Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational software corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues. It is also one of the world's most valuable companies. Microsoft was established to develop and sell basic interpreters for the
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3 Global challenges, need for R&I and economic dimensions of Digital Technology AUTUMN 2013 Copyright © ARTEMIS Industry Association & ITEA Office Association Permission to reproduce any text from this publication for non-commercial purposes is granted, provided that the source is credited. First edition, autumn 2013 www.artemis-ia.eu & www.itea2.org ISBN: 978-90-817213-2-5 5 Preamble This updated document1 is the joint result of the industry represented in the ARTEMIS Industry
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A MongoDB White Paper Performance Best Practices for MongoDB MongoDB 3.2 December 2015 Table of Contents Introduction 1 Pluggable Storage Engines 1 Hardware 2 Application Patterns 4 Schema Design & Indexes 5 Disk I/O 6 Considerations for Amazon EC2 7 Considerations for Benchmarks 7 We Can Help 9 Resources 9 Introduction MongoDB is a high-performance, scalable database designed for a broad array of modern applications. It is
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SECTION 3: Business Model Open Innovation. IBM Case-study (from Closed to Open, and further development.) IBM Overview: IBM before 1992 and the crisis from 1945 to 1980 International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was founded in 1911 and got its name in 1924. It merged different technologies (such as Herman Hollerith’s Electric tabulating machine and Willard Bundy’s time clock ) and their respective companies. From 1914 it had been managed by Thomas Watson, Sr. and in 1956 command of the
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different from those required in either startups or large public companies. Many promising growth companies stall as their business models mature and they outgrow the processes and teams responsible for their early success. Using a mix of case studies, group discussions, interactive exercises and written assignments, this course provides a general management perspective of growth companies: strategy, execution, team, and capital. You first learn different growth strategies, including market
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and supports a wide range of products and services primarily related to computing through its various product divisions. Microsoft is best known for dominating the world’s computer operating system with their Microsoft Windows line however has many other successful ventures in the industry. Established on April 4, 1975 by two friends Paul Allen and Bill Gates, Microsoft has become the world’s standard when it comes to computing software. Some of their more popular products include the Office Microsoft
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IT leaders responsible for managing outsourcing engagements. Decrease hidden costs both for contracts that are already signed, as well as contracts that are up for review or renewal. Both cloud-based and traditional outsourcing arrangements (Info-Tech considers cloud computing a form of outsourcing). Info-Tech Research Group 2 Executive Summary Info-Tech research shows that there are seven types of costs that IT leaders fail to anticipate at least 20% of the time. The
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for the sustainable development of data centers becomes more pressing. 1.0 Introduction of green data Center A green data center is operated with maximum energy efficiency with minimum environmental impact. The computing facility is constructed or built under green computing principle that will reduce significantly the operating expenses for IT infrastructure. Traditional the power required to run the data center non IT equipment such as fans, pumps, UPS system consumed about 60% total annual
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Management presents a range of contextualised facts illustrated by a number of case studies that encourage the reader to examine the often complex circumstances that surround problems or events associated to cruise operations. The case studies are contemporary and are constructed from first hand research with a number of international cruise companies providing a real world insight into this industry. Each case study is followed by questions that are intended to illuminate issues and stimulate
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CASE STUDY Atlassian Software Overview Atlassian Software didirikan oleh Mike Cannon-Brookes dan Scott Farquhar tahun 2002 dengan produk pertama JIRA. Atlassian Software merupakan perusahaan teknologi global yang berlokasi di Sydney Australia. Tahun 2009, Atlassian menjadi salah satu perusahaan Australia dengan tingkat pertumbuhan usaha yang cepat. Tahun 2009 mencatatkan revenue $35 million dengan karyawan di seluruh dunia sebanyak 200 orang dan 15.000 pelanggan di
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