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Electrical Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers
Conventional models used to estimate electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations. Estimates of electrical losses typically are made by summing the inefficiencies of the various electrical devices, such as power and cooling equipment. This paper shows that the values commonly used for equipment inefficiency are...
Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, Inefficiency, Efficiency, Modeling, Data Centers, Research & Development, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations
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Electrical Efficiency Modeling of Data Centers
Conventional models for estimating electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations. Estimates of electrical losses are typically made by summing the inefficiencies of various electrical devices, such as power and cooling equipment. This paper shows that the values commonly used for estimating equipment inefficiency are quite...
Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, Inefficiency, Efficiency, Modeling, Data Centers, Research & Development, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations
White papers 2006-08-07
Photos: College students the picture of inefficiency
Ferris State and Purdue University students celebrate their first- and second-place wins at annual Rube Goldberg competition for complex machinery.
Tags: Purdue University, inefficiency, college student, photograph
Image galleries 2007-04-02
On Optimization of CSMA/CA Based Wireless LANs: Part II - Mitigating Efficiency Loss
Most current deployments of IEEE 802.11 based wireless LANs suffer from various inefficiencies arising from the interactions of MAC and Physical layers. These inefficiencies often limit network users from reaping the full potential of the high physical data rates in these systems. This paper considers optimizing these systems to mitigate,...
Tags: Optimization, Stanford University, Inefficiency, WLAN, LANs, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Network Technology
White papers 2006-03-23
Performance Management: Timely Information to Drive Results
Running an efficient and effective contact center operation takes dedication to excellence. In most contact centers, there are hidden inefficiencies and performance issues that can be uncovered and corrected. At the root of these inefficiencies is the difficulty in combining performance information from various systems to gain a comprehensive view...
Tags: Performance, Inefficiency, Contact Center, Performance Management, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Human Resources, Workforce Management, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2006-01-23
Electrical Efficiency Modeling for Data Centers
The conventional models used to estimate electrical efficiency of data centers are grossly inaccurate for real-world installations. Estimates of electrical losses typically are made by summing the inefficiencies of the various electrical devices, such as power and cooling equipment. This paper shows that the values commonly used for equipment inefficiency...
Tags: American Power Conversion Corp., Data Center, Inefficiency, Modeling, Data Centers, Research & Development, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Business Operations
White papers 2006-01-01
Optimize Windows Server 2003 performance with these tuning techniques
Learn how to finetune and optimize the performance of your systems to minimize server operation inefficiencies that frequently lead to premature server failures.This sample chapter, taken from Sams' Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions, focuses on tips, tricks, and best practices to tune and optimize a Windows Server 2003 system...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., RAND Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Insider Solutions, inefficiency, networking, metric, baseline, monitoring, technique, optimization, Sams Publishing, performance
Download resources 2005-09-21
IT inefficiencies
Do see any great inefficiencies in your existing structure that you would like to see remedied if you had the time and resources?yesmanagement.Legacy SystemsBusiness units and IT are slow to address the need for replacing legacy applications mainly due to cost and the if it ain't broke don't fix it...
Tags: Hardware upgrade
Discussion threads 2004-10-08

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Rube Goldberg competition sets record for inefficiency
Link to the photo galleryCollege students the picture of inefficiencyhttp://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-1035_11-60682.htmlStay on top of the latest tech news with our free IT News Digest newsletter, delivered each weekday. Automatically sign up today!http://nl.com.com/MiniFormHandler?brand=techrepublic&list_id=e019No video?How could a Rube Goldberg be appreciated without a video of it's operation? 2 stills don't do ANY justice...
Tags: Sonja Thompson, Rube Goldberg
Discussion threads 2007-04-03
Belarusbank Increased Productivity and Security With a Citrix Solution
Founded in 1992, Belarusbank is the largest bank in White Russia. With numerous offices and a traditional client-server architecture, Belarusbank struggled with inefficiency due to inconsistent IT systems. With the help of SoftLine, a Gold-level member of the Citrix Solutions Network, Belarusbank installed Citrix MetaFrame Presentation Server with Microsoft Windows...
Tags: Security, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows 2000, Servers, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware
Case studies
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department Wields Innovation to Fight Fraud and Inefficiency
Santa Barbara Sheriff's Department SBSD had to find a way to balance rising law enforcement demands and increasingly tight budgets - all the while keeping the public safe. SBSD engaged IBM to build a highly innovative crime data management system whose automation, flexibility and security provide a quantum leap in...
Tags: Innovation, Santa Barbara, Sheriff, Fraud, IBM Corp., Data Management, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
Case studies
When Is It Smart to Sell the Factory and Outsource?
It may not be as poetic as Hamlet's famous line, but "To build or to buy" is a question that becomes more crucial for manufacturing executives every day. Should one's company keep control of its supply chain and manufacturing facilities when it needs to expand - and risk getting stuck...
Tags: Outsource, SAS Institute, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
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Taking Compliance Out of the Spreadsheet Age, Into the Future
In today's fast-paced and evermore regulated business environment, reliance on e-mail and spreadsheets for process management leaves organizations needlessly exposed to a variety of business risks. Those risks include: Inefficiency and error Security breaches Data aggregation issues Download this insightful report from...
Tags: Compliance, Business Objects, Spreadsheet, Productivity, E-mail, Online Communications
White papers 2005-10-01
Why Enterprises Should Choose HP-UX 11i v3 for Their Data Center Migration Plans
Many IT executives today are looking at consolidating IT operations for several reasons. First, the rash of mergers and acquisitions dictates a rationalization of duplicate processes and infrastructure. Second, the move to streamline operations has resulted in moving from distributed systems to a centralized IT infrastructure. Third, concerns about power...
Tags: HP-UX, Data Center, Information Technology, Oracle11i, Robert Frances Group, Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Strategy, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Management
White papers 2007-12-12
Overview: Oracle's Case Management Solution for Government
Government organizations that process cases collect a tremendous amount of information over the case's lifespan - all of which needs to be organized and made accessible. Inefficiency can cost your organization valuable time and money. Oracle's Case Management Solution is a comprehensive, integrated, Web-enabled set of applications that manage and...
Tags: Case Management, Oracle Corp., Government, Corporate Law, Business Operations
White papers 2004-08-18
Data Quality: The Cornerstone of Effective Data Integration
By 2005, Fortune 1000 enterprises will lose more money in operational inefficiency due to data quality issues than they will spend on data warehouse and CRM initiatives, according to Gartner, Inc. principal analyst Ted Friedman. Because the quality of underlying data dictates the return from most operational systems, the implementation...
Tags: Data Quality, Data Integration, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
Webcasts
Only Three Days to Major Productivity Gains for Philips Broadcast Systems With Solid Edge
Philips, a leading provider of television and radio broadcast equipment, converted from the manual drawing board to a 3D wireframe CAD system in 1985. Philips' wanted to increase complexity of broadcast studio products. The demands were for faster product development. The company faced inefficiency of existing design automation tools. The...
Tags: Siemens AG, Philips Electronics N.V., Product Development, CAD, Product Marketing, Research & Development, Strategy, Business Operations, Software, Marketing, Management
Case studies 2007-09-01
Binda's Retail Partner Relationships Sparkle Using Siebel Consumer Goods
Binda was challenged to manage its retail and distribution relationships using information retained in separate departments. Each time a partner contacted the Italian company, the partner was passed from department to department in the search of an answer to its inquiry. This inevitably resulted in frustration and inefficiency. Following the...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Partnership, Siebel Systems Inc., Binda, Business Structures, Finance
Case studies
Bretford Builds a Better Workflow With a Lotus Domino Document Management Solution
Office and school furniture maker Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. is known for its sleek, computer-friendly desks, tables, storage units and more. Bretford needed to eliminate the inefficiency brought on by outmoded order processing and document management systems. Bretford upgraded its IBM Lotus Notes platform to Version 6.5., which provided a smoothly...
Tags: IBM Lotus Domino, Workflow, IBM Corp., Bretford, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance
Case studies
NetSafeGuard Intrusion Detection System Blueprint
This paper contains specifications of an integrated Network Security framework. This framework provides a complete security for computer systems against various computer threats such as virus, internet worms, spywares, intrusion attempts and spamming emails. The current systems available in the market suffer from high false alarm rates, and cannot detect...
Tags: Spamming, Computer, Productivity, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing
White papers 2006-03-24
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