A Desert Oasis Palm Springs is a desert city about 95 square miles located 111 miles east of Los Angeles with a population of 44‚552. Its history dates back thousands of years to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians who lived in the Coachella Valley. The modern history of Palm Springs was glamorized by Hollywood movie stars in the 1920s because of the great weather and seclusion. Palm Springs was incorporated in 1938 and World War II brought rapid growth to businesses and housing development
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Closing Case - Planning for Rise of Cloud Computing at Microsoft 1.) Cloud computing has become a new trend in the technology world. It is the upcoming stage for the Internet where every computing need can be accessed through a web browser at anytime‚ anywhere. It is also very economically appealing because the cost is so cheap. Cloud services have the potential to reduce information technology (IT) costs‚ increase operating efficiencies and create new types of business opportunities. So‚ what
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Green Computing & Green IT What is Green Computing or Green IT? Bill Gates predicted many years ago of a PC in every home. He was widely considered to be simply promoting an unlikely scenario with the aim of boosting Microsoft’s profits. However‚ how right he truly was. Not just at home but also virtually every commercial organisation of any size is heavily reliant upon IT. At home there is little we can do regarding our use of IT‚ other than not leaving our PC’s switched on uneccessarily
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Green computing or green IT‚ refers to environmentally sustainable computing or IT. It is "the study and practice of designing‚ manufacturing‚ using‚ and disposing of computers‚ servers‚ and associated subsystems—such as monitors‚ printers‚ storage devices‚ and networking and communications systems—efficiently and effectively with minimal or no impact on the environment. Green IT also strives to achieve economic viability and improved system performance and use‚ while abiding by our social and ethical
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Green Computing can computation advance sustainability? an exploration Launched 2009 Status Completed Participant Michael Halle‚ Brigham and Women’s Hospital and IIC Green Computing The IIC RepoRT • InITIaTIve In InnovaTIve CompuTIng aT haRvaRd‚ 2007–09 Selected accomplishments • Identified a number of faculty interested in translational research on the interface between computation and sustainability • Initiated discussions of how research computing might be organized to be more sustainable and
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The debentures are having a great significance as a means of corporate financing. Through debentures‚ the company is enabled to have the capital without giving any control over their holders. There is a certainty of finance for a specific period and the company can adjust its financial plan accordingly By issuing the debentures‚ the company gets an opportunity to trade on equity. Consequently‚ it results in increasing the return for the equity shareholders. There are certain individuals and institutional
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Approach for Enhanced Computing Power Kashif Hammed Department of Computer Science The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Bahawalpur‚ Pakistan gnetle_kashif@yahoo.com Abstract. DNA computing is a discipline that aims at harnessing individual molecules at the nano-scopic level for computational purposes. Computation with DNA molecules possesses an inherent interest for researchers in computers and biology. Given its vast parallelism and high-density storage‚ DNA computing approaches are employed
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Abstract Green computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The goals are similar to green chemistry; that is reduce the use of hazardous materials‚ maximize energy efficiency during the product ’s lifetime‚ and promote recyclability or biodegradability of defunct products and factory waste. Taking into consideration the popular use of information technology industry‚ it has to lead a revolution of sorts by turning green in a manner no industry has ever done before
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..................................................................................................................8 Cloud Computing: An Overview ......................................................................................................11 A Risk Management Approach: Common and Delta Controls ........................................................15 Cloud Computing Case Study...........................................................................................................40 Glossary
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If used properly there can be several advantages to working with cloud data in business. Cloud computing is probably the most cost efficient method to use‚ maintain and upgrade. Traditional desktop software costs companies a lot in terms of finance. Adding up the licensing fees for multiple users can prove to be very expensive for the establishment concerned. The cloud‚ on the other hand‚ is available at much cheaper rates and hence‚ can significantly lower the company’s IT expenses. The cloud
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