Future Lab: Visual Computing Lab

January 31st, 2011 |
Future Lab: Visual Computing Lab

Intel’s new visual computing lab is researching how to create immersive experiences with computers. Parallel processing is opening the doors to the ability to synthesize images and audio which look and sound real. Here is Intel’s announcement of the new [See the full post…]

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SC|10: Supercomputing – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 117

January 29th, 2011 |
SC|10: Supercomputing – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 117

Last week Chip Chat was at Supercomputing, the leading high performance computing (HPC) conference – Allyson interviewed technologists from a variety of companies on their planned demos. Server Products Intel Chip Chat Home Page

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Sundance 2011 Voices: Another Earth

January 28th, 2011 |
Sundance 2011 Voices: Another Earth

This is a raw audio clip from the Sundance Film Festival 2011. Mike Cahill, director of Another Earth, answers questions from the audience after the world premiere of the movie on January 24, 2011. In addition, Another Earth won the [See the full post…]

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iWARP (RDMA over Ethernet) – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 116

January 25th, 2011 |
iWARP (RDMA over Ethernet) – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 116

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Tom Stachura from Intel Ethernet gives an overview of iWARP (Internet Wide Area RDMA Protocol) including low-latency features and proposed markets (HPC, cloud, financial). Intel Ethernet Intel Chip Chat Home [See the full post…]

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Sundance 2011 Voices: Miss Representation

January 24th, 2011 |
Sundance 2011 Voices: Miss Representation

From the Sundance catalog: “Like drawing back a curtain to let bright light stream in, Miss Representation uncovers a glaring reality we live with every day but fail to see. It’s clear the mainstream media objectifies women, but what most [See the full post…]

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PROMISE Technology RAID Products – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 115

January 19th, 2011 |
PROMISE Technology RAID Products – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 115

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Randy Chan from PROMISE Technology discusses the company’s new VTrak Ex30 series of high-performance enterprise-class storage solutions based on Intel Xeon C5500/C3500 processor. PROMISE Technology, Inc. Intel Chip Chat Home [See the full post…]

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Future Lab: Sleep Science

January 17th, 2011 |
Future Lab: Sleep Science

Researchers from the University of Washington and Intel Labs in Seattle show off smart phone applications designed to make people more aware of the importance of sleep. It’s part of a larger movement to integrate computer technology into personal health. [See the full post…]

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Mission-Critical Computing Update – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 114

January 12th, 2011 |
Mission-Critical Computing Update – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 114

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Pauline Nist gives an update on Intel Xeon processor 7500 (formerly codename Nehalem-EX) and the future of Intel server processor based on Intel microarchitecure codename Westmere. Intel Server Processors Intel [See the full post…]

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Visibly Smart – The 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor Family

January 5th, 2011 |
Visibly Smart – The 2nd Generation Intel Core Processor Family

The 2nd Generation Intel Core processor family, just released this week around the world, is equipped with new visibly smart technologies that allow users to do things like convert video in seconds, watch movies and play games in HD, edit [See the full post…]

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Future Lab: The Connected Home

January 3rd, 2011 |
Future Lab: The Connected Home

The technology to make a connected home probably exists. With diverse platforms and network configurations, as well as manufacturers’ unique characteristics built into computing gear, audio and video equipment and appliances, the task of getting them to work together usually [See the full post…]

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The Intel Atom Processor: A Building Block

January 3rd, 2011 |
The Intel Atom Processor: A Building Block

The Intel Atom processor continues to change how and where we use computers and the internet. The Intel Atom features great computing power in a small form factor that uses very little power. In this video, learn about innovations like [See the full post…]

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Cloud Innovation – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 113

Cloud Innovation – Intel Chip Chat – Episode 113

In this Intel Chip Chat audio podcast with Allyson Klein: Boyd Davis, GM of Data Center Group Marketing and VP of the Intel Architecture Group, discusses the Cloud 2015 announcement and the role of Intel in driving technology innovation. Intel [See the full post…]

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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 has [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 Data [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 evaluation of [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, 2010 [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 of [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 cloud. [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. Open Data Center [See the full post…]

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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 |
Intel IT Performance Report – Creating Business Value

IT Business Value: Welcome to our ninth edition of the Intel IT Performance Report. As we closed last year’s edition, we identified some of the many challenges IT organizations would face in 2009 given the economic environment, and we also [See the full post…]

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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 supports [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 system [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. Intel Cloud Builder Home Page Intel Chip [See the full post…]

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