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Technology Component: Computer Hardware

Technology Component: Computer Hardware. Dr. V.T. Raja Oregon State University. Hardware – Part 1 Outline. Why learn about hardware?. Technology Component: Computer Hardware Why learn about hardware?. To make informed h/w purchase decisions for personal use

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Technology Component: Computer Hardware

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  1. Technology Component: Computer Hardware Dr. V.T. Raja Oregon State University

  2. Hardware – Part 1 Outline • Why learn about hardware?

  3. Technology Component: Computer HardwareWhy learn about hardware? • To make informed h/w purchase decisions for personal use • To support IS (e.g. software/data processing) needs of employees within/across functional units • To provide appropriate h/w related productivity tools; empower yourself and your employees • Head of functional unit held accountable even though their specialization may not be IT • To avoid having disparate systems that make communication (information flow) difficult among different functional units in organization

  4. Why learn about hardware? • To facilitate information/communication needs of business partners/customers • To enable effective communication with IT/CS folks in your unit/firm • To perform hardware upgrades and basic IT troubleshooting without having to wait for IT/CS folks • To have the basic IT fundamentals to facilitate personal and professional success for information workers in an information era

  5. Why learn about hardware? • To gain/sustain competitive advantage • Shape/enhance/change strategy; Facilitate achieving strategic goals • Combat competitive forces • To use IS/IT effectively • Firms frequently must assess their competitive advantage in terms of their computing capability. This may be true even when your firm’s core competency is not IS/IT.

  6. Example – 1 • California Department of Justice (CDJ) • Runs several IS for law enforcement including the State’s Consolidated Firearms IS, which gun dealers use to screen and approve customers wishing to purchase guns • H/w Selection/Purchase Decision: (IBM) • Symmetric Multi Processing (SMP) versus Clustered Computing Systems • Clustered 16 Quad IBM NUMA-Q 2000 Systems

  7. Example - 2 • Mount Everest Expedition • To gain better understanding of climate and geology • H/w Selection/Purchase Decision: • Adaptability to varying temperatures (sub-zero to uncomfortably hot temperatures) • Processing and storage power to hold a week’s worth of data • Beam data (wireless) every week • Real-time remote monitoring of systems • Battery powered systems • Custom-built by MIT Researchers

  8. Example - 3 • Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas • 3000+ rooms; 9000+ employees • Computer systems that would serve their business/customer IS needs, at the time of their grand opening (October 1998) and beyond • H/w Selection/Purchase Decision: DELL • Xeon Processors; Thin Clients; RAID; Fiber-Channel Technology

  9. Hardware – Part 1 Outline • Factors that influence hardware selection

  10. Factors that influence hardware selection Most organizations decide based on some or all criteria given below: • Speed • Capability • Appropriateness for current business needs • Scalability • Cost (Total Cost of Ownership) • Vendor Support • System Reliability • Compatibility with existing h/w, s/w

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