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Intel Cloud Builders Reference Architecture: Canonical and Cloud Computing Interoperability

December 4th, 2011 |
Intel Cloud Builders Reference Architecture: Canonical and Cloud Computing Interoperability

In this Intel Cloud Builders video podcast: Canonical and Intel discuss the challenges facing organizations in building interoperable private clouds, and discuss how to build a cloud computing solution leveraging the Intel Xeon processor 5500 series and Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud. [See the full post…]

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IT Best Practices: Overcoming Security Challenges to Virtualize Internet-Facing Applications

November 22nd, 2011 |
IT Best Practices: Overcoming Security Challenges to Virtualize Internet-Facing Applications

IT Best Practices: The purpose of this paper is to describe how Intel IT neutralized security risks that have allowed us to enable virtualization for the DMZ and SIZ thereby allowing Intel IT to expand the benefits of virtualization. Over [See the full post…]

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Future-proofing for Enterprise Data Growth – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 160

November 21st, 2011 |
Future-proofing for Enterprise Data Growth – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 160

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: David Tuhy, GM of the storage group, talks about where storage is headed – future proofing for the enterprise (unstructured big data), scaled-out distributed storage, SSDs for tiering and using [See the full post…]

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Cisco Cloud Computing Update – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 32

November 21st, 2011 |
Cisco Cloud Computing Update – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 32

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Brian Gracely from Cisco chats about driving relevance from networking perspective, moving into hyperscale datacenter networks, the company’s Open Data Center Alliance membership, and platform as a service [See the full post…]

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IT@Intel Technology Tip: The 12 Scams of Christmas

November 18th, 2011 |
IT@Intel Technology Tip:  The 12 Scams of Christmas

IT Best Practices: As the holiday season approaches, we all turn to our computers to help get things done. But be aware that criminals are also looking for ways to get things done, and that may include scamming you. In [See the full post…]

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Intel Cloud Builders Reference Architecture: Oracle and Cloud Infrastructure Design & Deployment

November 17th, 2011 |
Intel Cloud Builders Reference Architecture: Oracle and Cloud Infrastructure Design & Deployment

In this Intel Cloud Builders video podcast: Oracle discuss the challenges facing an organization in the deployment and securing of a cloud infrastructure and provides guidance on building a cloud using Oracle and Intel technology. See also: Intel Cloud Builders [See the full post…]

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IT Best Practices: Overcoming Security Challenges to Virtualize Internet-facing Applications

November 17th, 2011 |
IT Best Practices: Overcoming Security Challenges to Virtualize Internet-facing Applications

IT Best Practices: The purpose of this paper is to describe how Intel IT neutralized security risks that have allowed us to enable virtualization for the DMZ and SIZ thereby allowing Intel IT to expand the benefits of virtualization. Over [See the full post…]

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Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) with CloudSwitch – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 31

November 9th, 2011 |
Infrastructure as a Service (Iaas) with CloudSwitch – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 31

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Ellen Rubin from CloudSwitch chats about Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and how the company enables enterprise customers to move their applications in the cloud while allowing them [See the full post…]

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New High Performance Computing Capabilities – Intel Chip Chat Episode 159

November 9th, 2011 |
New High Performance Computing Capabilities – Intel Chip Chat Episode 159

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Just in time for Supercomputing next week, Joe Curley and John Hengeveld stop by to talk about world-changing issues that are being addressed by high performance computing – like climate [See the full post…]

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Processor Instrumentation – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 158

November 4th, 2011 |
Processor Instrumentation – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 158

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Lynn Comp, director of software technologies initiatives talks about data center efficiency, specifically building instrumentation into the processor itself with technologies like Intel Turbo Boost and Intel Intelligent Power Node [See the full post…]

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Microsoft’s Views on Taking Application Delivery to the Next Level with Cloud Computing – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 30

November 4th, 2011 |
Microsoft’s Views on Taking Application Delivery to the Next Level with Cloud Computing – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 30

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Deepak Setty from Microsoft discusses the company’s cloud computing strategy – managing physical, virtualized and cloud computing-based servers to deliver applications seamlessly – as well as the state [See the full post…]

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Part 3 of 4: will.i.am: Artist. Philanthropist. Futurist – will.i.am and Brian David Johnson

November 1st, 2011 |
Part 3 of 4: will.i.am: Artist. Philanthropist. Futurist – will.i.am and Brian David Johnson

In this episode of The Tomorrow Project: Part 3 of 4, will.i.am: Artist. Philanthropist. Futurist – will.i.am and Brian David Johnson.

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Canonical’s Enterprise and Private Cloud Solutions – Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 29

October 28th, 2011 |
Canonical’s Enterprise and Private Cloud Solutions – Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 29

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Prakash Advani stops by Day in the Cloud to talk about the 20,000 enterprise cloud deployments of Ubuntu, Canonical’s involvement with OpenStack, the Ubuntu management tool called Landscape, [See the full post…]

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Intel Datacenter and Connected Systems Group Update – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 157

October 25th, 2011 |
Intel Datacenter and Connected Systems Group Update – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 157

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Kirk Skaugen, VP of DCSG, discusses unifying the datacenter group, managing big data and the growth of associated technologies like business analytics, Intel’s vision for an open standards-based cloud, and [See the full post…]

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Thoughts on Moving to Parallel Programming – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 156

October 25th, 2011 |
Thoughts on Moving to Parallel Programming – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 156

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Greg Pfister, an industry expert on parallelism, stops by to talk about the application of Moore’s Law, a framework for moving from serial to parallel programming, and dealing with big [See the full post…]

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IT Best Practices: Managing Training Rooms with Intel vPro Technology

October 21st, 2011 |
IT Best Practices: Managing Training Rooms with Intel vPro Technology

IT Best Practices: Intel IT conducted a pilot to explore the potential of PCs with Intel vPro processor technology, with ISV management software, to address management and performance challenges across Intel’s geographically dispersed training rooms. We remotely performed rebuilds, installs, [See the full post…]

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Fujitsu’s Cloud Computing Strategy – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 28

October 17th, 2011 |
Fujitsu’s Cloud Computing Strategy – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 28

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Michele Lum from Fujitsu discusses the company’s cloud computing products: Global cloud platforms, cloud services for the public cloud, SAP infrastructure as a service (IaaS), cloud professional services, [See the full post…]

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IT Best Practices: Establishing a Low Cost Disaster Recovery Site

October 15th, 2011 |
IT Best Practices: Establishing a Low Cost Disaster Recovery Site

IT Best Practices: Intel IT developed a cost-effective disaster recovery (DR) strategy for one of our data centers in Israel that has a potential business value of more than USD 3 million. During its first disaster recovery drill, the new [See the full post…]

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Cory Doctorow and Brian David Johnson: “Knights of the Rainbow Table”

October 14th, 2011 |
Cory Doctorow and Brian David Johnson: “Knights of the Rainbow Table”

In this episode of The Tomorrow Project: Science Fiction author, Cory Doctorow and Intel Futurist, Brian David Johnson discuss Cory’s “Knights of the Rainbow Table” story included in the new “Tomorrow Project Anthology” book.

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IT Best Practices: Virtualization with the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series: A Proof of Concept

October 12th, 2011 |
IT Best Practices: Virtualization with the Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series: A Proof of Concept

IT Best Practices: Intel IT, together with Intel’s Digital Enterprise Group, End User Platform Integration, and Intel’s Software and Services Group, conducted proof-of-concept testing and total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to assess the virtualization capabilities of Intel Xeon processor [See the full post…]

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Using Data Analytics to Help Fight Cancer – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 155

Using Data Analytics to Help Fight Cancer – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 155

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: David Patterson from UC Berkeley discusses the university’s parallel computing lab, software development for multi-core, HPC and the cloud, the possibility of personalized medicine, and using data analytics to aid [See the full post…]

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Providing a Powerful Technology Ecosystem with Switch – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 27

Providing a Powerful Technology Ecosystem with Switch – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 27

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: from VMworld, Mark Thiele from Switch, discusses running some of the highest-availability and energy efficient data centers on the planet including PUE, cooling trends/air management, infrastructure and life-cycle [See the full post…]

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IT Best Practices: Improve service and lower TCO – Proactive PC Support Improves Service and Lowers TCO

IT Best Practices: Improve service and lower TCO – Proactive PC Support Improves Service and Lowers TCO

IT Best Practices: As part of our online support strategy, Intel IT developed a self-service PC Health Check utility to deliver better customer support, improve response time, and increase employee satisfaction—while reducing operating costs. PC Health Check empowers employees to [See the full post…]

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Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with RES Software – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 26

Virtual Desktop Infrastructure with RES Software – Intel Conversations in the Cloud – Episode 26

In this Intel Conversations in the Cloud audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Jeff Fisher, VP of Business Development for RES Software, discusses virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) – the evolution of the technology to the hybrid desktop and the company’s Virtual [See the full post…]

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IDF Livecast: Parallel Programming – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 154

IDF Livecast: Parallel Programming – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 154

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: In this archive episode of an IDF livecast, James Reinders from Intel’s software group, stops by to talk about the evolution of high performance computing (HPC) and parallel programming. See [See the full post…]

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