Project Labor Agreements (A Win Win Proposition)Will_Scott
"The Agreements provide a mechanism for quickly and consistenly staffing the job with the most highly-trained, qualified employees from all the trades, in order to ensure on-time and on-budget construction."
Some Observations on Trade Relations between Austria and TurkeyAykut Kibritçioğlu
The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) hosted a joint international conference in cooperation with the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) in Vienna on March 18, 2013. The conference took place from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kassensaal of the OeNB, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna. The topic of this conference was "Turkish-Austrian economic relations in a European and international context". The panel was chaired by Dr. Ewald Nowotny. The panelists were: Murat Çetinkaya (CBRT), Amb. Ayşe Sezgin (MFA), Dr. Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer (VIG) and Prof. Dr. Aykut Kibritçioğl.
For more information on the panel, you may visit:
http://kibritcioglu.com/iktisat/oenb-20130318.html
625
A P P E N D I X T W O
Computer Project
Exercises
In developing the exercises, trade-offs had to be made to enrich the learning
experience. One of the major problems students initially encounter is data and detail
overload. This reduces their ability to identify project and data problems and to
compare alternatives. Although the project found in the exercises is real, it has been
reduced and detail has been eliminated many times to concentrate on applying project
management principles and understanding linkages. In addition, other simplifying
assumptions have been made so that students and instructors can trace problems and
discuss outcomes. These assumptions detract from reality, but they keep the focus on
the objectives of the exercises and reduce student frustration with software intricacies.
Moving from these exercises to real projects is primarily one of increasing detail. The
simplifying assumptions are given below (make sure they are included in “default,”
“preferences,” and/or “options” sections of the software used):
The POM1 Project*
Big Kola Company has been concerned that specialized fruit drinks have been
eroding their cola market. The CEO mandates that “If you can’t beat them, join
them.” Grape juice was the first product that was successful after an advertising
blitz claiming the antitoxin benefits. Lately, competition is compressing grape
juice margins and profits. Months of additional market surveys and focus groups
have resulted in three potential high-margin drinks: cranberry, blueberry, and
pomegranate. All these choices represent antitoxins. The decision is to produce the
pomegranate drink that has many health claims. For example, the relative ability of
these juices to eliminate harmful free radicals (antitoxins) is 71 percent for pome-
granate, 33 percent for blueberry, and 20 percent for cranberry (Technion Institute
of Technology). The market potential appears very attractive and should have a
higher profit margin than the other potential juice products. Another appeal for
pomegranate juice is its familiarity in the Middle East and Asia.
The Priority Matrix for the POM1 Project is:
Time Scope Cost
Constrain X
Enhance X
Accept X
* Cliff Gray, Erik Larson, & Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk, doctoral candidate at Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University.
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626 Appendix 2 Computer Project Exercises
Connor Gage, the project manager, has formed his project team and the members
have come up with the following work breakdown structure.
1.0 POM1Project
1.1 R&D product development
1.1.1 Need survey
1.1.2 Set product specs
1.1.3 Shelf life report
1.1.4 Nutrition report
1.2 Secure fruit suppliers
1.3 Initial Production
1..
Project Labor Agreements (A Win Win Proposition)Will_Scott
"The Agreements provide a mechanism for quickly and consistenly staffing the job with the most highly-trained, qualified employees from all the trades, in order to ensure on-time and on-budget construction."
Some Observations on Trade Relations between Austria and TurkeyAykut Kibritçioğlu
The Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) hosted a joint international conference in cooperation with the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) in Vienna on March 18, 2013. The conference took place from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kassensaal of the OeNB, Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna. The topic of this conference was "Turkish-Austrian economic relations in a European and international context". The panel was chaired by Dr. Ewald Nowotny. The panelists were: Murat Çetinkaya (CBRT), Amb. Ayşe Sezgin (MFA), Dr. Wolfgang Ruttenstorfer (VIG) and Prof. Dr. Aykut Kibritçioğl.
For more information on the panel, you may visit:
http://kibritcioglu.com/iktisat/oenb-20130318.html
625
A P P E N D I X T W O
Computer Project
Exercises
In developing the exercises, trade-offs had to be made to enrich the learning
experience. One of the major problems students initially encounter is data and detail
overload. This reduces their ability to identify project and data problems and to
compare alternatives. Although the project found in the exercises is real, it has been
reduced and detail has been eliminated many times to concentrate on applying project
management principles and understanding linkages. In addition, other simplifying
assumptions have been made so that students and instructors can trace problems and
discuss outcomes. These assumptions detract from reality, but they keep the focus on
the objectives of the exercises and reduce student frustration with software intricacies.
Moving from these exercises to real projects is primarily one of increasing detail. The
simplifying assumptions are given below (make sure they are included in “default,”
“preferences,” and/or “options” sections of the software used):
The POM1 Project*
Big Kola Company has been concerned that specialized fruit drinks have been
eroding their cola market. The CEO mandates that “If you can’t beat them, join
them.” Grape juice was the first product that was successful after an advertising
blitz claiming the antitoxin benefits. Lately, competition is compressing grape
juice margins and profits. Months of additional market surveys and focus groups
have resulted in three potential high-margin drinks: cranberry, blueberry, and
pomegranate. All these choices represent antitoxins. The decision is to produce the
pomegranate drink that has many health claims. For example, the relative ability of
these juices to eliminate harmful free radicals (antitoxins) is 71 percent for pome-
granate, 33 percent for blueberry, and 20 percent for cranberry (Technion Institute
of Technology). The market potential appears very attractive and should have a
higher profit margin than the other potential juice products. Another appeal for
pomegranate juice is its familiarity in the Middle East and Asia.
The Priority Matrix for the POM1 Project is:
Time Scope Cost
Constrain X
Enhance X
Accept X
* Cliff Gray, Erik Larson, & Pinyarat Sirisomboonsuk, doctoral candidate at Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University.
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626 Appendix 2 Computer Project Exercises
Connor Gage, the project manager, has formed his project team and the members
have come up with the following work breakdown structure.
1.0 POM1Project
1.1 R&D product development
1.1.1 Need survey
1.1.2 Set product specs
1.1.3 Shelf life report
1.1.4 Nutrition report
1.2 Secure fruit suppliers
1.3 Initial Production
1..
In our repairability testing with four Dell systems and four Apple systems, it took less time and effort to replace several key components in the Dell devices
Conclusion
When you have a device problem that you can solve by switching out a part, it’s a cost-saving and sustainable choice to make that fix rather than purchasing a new system. Doing the repair yourself rather than calling support can lead to further time savings—but only if that repair is quick and easy. In comparisons of two laptops, two mobile workstations, two desktops, and two all-in-one desktops from Dell and Apple, we found that it was easier and faster to swap out key components on the Dell devices than it was on the Apple systems. Across our testing, for the components we were able to replace on both the Dell and Apple systems, it took an average of 23 minutes 55 seconds—or 84.7 percent—less time and 34 fewer steps to swap components on the Dell systems. The Apple systems had more components that we could not remove, and several devices used a proprietary screw type that required a nonstandard screwdriver. If repairability is important to you, choose devices that make changing components fast and simple.
Oracle® is phasing out support for earlier JD Edwards ERP versions in 2013, which is increasing the pressure to upgrade to the 9s. Do you have all the information you need to justify your upgrade, protect your assets and complete the transition?
During this on-demand webinar industry experts share best practices on how CIOs and IT staff can:
- Prepare for an upgrade to the 9s that supports your business requirements.
- Speed up implementation, reducing the project timeline.
- Leverage a virtual private cloud model to reduce the impact of the upgrade on internal resources.
Performance advantages of Hadoop ETL offload with the Intel processor-powered...Principled Technologies
High-level Hadoop analysis requires custom solutions to deliver the data that you need, and the faster these jobs run the better. What if ETL jobs created by an entry-level employee after only a few days of training could run even faster than the same jobs created by a Hadoop expert with 18 years of database experience?
This is exactly what we found in our testing with the Dell | Cloudera | Syncsort solution. Not only was this solution was faster, easier, and less expensive to implement, but the ETL use cases our beginner created with this solution ran up to 60.3 percent more quickly than those our expert created with open-source tools.
Using the Dell | Cloudera | Syncsort solution means that your organization can compensate a lower-level employee for half as much time as a senior engineer doing less-optimized work. That is a clear path to savings.
Join the discussion with NetApp and CA Technologies Storage Experts and learn how you can store more, spend less and increase business agility – yes, it’s possible! Discover how flexible on-premise and cloud innovations are helping organizations lower operating costs and reduce administrative overhead associated with managing and scaling z Systems storage. Learn how you can accelerate business responsiveness by using the cloud to efficiently store, access, retrieve and recover z/OS data. Join us for an informative discussion and hear about new features and strategic plans that can help your business reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storing and managing your mainframe data and increase your overall efficiency.
For more information, please visit http://cainc.to/Nv2VOe
Gabriele Nocco - Massive distributed processing with H2O - Codemotion Milan 2017Codemotion
H2O è la piattaforma di analisi dati distribuita più interessante degli ultimi anni, inserita da Gartner come Visionary nella Data Science. Permette di eseguire elaborazioni massivamente parallele, e si collega facilmente a piattaforme essenziali per il calcolo distribuito ed l'analisi predittiva, incluse Spark, TensorFlow e MxNet. Nel talk conosceremo l'architettura di questa libreria, le sue funzionalità e potenzialità, tramite demo interattive con Spark, TensorFlow, ed alcuni algoritmi particolarmente in voga.
Performance comparison on java technologies a practical approachcsandit
Performance responsiveness and scalability is a make-or-break quality for software. Nearly
everyone runs into performance problems at one time or another. This paper discusses about
performance issues faced during one of the project implemented in java technologies. The
challenges faced during the life cycle of the project and the mitigation actions performed. It
compares 3 java technologies and shows how improvements are made through statistical
analysis in response time of the application. The paper concludes with result analysis.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON ON JAVA TECHNOLOGIES - A PRACTICAL APPROACHcscpconf
Performance responsiveness and scalability is a make-or-break quality for software. Nearly everyone runs into performance problems at one time or another. This paper discusses about
performance issues faced during one of the project implemented in java technologies. The challenges faced during the life cycle of the project and the mitigation actions performed. It compares 3 java technologies and shows how improvements are made through statistical analysis in response time of the application. The paper concludes with result analysis.
This white paper provides an overview of EMC's data protection solutions for the data lake - an active repository to manage varied and complex Big Data workloads
Reduce complexity and save money with Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EV...Principled Technologies
Companies like ManuCorp have seemingly contradictory goals for their virtualized infrastructure: They want a solution that eases the deployment and management burden for generalized IT staff while simultaneously saving money over the long term. According to our analysis, ManuCorp would do well to choose Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL, saving up to 63.9 percent in costs over three years compared to a solution with Cisco UCS blades and NetApp storage.
Less experienced administrators like ManuCorp already has in house would be able to plug in the Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL and use its single, easy-to-use interface to deploy end-to-end virtual infrastructure and complete updates without any additional training or instruction. The Cisco UCS and NetApp solution required extra tools and a wider skillset, which can mean adding a more experienced person and inviting the chance for human error. In addition, the hyper-converged Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL appliance reduced power consumption compared to the do-it-yourself environment with Cisco UCS blades and NetApp, which can contribute to big operating cost savings.
Continuing to run a legacy infrastructure may be possible, but it isn’t optimal—not when new technologies like the Dell and Nutanix solution are available. By upgrading to this new hyperconverged infrastructure, you could do eight times the work of a legacy solution in just 6U and scale for more work by simply adding another node. What’s more, eliminating the need for centralized SAN storage means more space to grow, less hardware to manage, and the potential for lower power and cooling bills.
Take the first step on the path to an upgraded environment. Run DPACK in your own datacenter, and discover your performance requirements and potential bottlenecks. Then consider how the increased mixed workload performance from the hyperconverged, Intel processor-powered Dell and Nutanix solution could help your business thrive.
In our repairability testing with four Dell systems and four Apple systems, it took less time and effort to replace several key components in the Dell devices
Conclusion
When you have a device problem that you can solve by switching out a part, it’s a cost-saving and sustainable choice to make that fix rather than purchasing a new system. Doing the repair yourself rather than calling support can lead to further time savings—but only if that repair is quick and easy. In comparisons of two laptops, two mobile workstations, two desktops, and two all-in-one desktops from Dell and Apple, we found that it was easier and faster to swap out key components on the Dell devices than it was on the Apple systems. Across our testing, for the components we were able to replace on both the Dell and Apple systems, it took an average of 23 minutes 55 seconds—or 84.7 percent—less time and 34 fewer steps to swap components on the Dell systems. The Apple systems had more components that we could not remove, and several devices used a proprietary screw type that required a nonstandard screwdriver. If repairability is important to you, choose devices that make changing components fast and simple.
Oracle® is phasing out support for earlier JD Edwards ERP versions in 2013, which is increasing the pressure to upgrade to the 9s. Do you have all the information you need to justify your upgrade, protect your assets and complete the transition?
During this on-demand webinar industry experts share best practices on how CIOs and IT staff can:
- Prepare for an upgrade to the 9s that supports your business requirements.
- Speed up implementation, reducing the project timeline.
- Leverage a virtual private cloud model to reduce the impact of the upgrade on internal resources.
Performance advantages of Hadoop ETL offload with the Intel processor-powered...Principled Technologies
High-level Hadoop analysis requires custom solutions to deliver the data that you need, and the faster these jobs run the better. What if ETL jobs created by an entry-level employee after only a few days of training could run even faster than the same jobs created by a Hadoop expert with 18 years of database experience?
This is exactly what we found in our testing with the Dell | Cloudera | Syncsort solution. Not only was this solution was faster, easier, and less expensive to implement, but the ETL use cases our beginner created with this solution ran up to 60.3 percent more quickly than those our expert created with open-source tools.
Using the Dell | Cloudera | Syncsort solution means that your organization can compensate a lower-level employee for half as much time as a senior engineer doing less-optimized work. That is a clear path to savings.
Join the discussion with NetApp and CA Technologies Storage Experts and learn how you can store more, spend less and increase business agility – yes, it’s possible! Discover how flexible on-premise and cloud innovations are helping organizations lower operating costs and reduce administrative overhead associated with managing and scaling z Systems storage. Learn how you can accelerate business responsiveness by using the cloud to efficiently store, access, retrieve and recover z/OS data. Join us for an informative discussion and hear about new features and strategic plans that can help your business reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storing and managing your mainframe data and increase your overall efficiency.
For more information, please visit http://cainc.to/Nv2VOe
Gabriele Nocco - Massive distributed processing with H2O - Codemotion Milan 2017Codemotion
H2O è la piattaforma di analisi dati distribuita più interessante degli ultimi anni, inserita da Gartner come Visionary nella Data Science. Permette di eseguire elaborazioni massivamente parallele, e si collega facilmente a piattaforme essenziali per il calcolo distribuito ed l'analisi predittiva, incluse Spark, TensorFlow e MxNet. Nel talk conosceremo l'architettura di questa libreria, le sue funzionalità e potenzialità, tramite demo interattive con Spark, TensorFlow, ed alcuni algoritmi particolarmente in voga.
Performance comparison on java technologies a practical approachcsandit
Performance responsiveness and scalability is a make-or-break quality for software. Nearly
everyone runs into performance problems at one time or another. This paper discusses about
performance issues faced during one of the project implemented in java technologies. The
challenges faced during the life cycle of the project and the mitigation actions performed. It
compares 3 java technologies and shows how improvements are made through statistical
analysis in response time of the application. The paper concludes with result analysis.
PERFORMANCE COMPARISON ON JAVA TECHNOLOGIES - A PRACTICAL APPROACHcscpconf
Performance responsiveness and scalability is a make-or-break quality for software. Nearly everyone runs into performance problems at one time or another. This paper discusses about
performance issues faced during one of the project implemented in java technologies. The challenges faced during the life cycle of the project and the mitigation actions performed. It compares 3 java technologies and shows how improvements are made through statistical analysis in response time of the application. The paper concludes with result analysis.
This white paper provides an overview of EMC's data protection solutions for the data lake - an active repository to manage varied and complex Big Data workloads
Reduce complexity and save money with Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EV...Principled Technologies
Companies like ManuCorp have seemingly contradictory goals for their virtualized infrastructure: They want a solution that eases the deployment and management burden for generalized IT staff while simultaneously saving money over the long term. According to our analysis, ManuCorp would do well to choose Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL, saving up to 63.9 percent in costs over three years compared to a solution with Cisco UCS blades and NetApp storage.
Less experienced administrators like ManuCorp already has in house would be able to plug in the Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL and use its single, easy-to-use interface to deploy end-to-end virtual infrastructure and complete updates without any additional training or instruction. The Cisco UCS and NetApp solution required extra tools and a wider skillset, which can mean adding a more experienced person and inviting the chance for human error. In addition, the hyper-converged Dell Engineered Solutions for VMware EVO:RAIL appliance reduced power consumption compared to the do-it-yourself environment with Cisco UCS blades and NetApp, which can contribute to big operating cost savings.
Continuing to run a legacy infrastructure may be possible, but it isn’t optimal—not when new technologies like the Dell and Nutanix solution are available. By upgrading to this new hyperconverged infrastructure, you could do eight times the work of a legacy solution in just 6U and scale for more work by simply adding another node. What’s more, eliminating the need for centralized SAN storage means more space to grow, less hardware to manage, and the potential for lower power and cooling bills.
Take the first step on the path to an upgraded environment. Run DPACK in your own datacenter, and discover your performance requirements and potential bottlenecks. Then consider how the increased mixed workload performance from the hyperconverged, Intel processor-powered Dell and Nutanix solution could help your business thrive.