Articles

Taken separately, virtualization, service orientation and grid computing are “old news”.  But merge these three powerful technologies, and we’ve got a new information technology model that will fundamentally change the way we do business.  This Intel Premier IT magazine article is an extract from the Intel Press IT Best Practice Series book titled The Business Value of Service-Oriented Grids: Strategic Insights for Enterprise Decision Makers.  The book synthesizes multiple technology trends, including software and hardware architecture, high-performance computing, networking, and telecommunications, with business trends such as outsourcing, systems integration, hosting, and the emerging Internet portal data center.

New server and desktop technology, along with managed services, fill the infrastructure needs of small to medium-sized Businesses according to this Intel Premier IT magazine article.

Several times a year, Intel employees meet and plot how to hijack shipments of microprocessors, sell our intellectual property to competitors, blackmail our coworkers, and hack our networks. And we pay them to do it. We even provide lunch.  This article describes how Intel Information Security teams participate in wargaming exercises to better understand vulnerabilities and identify holes in the company’s defenses.

Balancing capability and capacity can be a real challenge when data centers are provisioned in a piecemeal fashion. SGI took a different approach, as this Intel Premier IT article documents, by tailoring a hybrid solution to fit a wide range of workflows.

EDS realized strong ROI by deploying Intel® vPro™ technology to enhance and extend remote management capabilities of desktops, laptops, and point-of sale devices.  This Intel Premier IT magazine article details the savings.

With the move to Intel® processors and the growing success of OS X as a consumer operating system, Apple’s Macintosh* and other computers are proving to be more and more interesting to businesses and government agencies.  In this Intel Premier IT magazine article, the author takes a look at the due diligence required to make sure that they can integrate into the existing environment, be managed seamlessly, save money, and help employees be more productive.

Intel IT studies streaming operating system software and virtual hosted desktops to determine which compute model makes more efficient use of servers and network resources.  Get the scoop in this Intel Premier IT magazine article.

The modularization of the data center promises to change the dynamics of how and where information is stored in the digital economy. This Intel Premier IT magazine articles features Rackable Systems, who deliver large-scale data centers to go with water-cooled AC systems included.

Indiana’s Office of Technology saved the state more than USD 13.9 million by standardizing on Intel® multicore server technologies. Now,it’s targeting over USD 400,000 in IT savings annually and another USD 400,000 in power savings from deploying Dell PCs with Intel® vPro™ technology.  This case study in the recent Intel Premier IT magazine tells the story.

In this peek inside Intel’s IT operations, Intel examines progress against 2007 goals including operational excellence, performance and profitability.  The in-depth report also evaluates key programs including data center efficiency, enterprise resource planning transformation, and IT governance programs.