Benchmarking
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When supercomputing benchmarks fail to add up
Insight perspective Using benchmarks to choose a supercomputer is more complex than just picking the fastest system, says high-performance computing expert.
Tags: Supercomputing, Benchmarking, IT budgeting, Procurement, Consulting, Jones, performance, HotSpot, benchmarking, IT budgeting
S'pore businesses get more help to go 'green'
News update Country's National Environment Agency unveils new US$355,000 grant to help firms engage in projects to the United Nations' Clean Development Mechanism.
Tags: Green IT, Servers, Data centers, Government, Business, Project, Singapore, Schneider Electric, U.N., Environment
Contact center by phone still popular in Asia
News Calling contact center still preferred method for Asian customers seeking tech help, even with emergence of new media tools, says market specialist.
Tags: Customer support, Customer resource management (CRM), Business development/management, Contact Center, Nagi Kasinadhuni, Datacraft/Dimension Data, Toni Ruotanen, Phone, Microsoft Corp., Asia
SAP user benchmark tests get underway
News The business software provider and its European users have launched a benchmarking scheme to measure the performance of its services, a precursor to proposed increases in prices for support.
Tags: Investor relations, Best strategies, Server platforms, SAP AG, CPU, Europe, KPI, business software company, performance, benchmarking
10 ways to effectively estimate and control project costs
Techguide Estimating what a project will cost is only half the battle; controlling those costs during the project and after delivery is equally critical.
Tags: IT project management, Project management, Cost control, Baseline Cost, Business Unit, Information Technology, Benchmarking Exercise, Project, IT-spending, Cost
Energy Star server ratings to include power profile
News After years of development, Energy Star ratings for enterprise servers are set for release Monday, which will give buyers a "starting point" for comparing efficiency.
Tags: Servers, Green IT, quad processor, Server, performance, energy efficiency, enterprise server, program manager, server company, data center
EU calls for energy efficiency through ICT
News European Commissioner Viviane Reding has urged member states to use information and communication technologies to consume less power and combat climate change.
Tags: Green IT, Telecommunications, European Union, Information And Communication Technology, Europe, energy efficiency, Brussels, member state, R&D, industry
Five ways IT departments can win in a crisis
News CIOs need to revise their IT strategies in the downturn to adapt to long-term sustainability, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Tags: IT Management, IT Services, Telecommunications, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, strategic sourcing, CIO, organizational structure, business intelligence, software, asset
HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
Reviews Despite an underpowered CPU, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC offers the best balance of small size, comfort and functionality we've seen in a mini-notebook, making it a favourite for on-the-go use.
Tags: Battery, Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., Mobile Broadband, Mobile, CPU, Notebook, ASUS Eee PC, Mini-Note, Touch Surface
Plan your benchmarking approach before starting to collect metrics
Insight Where do you start? First, you need to do some preparation. You need to frame out what you want to accomplish through benchmarking and the type of benchmarking program you want to set up. Let's look at the steps required to do this.
HP Compaq 8710p
Reviews If a large desktop replacement notebook is what you're after, the HP Compaq 8710p has an excellent 17in. display, a powerful discrete graphics module, plenty of connectivity and a spacious keyboard.
Part II: Benchmarking sourcing contracts
Blogs Last week, I offered a short historical perspective on the use of benchmarking in sourcing projects. The net conclusion...
IDC names new AP consulting head
News Market analyst IDC has appointed Anne Dupuy-Cambier as its director of consulting for Asia-Pacific.
10 predictions for Linux and open source in 2009
Techguide The year holds a great deal of promise for the Linux OS and open source software--from an explosion in the mobile arena to widespread adoption of OpenOffice 3, says industry watcher.
Tags: Open source, Linux, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., KDE, File System, GNOME, Ubuntu, operating system, GNOME 2.24
Part I: Benchmarking sourcing contracts
Blogs Benchmarking is quite a hotly discussed topic in the sourcing industry, so perhaps it is timely to look at it firstly fr...
Tags: IT outsourcing, Outsourcing, Offshoring
