Archive for December, 2010

Technology Tips: Newer, faster SSDs go mainstream for Intel IT laptops

December 31st, 2010 |
Technology Tips: Newer, faster SSDs go mainstream for Intel IT laptops

IT Best Practices: Hard drive technology has been evolving at a rapid pace over the last decade – more capacity, higher speeds and smaller sizes. But in the last couple of years, a whole new approach to storage technology [See the full post…]

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Cloud 2015 Vision – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 112

December 21st, 2010 |
Cloud 2015 Vision – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 112

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Jason Waxman, GM of the Data Center Group, stops by to give an overview of Intel’s Cloud 2015 announcement and discuss how the company is working with the Open [See the full post…]

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Future Lab: Digital Art

December 20th, 2010 |
Future Lab: Digital Art

Artists have often been proponents and leading users of technology. In computing, gaming has presented a challenge to hardware and software developers as artists create images that push the boundaries of compute performance. In this edition of Future Lab on [See the full post…]

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Enterprise IT Security Benefits of Microsoft Windows 7

December 17th, 2010 |
Enterprise IT Security Benefits of Microsoft Windows 7

IT Best Practices: Information security is a critical concern for Intel IT. New threats are continually evolving, and over time, this has forced us to invest in various security controls and mitigation strategies. As part of a three-month [See the full post…]

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Evaluating Hardware-based Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) Remote Control

December 16th, 2010 |
Evaluating Hardware-based Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) Remote Control

IT Best Practices: Intel IT recently developd a series of use cases that take advantage of Keyboard-Video-Mouse (KVM) Remote Control, a hardware-based feature of PCs with 2010 Intel Core vPro processors and Intel HD Graphics. Unlike software-based KVM solutions, [See the full post…]

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Implementing and Expanding a Virtualized Environment

December 15th, 2010 |
Implementing and Expanding a Virtualized Environment

IT Best Practices: In 2005, Intel IT began planning, engineering, and implementing a virtualized business computing production environment as part of our overall data center strategy. We are currently accelerating virtualization adoption for general purpose applications, with a goal [See the full post…]

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EMC Storage Solutions – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 107

December 14th, 2010 |
EMC Storage Solutions – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 107

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Bob Beauchamp from EMC stops by to chat about the company’s new line of products and the integration of Intel architecture, and also cloud computing and security in the [See the full post…]

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Open Data Center Alliance – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 111

December 14th, 2010 |
Open Data Center Alliance – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 111

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Marvin Wheeler talks about the Open Data Center Alliance launch, which will define Usage Model requirements to solve key IT challenges and fulfull future cloud infrastructure needs.

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Future Lab: The Future of TV

December 13th, 2010 |
Future Lab: The Future of TV

Television is far more complex than just the infrastructure that brings a signal to a TV set. It is the business of funding watchable programs in order to sell them to advertisers or audiences. It is a complex arrangement of [See the full post…]

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Intel IT Performance Report – Creating Business Value

December 10th, 2010 |

An ERP Platform Strategy Based on Industry-Standard Servers

December 9th, 2010 |
An ERP Platform Strategy Based on Industry-Standard Servers

IT Best Practices: Many large organizations have a centralized enterprise resource planning (ERP) environment based on proprietary mainframes or RISC-based systems. In contrast, Intel IT has successfully implemented a decentralized ERP environment that is based on industry-standard servers and [See the full post…]

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Thermal Storage System Provides Emergency Data Center Cooling

December 8th, 2010 |
Thermal Storage System Provides Emergency Data Center Cooling

IT Best Practices: Intel IT implemented a low-cost thermal storage system that maintained cooling at a high-density data center during an electrical power outage. This enabled the data center to survive the outage without costly damage to servers. The [See the full post…]

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Intel Cloud Builder – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 110

December 7th, 2010 |
Intel Cloud Builder – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 110

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Raejeanne Skillern, director, cloud computing marketing at Intel discusses the Cloud Builder Program and how it brings together vendors that create cloud solutions.

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Future Lab: Better Photos

December 6th, 2010 |
Future Lab: Better Photos

Many digital tools are available to help photographers achieve better results. But those tools only augment the photographer’s ability to see. Computer vision researchers have been working on programs that allow computers to see. Subhabrata Bhattacharya, working with Intel Labs, [See the full post…]

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Intel Capital CEO Summit 2010: Elevator Pitches

December 3rd, 2010 |
Intel Capital CEO Summit 2010: Elevator Pitches

A wide range of Intel Capital portfolio companies go to the stage, each for 90 seconds, to deliver their best shot. The aim is to let potential partners know who they are, what they do and what the opportunities [See the full post…]

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Achieving Long-term IT Business Value with Intel vPro Technology

December 1st, 2010 |
Achieving Long-term IT Business Value with Intel vPro Technology

IT Best Practices: Intel IT made a strategic decision 3 years ago to standardize our computing platform on PCs with Intel Core vPro processors. These PCs include a variety of technologies that enhance IT and end-user efficiency, and help [See the full post…]

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