Intel IT and Synopsys conducted a joint performance assessment of 64-bit Intel® multi-core platforms running Synopsys VCS* application for simulation and Synopsys Proteus* application for optical proximity correction (OPC). Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series improved performance as much as 13.14x for simulation workloads and 11.39x for OPC workloads compared to 64-bit Intel® Xeon® processors with a single-core. Based on our performance assessment, we are beginning to deploy servers based on the new Intel Xeon processor 5500 series in our data centers to achieve greater performance and significantly increase compute capacity within the existing data center footprint. (more…)
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Improving EDA Batch Application Performance
Monday, March 30th, 2009Business Value of IT
Friday, January 2nd, 2009Measure, Measure, Measure
Measuring the value of IT is getting more critical as companies in this economic environment look closely at everything in the budget. Projects of dubious value are bound to be eliminated as budgets are scrubbed. How do you measure the value IT delivers in order to show management what is not dubious?
Make the Most of IT
In Making the Most of IT, Intel’s global director of IT research Martin Curley describes an industry-wide model, called IT Capability Maturity Framework developed by the Innovation Value Institute, to assess and improve the business value of IT.
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Increasing the Business Value of Mobility
Monday, December 22nd, 2008Mobile computing has become a strategic asset for Intel. Wireless-enabled notebooks increase the productivity per average employee by more than five percent and help to create a more efficient work environment. Today, approximately 80 percent of Intel employees use a notebook as their primary business tool. Now we are working to take the mobility of our workers to the next level by taking a look at our overall mobile strategy.
The result is a major upgrade of our mobile computing solutions coupled with a redesign of our physical office space. This white paper describes our experience in designing and deploying the new mobile work environments, and in helping our employees make the transition. It will be useful for IT and business decision makers looking for ways to increase the value of mobility in their own businesses so they can reduce operating costs and improve the productivity, responsiveness, and satisfaction of their employees. (more…)
Intel’s New Approach to Strategic Planning
Thursday, October 16th, 2008A changing business environment leads Intel IT down the road of a new strategic planning process. That process has identified eight megatrends that will affect how Intel IT supports the corporation and form the basis of the three- to five-year business outlook. (more…)
The following articles are also part of this issue of the Intel Premier IT Magazine:
- Intel Premier IT Magazine Winter 2009 Edition: Defining the Future of IT
- Crossing the Chasm Between Humans and Machines
- Making the Most of IT
- The Value Influence
- Intel’s New Approach to Strategic Planning
- The Future Will be Simulated
- Mad Dogs and Oil Men
- Virtualization Test
- Out With the New, In With the Newest
- The Fast and The Virtual
- It’s a Business Decision: Managing PCs in Small Business
- It Can be Easy Being Green
- Mashups for the Masses
- Intelpedia Grows Up
The Fast and The Virtual
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Intel IT sets out to test and establish best practices for maximizing performance on notebook PCs. In the process they show how refreshing client PCs helps fulfill the promise of client virtualization. (more…)
The following articles are also part of this issue of the Intel Premier IT Magazine:
- Intel Premier IT Magazine Winter 2009 Edition: Defining the Future of IT
- Crossing the Chasm Between Humans and Machines
- Making the Most of IT
- The Value Influence
- Intel’s New Approach to Strategic Planning
- The Future Will be Simulated
- Mad Dogs and Oil Men
- Virtualization Test
- Out With the New, In With the Newest
- The Fast and The Virtual
- It’s a Business Decision: Managing PCs in Small Business
- It Can be Easy Being Green
- Mashups for the Masses
- Intelpedia Grows Up
Intel CIO Diane Bryant on IT’s Enterprise Role in Innovation
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008In this video podcast, Diane Bryant, discusses the role of IT in the enterprise today. Diane sees three main functions for Intel’s IT organization, beginning with the company’s strategy for driving business growth and how Intel IT serves as an in-house end user for Intel’s product development process.
Intel IT 2007 Performance Report
Friday, January 18th, 2008In 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. (more…)