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The Effects of Future Computer Hardware on Business. Management Information Systems (HTM 304) Spring 2007 Section 02/03 Valentin Kifumbi Stuart Pierce Jeremy Quinton. The Changing World. From fire to supercomputers. Then and Now. Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC).
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The Effects of Future Computer Hardware on Business Management Information Systems (HTM 304) Spring 2007 Section 02/03 Valentin Kifumbi Stuart Pierce Jeremy Quinton
The Changing World From fire to supercomputers
Then and Now Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) Worlds Smallest Web Server
Affects on Businesses • Worldwide market place • Efficiency and Productivity • Safety • Speed and Pace
Objectives • Future Trends in Computer Hardware • Recommendations for Businesses
Scope • Computer Hardware limited to: CPU, Memory, Motherboards, and Graphic Cards • Recommendations will be general, geared to all types of businesses
Methodology • Personal Information • Library and books • Internet
Phase-change RAM (PRAM )500x faster than flash memory, ½ the power
Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) increases storage density
Samsung 32GB Flash Drive available today for $529 “SILENT. boot times on my laptop were cut more than half.”
In-Phase Holographic Storage300 GB per disc! Reading Recording
Next generation graphics from ATI 1GB GDDR4@1.1GHz model 700 million transistors - up to 320 stream processors H.264 and VC-1 support Hardware High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 128-bt high-dynamic range rendering (HDR) rendering Requires 250-300 watts of power
ATI’s next generation graphics chip, the R600 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ6aMxPh6k0
Recommendations • Plan the use of IT • Managing the computing infrastructure • Managing the enterprise application • Protect information asset • Manage outsourcing relationships
Plan the use of IT • Align information system • Communicate IS • Develop and enforce IS
Managing the computing infrastructure • Align infrastructure • Create, operate, and maintain • Product standards • Track and monitor resolution • Manage staff
Managing the enterprise application • Develop new application • Maintain system • Manage development staff
Outsourcing • Advantages • Disadvantages