperChristian Caracciolo
This whitepaper discusses the importance of disaster recovery planning and outlines different disaster recovery strategies and solutions offered by EarthLink Business. It begins by discussing how disasters can impact businesses and cause downtime. It then outlines four common disaster recovery methods from fastest to slowest recovery time: physical colocation, virtual colocation, continuous data and application replication, and data backup. EarthLink offers all four methods as well as additional disaster recovery solutions like cloud server backup, database recovery, network service recovery, security recovery, and voice service recovery. The whitepaper argues that businesses should evaluate their recovery needs, priorities, and budgets to determine the best disaster recovery method or combination of methods.
Find ways to prevent Disaster from knocking on your company door! Make sure your plan is in place as we anticipate a weekend storm - sales@telehouse.com
3.10 Introducing large ict systems into organisationsmrmwood
The document discusses testing requirements for large scale information and communication technology (ICT) systems. It explains that extensive testing is needed when developing new systems and outlines different types of testing, including module testing, functional testing, system testing, user testing, and operational testing. For large scale systems, more attention must be paid to testing that the system works on a network, with many users simultaneously, and that the network still functions with the system operating. The document emphasizes that thorough testing is crucial but also one of the most expensive phases of software development.
The document provides an overview of disaster recovery best practices and examples. It discusses defining recovery objectives, building replication strategies based on those objectives, and maintaining disaster recovery plans through regular testing. Several customer examples are also provided that implemented disaster recovery solutions using a combination of on-premise infrastructure, colocation, and cloud services.
This document discusses a scenario of Dr. Jill Foote wanting to computerize the operations of her doctor's office to improve efficiency. It describes the current paper-based system and Dr. Foote's growing frustrations with the administrative workload. The document then outlines the key parts of a computer system that would need to be considered for Dr. Foote's office, including the human/user aspects, processing environment, and interconnectivity. It emphasizes that all parts of a system, both technical and human, must be addressed for the new system to be usable, reliable and effective.
This document is a study guide for a data center availability certification exam. It begins with an introduction to availability, defining key terms like reliability, availability, MTBF, and MTTR. It discusses factors that threaten availability like power issues, inadequate cooling, equipment failures, disasters and human error. It explains how availability is calculated and the limitations of the "five nines" or 99.999% availability standard. Finally, it covers the costs of downtime, distinguishing between direct costs like lost revenue, overtime wages, and indirect costs. The overall document provides a high-level overview of data center availability fundamentals and considerations.
IRJET-Comparative Analysis of Disaster Recovery Solutions in Cloud ComputingIRJET Journal
This document compares different disaster recovery solutions in cloud computing, including local backup, geographical redundancy and backup, inter-private cloud storage, and resource management. It analyzes the advantages of each solution, such as security, speed, and control for local backup, and security and control for geographical redundancy. The document also discusses challenges with resource management in cloud computing and distinguishes between cloud storage and cloud computing.
The document provides a 4-step process for creating a disaster recovery plan:
1. Conduct a risk analysis to rate threats by probability and impact.
2. Establish a budget by presenting downtime costs and critical systems to business operations for a decision on what risks to mitigate.
3. Develop a detailed recovery plan with assigned roles and procedures to recover critical data and applications.
4. Frequently test the disaster recovery plan.
Implementing power management for monitors and computers (MPM and CPM) can save organizations significant amounts of money and energy. EPA's ENERGY STAR program provides tools and guidance to help organizations estimate potential savings from CPM and identify best practices for implementation. Common myths around CPM, such as concerns about hardware wear or inability to receive updates, are addressed. The document outlines steps organizations can take to implement CPM, including reviewing current behaviors, estimating savings, engaging IT staff, and joining EPA's program for assistance and recognition.
The document discusses the benefits of refreshing business PCs every 3 years. It notes that older PCs experience increased costs, security risks, and decreased productivity. Maintaining refresh rates avoids higher support costs associated with older hardware and software. Newer PCs provide improved performance, security, energy efficiency, and manageability through features like Intel vPro technology. Refreshing PCs every 3 years leads to lower total cost of ownership and a return on investment within 10-17 months.
Secure MDE offers a mobile onsite data destruction service called the Secure Shark that securely destroys hard drives and other media containing sensitive information. The Secure Shark shreds drives into small pieces to ensure data is unrecoverable. It provides a cost-effective, convenient, and environmentally friendly solution for securely eliminating large amounts of data.
A Survey of Cyber foraging systems: Open Issues, Research ChallengesEswar Publications
This document provides a survey of cyber foraging systems and discusses open issues and research challenges. It summarizes key cyber foraging applications like LOCUSTS, Slingshot, and Puppeteer that allow resource-deficient mobile devices to offload tasks to stronger surrogate machines. The document outlines the general process of cyber foraging including surrogate discovery, task distribution, migration, and remote execution control. It also discusses design challenges like efficient task distribution, migration, and security concerns. Finally, it provides more detail on the LOCUSTS framework, describing its architecture, approach to task distribution, and ability to migrate tasks between surrogates.
UPS is embracing sustainable technologies and developing a sustainable MIS infrastructure for several reasons:
1) Sustainable technologies can improve operational efficiency and reduce costs by lowering fuel consumption. This allows UPS to save millions.
2) It allows UPS to be more environmentally responsible.
3) UPS uses virtualization to consolidate servers, lower energy costs, and reduce physical server space. This saves UPS millions.
4) Virtualization also improves disaster recovery by allowing quick migration of virtual machines to new hardware if needed.
Over the past five years, companies of all sizes have been under increased pressure to improve IT efficiency and effectiveness.
IDC customer-based studies show that each year, the average midsize company experiences 15–18 business hours of network, system, or application downtime. Causes of downtime vary, but aging systems can have components or software that fail, while network connections and power grids can fail at any time because of external causes (e.g., weather, construction work, or natural disaster). Outages occurring during business hours result in revenue loss, as orders are dropped, customers move on, and employees cannot access critical applications. IDC research found that revenue losses per hour averaged $75,000. However, the adoption of best practices has allowed midsize companies to reduce downtime significantly in recent years. Solutions that improve system management, protect data assets from loss and unauthorized access, strengthen network security, and ensure availability directly reduce these losses at customer sites.
Slides for the Greening Your Technology session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) 2010 in Atlanta, GA.
Learn how to reduce the environmental impact of your information technology and how to effectively use IT to improve your organizations’ efficiency.
The document discusses options for implementing green IT initiatives to reduce energy consumption from desktop computing. It analyzes replacing CRT monitors with LCDs, replacing desktops with thin clients or laptops, raising user awareness, deploying power policies using group policies, and using an intelligent software-based solution called infraSECURE. InfraSECURE provides the benefits of 50-66k annual savings per 1000 desktops without dependencies on user behavior, maintains productivity, requires minimal investment and effort with ROI in less than 6 months, and generates no e-waste. It is concluded to be the ideal green IT solution.
IRJET- Smart Tracking System for Healthcare Monitoring using GSM/GPSIRJET Journal
This document describes a smart tracking system for healthcare monitoring using GSM/GPS technologies. It involves sensors that measure a patient's temperature, heart rate, and other vital signs. These sensors transmit the parameters to a microcontroller which collects the data and sends it via GSM module in SMS format to a patient's mobile phone. The system allows healthcare providers to monitor patients remotely. It uses GPS for location tracking. The system aims to help manage cardiovascular diseases like hypertension through continuous remote monitoring of vital signs.
IRJET- A Review on Aluminium (LM 25) Reinforced with Boron Carbide (B4C) & Tu...IRJET Journal
This document describes a smart tracking system for healthcare monitoring using GSM/GPS technologies. The system uses sensors to monitor patient parameters like temperature and heartbeat. The sensors send the data to a microcontroller which then sends the parameters via SMS to the patient's mobile phone using a GSM module. The GPS device tracks the patient's location. The system thus allows remote health monitoring and tracking of patients.
Executive SummaryThis report addresses four major concerns that .docxrhetttrevannion
This report provides recommendations to address four concerns of the New York City Council regarding its aging IT infrastructure located at City Hall. The concerns are: having over 1000 personal computers needing reduction to save on energy costs; whether the current PCs meet Windows 10 requirements; security of the operating system; and securely backing up documents. The report recommends upgrading to Windows 10, replacing 550 PCs that do not meet requirements, increasing RAM on 300 PCs, and using 200 PCs for three more years. It also recommends a 64-bit server operating system and cloud-based document sharing.
The document is a case study report analyzing two portable computer options, the Micro-pro 8500 Series and Hewlett Packard 3000CTX model 5/233, for use by training staff at client sites. Key factors like cost, size, screen size, memory, battery life, and warranty period are compared between the two models. Based on the analysis, the Micro-pro 8500 Series is recommended due to its value for money, durability, and standard features like larger screen size and memory.
The document provides guidelines for maximizing the value of computing investments for businesses. It recommends purchasing name-brand hardware with adequate specifications and extended warranties. It also recommends regularly replacing hardware every 3-4 years according to a schedule, as support costs rise over time. Centralized management of antivirus, patches, backups, and other security features is presented as an effective approach to control costs and minimize downtime.
The document provides an overview of disaster recovery best practices and examples. It discusses defining recovery objectives, building replication strategies based on those objectives, and maintaining disaster recovery plans through regular testing. Several customer examples are also provided that implemented disaster recovery solutions using a combination of on-premise infrastructure, colocation, and cloud services.
This document discusses a scenario of Dr. Jill Foote wanting to computerize the operations of her doctor's office to improve efficiency. It describes the current paper-based system and Dr. Foote's growing frustrations with the administrative workload. The document then outlines the key parts of a computer system that would need to be considered for Dr. Foote's office, including the human/user aspects, processing environment, and interconnectivity. It emphasizes that all parts of a system, both technical and human, must be addressed for the new system to be usable, reliable and effective.
This document is a study guide for a data center availability certification exam. It begins with an introduction to availability, defining key terms like reliability, availability, MTBF, and MTTR. It discusses factors that threaten availability like power issues, inadequate cooling, equipment failures, disasters and human error. It explains how availability is calculated and the limitations of the "five nines" or 99.999% availability standard. Finally, it covers the costs of downtime, distinguishing between direct costs like lost revenue, overtime wages, and indirect costs. The overall document provides a high-level overview of data center availability fundamentals and considerations.
IRJET-Comparative Analysis of Disaster Recovery Solutions in Cloud ComputingIRJET Journal
This document compares different disaster recovery solutions in cloud computing, including local backup, geographical redundancy and backup, inter-private cloud storage, and resource management. It analyzes the advantages of each solution, such as security, speed, and control for local backup, and security and control for geographical redundancy. The document also discusses challenges with resource management in cloud computing and distinguishes between cloud storage and cloud computing.
The document provides a 4-step process for creating a disaster recovery plan:
1. Conduct a risk analysis to rate threats by probability and impact.
2. Establish a budget by presenting downtime costs and critical systems to business operations for a decision on what risks to mitigate.
3. Develop a detailed recovery plan with assigned roles and procedures to recover critical data and applications.
4. Frequently test the disaster recovery plan.
Implementing power management for monitors and computers (MPM and CPM) can save organizations significant amounts of money and energy. EPA's ENERGY STAR program provides tools and guidance to help organizations estimate potential savings from CPM and identify best practices for implementation. Common myths around CPM, such as concerns about hardware wear or inability to receive updates, are addressed. The document outlines steps organizations can take to implement CPM, including reviewing current behaviors, estimating savings, engaging IT staff, and joining EPA's program for assistance and recognition.
The document discusses the benefits of refreshing business PCs every 3 years. It notes that older PCs experience increased costs, security risks, and decreased productivity. Maintaining refresh rates avoids higher support costs associated with older hardware and software. Newer PCs provide improved performance, security, energy efficiency, and manageability through features like Intel vPro technology. Refreshing PCs every 3 years leads to lower total cost of ownership and a return on investment within 10-17 months.
Secure MDE offers a mobile onsite data destruction service called the Secure Shark that securely destroys hard drives and other media containing sensitive information. The Secure Shark shreds drives into small pieces to ensure data is unrecoverable. It provides a cost-effective, convenient, and environmentally friendly solution for securely eliminating large amounts of data.
A Survey of Cyber foraging systems: Open Issues, Research ChallengesEswar Publications
This document provides a survey of cyber foraging systems and discusses open issues and research challenges. It summarizes key cyber foraging applications like LOCUSTS, Slingshot, and Puppeteer that allow resource-deficient mobile devices to offload tasks to stronger surrogate machines. The document outlines the general process of cyber foraging including surrogate discovery, task distribution, migration, and remote execution control. It also discusses design challenges like efficient task distribution, migration, and security concerns. Finally, it provides more detail on the LOCUSTS framework, describing its architecture, approach to task distribution, and ability to migrate tasks between surrogates.
UPS is embracing sustainable technologies and developing a sustainable MIS infrastructure for several reasons:
1) Sustainable technologies can improve operational efficiency and reduce costs by lowering fuel consumption. This allows UPS to save millions.
2) It allows UPS to be more environmentally responsible.
3) UPS uses virtualization to consolidate servers, lower energy costs, and reduce physical server space. This saves UPS millions.
4) Virtualization also improves disaster recovery by allowing quick migration of virtual machines to new hardware if needed.
Over the past five years, companies of all sizes have been under increased pressure to improve IT efficiency and effectiveness.
IDC customer-based studies show that each year, the average midsize company experiences 15–18 business hours of network, system, or application downtime. Causes of downtime vary, but aging systems can have components or software that fail, while network connections and power grids can fail at any time because of external causes (e.g., weather, construction work, or natural disaster). Outages occurring during business hours result in revenue loss, as orders are dropped, customers move on, and employees cannot access critical applications. IDC research found that revenue losses per hour averaged $75,000. However, the adoption of best practices has allowed midsize companies to reduce downtime significantly in recent years. Solutions that improve system management, protect data assets from loss and unauthorized access, strengthen network security, and ensure availability directly reduce these losses at customer sites.
Slides for the Greening Your Technology session at the Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC) 2010 in Atlanta, GA.
Learn how to reduce the environmental impact of your information technology and how to effectively use IT to improve your organizations’ efficiency.
The document discusses options for implementing green IT initiatives to reduce energy consumption from desktop computing. It analyzes replacing CRT monitors with LCDs, replacing desktops with thin clients or laptops, raising user awareness, deploying power policies using group policies, and using an intelligent software-based solution called infraSECURE. InfraSECURE provides the benefits of 50-66k annual savings per 1000 desktops without dependencies on user behavior, maintains productivity, requires minimal investment and effort with ROI in less than 6 months, and generates no e-waste. It is concluded to be the ideal green IT solution.
IRJET- Smart Tracking System for Healthcare Monitoring using GSM/GPSIRJET Journal
This document describes a smart tracking system for healthcare monitoring using GSM/GPS technologies. It involves sensors that measure a patient's temperature, heart rate, and other vital signs. These sensors transmit the parameters to a microcontroller which collects the data and sends it via GSM module in SMS format to a patient's mobile phone. The system allows healthcare providers to monitor patients remotely. It uses GPS for location tracking. The system aims to help manage cardiovascular diseases like hypertension through continuous remote monitoring of vital signs.
IRJET- A Review on Aluminium (LM 25) Reinforced with Boron Carbide (B4C) & Tu...IRJET Journal
This document describes a smart tracking system for healthcare monitoring using GSM/GPS technologies. The system uses sensors to monitor patient parameters like temperature and heartbeat. The sensors send the data to a microcontroller which then sends the parameters via SMS to the patient's mobile phone using a GSM module. The GPS device tracks the patient's location. The system thus allows remote health monitoring and tracking of patients.
Executive SummaryThis report addresses four major concerns that .docxrhetttrevannion
This report provides recommendations to address four concerns of the New York City Council regarding its aging IT infrastructure located at City Hall. The concerns are: having over 1000 personal computers needing reduction to save on energy costs; whether the current PCs meet Windows 10 requirements; security of the operating system; and securely backing up documents. The report recommends upgrading to Windows 10, replacing 550 PCs that do not meet requirements, increasing RAM on 300 PCs, and using 200 PCs for three more years. It also recommends a 64-bit server operating system and cloud-based document sharing.
The document is a case study report analyzing two portable computer options, the Micro-pro 8500 Series and Hewlett Packard 3000CTX model 5/233, for use by training staff at client sites. Key factors like cost, size, screen size, memory, battery life, and warranty period are compared between the two models. Based on the analysis, the Micro-pro 8500 Series is recommended due to its value for money, durability, and standard features like larger screen size and memory.
The document provides guidelines for maximizing the value of computing investments for businesses. It recommends purchasing name-brand hardware with adequate specifications and extended warranties. It also recommends regularly replacing hardware every 3-4 years according to a schedule, as support costs rise over time. Centralized management of antivirus, patches, backups, and other security features is presented as an effective approach to control costs and minimize downtime.
Mobile/smart phones and tablets have evolved from basic call-making devices to fully-fledged computers that can run apps, access the internet, take photos and more. They typically use touchscreen controls instead of buttons. Smartphones can make calls, access the internet, use GPS, play media, manage contacts and more. Data plans are often included with mobile plans and allow for a set amount of monthly downloads. There are differences between phone models like weight, screen size, processor speed and memory. Mobile devices can also be used to provide health services through apps and by connecting external devices.
Green Enterprise Computing- Approaches Towards a Greener ITAM Publications
Green Enterprise Computing refers to how business or corporate sectors can deal with the prospect of Green Computing to manage power consumption and boost energy efficiency. Green Computing or Green IT is the study and practice of using computing resources in an eco-friendly manner to tone down the environmental impacts of computing.[1] In recent years, this practice has drawn serious attention from educational institutions, environmental organizations and the corporate and business sector, among others. In the 21st century, the business landscape has also expanded and the use of computers and other power devices has increased tremendously. All these, in turn, bring up the issue of reducing unscrupulous use of resource and power. Taking a careful approach to make our IT industry greener falls in our list of responsibilities towards creating a healthier, cleaner and safer environment, and spreading awareness and ensuring people to take necessary individual as well as collective actions to achieve the goals of Green Enterprise Computing is one of our major steps. [2] In the present paper we discuss how Green Computing can be incorporated into different industries, corporate and business sectors and in various IT companies.
Top Three Root Causes of Data Center OutagesRahi Systems
UPS failure, accident / human error & cooling system failure are major reasons for data center outage. DCIM can detect downtime issues with constant monitoring.
Industrial Report - Ndlovu Kevin MehluliKevin Ndlovu
This document is an industrial attachment report submitted by Ndlovu Kevin Mehluli for their Diploma in Computer Science from Swaziland College of Technology. The report provides details of Kevin's 12-week internship at Informatics Africa, including an overview of the company, descriptions of their main work areas in customer care, testing, networking and other duties, and highlights of major tasks completed in networking, testing and server technology. The report is organized into chapters with an introduction, general outline of the company, work area descriptions and details of major completed tasks.
The document provides an introduction to fundamentals of digital computers and problem solving techniques. It discusses the five basic functions of a computer as taking input, storing data, processing data, generating output, and controlling operations. It also outlines the components of a computer including input and output units, CPU, and memory. Memory types discussed are cache memory, primary/main memory, and secondary memory. The document further describes different types of computers based on size and capabilities as microcomputers, mini computers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers. It provides examples of applications for each type.
This document describes Power Efficiency Management Software that helps businesses save energy and reduce costs by managing power usage of Windows PCs. It analyzes power usage, sets power management policies, and provides reports on energy and cost savings. Installation is easy and provides an quick return on investment. The software integrates an ecoButton device that empowers users to actively save more energy.
The document discusses planning and conducting maintenance of computer systems and networks. It provides guidance on developing maintenance schedules and procedures, including daily, monthly, and yearly tasks. Examples of tasks include backing up data, running antivirus software, updating systems, and cleaning hardware. The document also provides templates for creating maintenance checklists and plans to keep computer systems, software, and networks functioning properly.
This document contains a series of questions and answers about various topics related to computers and IT. Some of the key points covered include:
- A CPU is an example of computer hardware.
- The type of graphics card installed can influence computer performance while the type of input device like a mouse does not.
- Common computer input devices are keyboards and joysticks, and common output devices include printers and monitors.
- Touch screens can be used for both input and output of data.
- Disks need to be formatted before storing files, and formatting erases existing data.
- An operating system controls devices and instructs how to display entered data.
- A graphical user interface uses windows, icons and a
This document discusses approaches to green IT, including virtualization, power management, efficient storage, video cards, displays, remote conferencing, product longevity, algorithmic efficiency, resource allocation, terminal servers, and operating system support. It notes that data centers consume a huge amount of power for servers and cooling, costing $4.5 billion annually. Organizations can reduce their "data footprint" and deployment/management resources through technologies like database solutions for massive data analysis and open-source software. This helps save money and resources while making operations more environmentally friendly.
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This document discusses how data center managers can identify servers that are not performing useful work using Nightwatchman Server Edition software. It notes that rapid server growth has led to underutilized servers, and virtualization exacerbates this through "virtual sprawl". Nightwatchman analyzes server workload at the application level to determine what tasks constitute "useful work" like database processing versus maintenance tasks. It provides graphs showing server power usage and level of useful work, helping identify candidates for decommissioning or putting into low-power "drowsy" mode when idle. The software helps address inefficient energy use from servers performing no productive tasks.
This document describes the challenges of accurately reporting energy usage costs and carbon savings across different geographic locations with variable electricity tariffs. It explains how factors like electricity prices, carbon dioxide emission rates, and utility rebates vary in different places. The NightWatchman 6 software addresses this by allowing users to define tariffs for locations that specify the cost per kWh, carbon conversion rate, and utility provider. This enables NightWatchman to accurately calculate and report costs, emissions, and savings at each location.
This document discusses remote management of BIOS configuration on Windows workstations. It provides information on different methods for configuring BIOS settings without manually booting into the BIOS setup, including using various vendor management systems and utilities. The document also covers troubleshooting Wake-on-LAN, extending hardware inventory reporting in SMS/SCCM, an overview of what the BIOS is, and available options from major PC vendors for remote BIOS management.
Putting users in charge of finding and downloading applications they need through self-service could dramatically reduce help desk costs while adding value. User self-service allows organizations to save $300,000-$450,000 annually by reducing calls to the help desk by 20%. It also improves efficiency and effectiveness by empowering users to fulfill their own needs faster. While maintaining cost reductions, user self-service can increase the business value delivered by IT through faster request handling and more responsive support that is better aligned with business needs. Self-service allows organizations to both cut costs and improve service levels by reducing help desk workload.
BranchCache is a new feature available in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 that reduces WAN bandwidth usage. It improves application responsiveness when workstations in a remote location access content from the head office or datacenter. It does this by downloading and caching content on the local network as it is requested, making it immediately available to other clients that subsequently request the same content.
This paper examines the BranchCache functionality specifically in the context of software distribution using System Center Configuration Manager 2007 to determine if it is an optimal solution for the deployment of software, patches and operating systems to remote, serverless branches.
This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of how organizations can blend the benefits of both centralized and decentralized approaches to IT management, resulting in reduced costs, greater business agility and happier, more motivated users.
This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of how organizations could dramatically reduce help desk costs and increase the value that the IT help desk delivers to the business by empowering end users to search for, find and download the applications they need, when they need them.
The document discusses how user empowerment is gaining ground in forward-thinking organizations. It argues that giving users control over their own hardware and software choices can drive down costs, increase productivity, and improve user satisfaction. The document presents examples of companies like Google, UNUM, BP, and Syngenta that are allowing users to select their own devices and applications, which has resulted in significant cost savings, higher efficiency, and better support of a distributed workforce. The key idea is that empowering users to make their own choices within set guidelines can benefit both the users and the organization.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
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“An Outlook of the Ongoing and Future Relationship between Blockchain Technologies and Process-aware Information Systems.” Invited talk at the joint workshop on Blockchain for Information Systems (BC4IS) and Blockchain for Trusted Data Sharing (B4TDS), co-located with with the 36th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE), 3 June 2024, Limassol, Cyprus.
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GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
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Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
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Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
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HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
In his public lecture, Christian Timmerer provides insights into the fascinating history of video streaming, starting from its humble beginnings before YouTube to the groundbreaking technologies that now dominate platforms like Netflix and ORF ON. Timmerer also presents provocative contributions of his own that have significantly influenced the industry. He concludes by looking at future challenges and invites the audience to join in a discussion.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
SWEATING THE ASSET HOW IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF YOUR PCS CAN EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY TWO YEARS
1. SWEATING THE ASSET
HOW IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF YOUR PCS CAN
EXTEND THEIR USEFUL LIFE EXPECTANCY BY TWO YEARS
SOPHIE CHANG
MARTIN ANDERSON
1E
OCTOBER 2010
ABSTRACT: This whitepaper sets out the 1E view of how 1E Computer Health™ (as part of WakeUp™) can maintain
the health and performance of your PCs, allowing you to extend their lifecycle by up to two years in an effort to
reduce capital expenditure.
All rights reserved. No part of this document shall be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without permission from 1E. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the
information contained herein. Although every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document , 1E and the authors assume no
responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is liability assumed for damages resulting from the information contained her ein. The 1E name is a
registered trademark of 1E in the UK, US and EC. The 1E logo is a registered trademark of 1E in the UK, EC and under the Madrid protocol.
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