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The four stages of creating a successful social enterprise

May 16, 2013 7:56am PDT

Learn how to use social media-style tools to help your organisation share information and collaborate more effectively.

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On Achievable Rates for Channels With Mismatched Decoding

May 2, 2013 12:00am PDT

The problem of mismatched decoding for discrete memoryless channels is addressed. A mismatched cognitive multiple-access channel is introduced, and an inner bound on its capacity region is derived...

Provided by: Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers

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Impact of Hot and Cold Aisle Containment on Data Center Temperature and Efficiency

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Both hot-air and cold-air containment can improve the predictability and efficiency of traditional data center cooling systems. While both approaches minimize the mixing of hot and cold air, there...

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Choosing Between Room, Row, and Rack-based Cooling for Data Centers

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Latest generation high density and variable density IT equipment create conditions that traditional data center cooling was never intended to address, resulting in cooling systems that are...

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Energy Savings Performance Contracts for Federal Data Center Consolidation

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

The cost of operating and maintaining federal agency data centers is extremely high. Mandates and initiatives have been put in place to address these costs through energy conservation, but with...

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Cooling Entire Data Centers Using Only Row Cooling

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Row cooling is emerging as a practical total cooling solution for new data centers due to its inherent high efficiency and predictable performance. Yet some IT equipment in data centers appears...

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Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers: A Close-Coupled Row Solution

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of...

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Implementing Hot and Cold Air Containment in Existing Data Centers

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Containment solutions can eliminate hot spots and provide energy savings over traditional uncontained data center designs. The best containment solution for an existing facility will depend on the...

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Allocating data center energy costs and carbon to IT users

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Are complicated software and instrumentation needed to measure and allocate energy costs and carbon to IT users? Or can we get by with simple, low cost methods for energy cost and carbon...

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Ten Errors to Avoid When Commissioning a Data Center

April 29, 2013 12:00am PDT

Data center commissioning can deliver an unbiased evaluation of whether a newly constructed data center will be an operational success or a failure. Proper execution of the commissioning process...

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Check out the health of your device with the Windows 8 Battery Report

April 19, 2013 9:10am PDT

Check out the health of your device with the Windows 8 Battery Report article root Battery health? What does the Windows 8 Battery Report tell you about your devices battery? Is it time to get a...

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Usage of Netflow in Security and Monitoring of Computer Networks

April 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

Management of a network is a challenging task without accurate traffic statistics. Through this paper the security benefits of implementing a Netflow based analysis system and then a novel open...

Provided by: International Journal of Computer Applications

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Malware Classification Through HEX Conversion and Mining

April 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

The malicious codes are normally referred as malware. Systems are vulnerable to the traditional attacks, and attackers continue to find new ways around existing protection mechanisms in order to...

Provided by: IRJCSEA

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Linear PWM Strategy for SMPS

April 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

A switched-mode power supply (Switching-Mode Power Supply or SMPS) is an electronic Power supply incorporates a switching regulator in order to be highly efficient in the conversion of electrical...

Provided by: International Scientific Research Organization for Science, Engineering and Technology

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Wavelength Converters in Optical Communication Systems

April 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

Wavelength conversion employing Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAs) has become an important function in WDM networks. This paper gives introduction to different available wavelength conversion...

Provided by: Engineering Science and Technology: International Journal (ESTIJ)

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Mobile Computing with Distributed Processing

April 1, 2013 12:00am PDT

Many mobile applications retrieve content from remote servers via user generated queries. Processing these queries is often needed before the desired content can be identified. Processing the...

Provided by: International Journal of Scientific Research Engineering &Technology (IJSRET)

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Virtualisation and Cloud Computing: Optimised Power, Cooling, and Management Maximises Benefits.

March 27, 2013 12:00am PDT

As an IT manager today, you’re spread too thin worrying about network threats, ever-changing technologies, and IT equipment failure to think about the health of your company’s IT physical...

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Practical Options for Deploying IT Equipment in Small Server Rooms and Branch Offices

March 27, 2013 12:00am PDT

This paper discusses making realistic improvements to power, cooling racks, physical security monitoring and lighting. Download this paper now to understand what’s relevant, what solutions are...

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Preparing the Physical Infrastructure of Receiving Data Centres for Consolidation

March 27, 2013 12:00am PDT

With the lack of on-site resources, increasing demand for constant availability , and changes in the way equipment is deployed have heightened your day-to-day challenges and pressures with...

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