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Hardware

ALSO CALLED: Hardware Devices, Physical Devices, and Machines
DEFINITION: In information technology, hardware is the physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other devices. The term arose as a way to distinguish the "box" and the electronic circuitry and components of a computer from the program you put in it to make it do things. The program came to be known  … 
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City of Ulm Case Study
sponsored by FrontRange Solutions Inc.
CASE STUDY: The City of Ulm turns to Enteo v6 to rollout Windows Vista and applications on all clients with minimal effort and high degree of reliability.
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Quickly Identifying the Cause of Software Bugs with ReplayEngine
sponsored by TotalView Technologies
WHITE PAPER: Working backward from a software failure is the most difficult step in troubleshooting bugs. Learn how reverse debugging can reduce the development time of complex applications by allowing programmers to replay program execution to find the root cause...
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Right-Sizing a Security Management Appliance
sponsored by NEI
CASE STUDY: This paper describes NEI's holistic approach to integrating hardware, OS, management software and services, which enabled Intellitactics to accelerate the development and launch of their SAFE appliances.
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Enhancing Availability of IT Infrastructure with Virtualization and Fault Tolerant Servers
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
WHITE PAPER: This document explains use of range of off-the-shelf technologies to enhance the availability and reliability of IT infrastructure in existing installations without necessarily needing to install new hardware.
Posted: 22 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jul 2008
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Achieving Application Scalability on Multi-core Systems
sponsored by Rogue Wave Software
WEBCAST: Intel joins Rogue Wave to explore methods for achieving increased performance from applications running on multi-core systems. This webinar reviews the types of applications that will not automatically leverage performance improvements with multi...
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Premiered: Available On Demand
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From Promising Potential to Reliable Reality: Successful Virtualization in the SAP Landscape
sponsored by HyPerformix
WHITE PAPER: Virtualization allow organizations to improve their use of currently underutilized computing resources, holding promise of simpler system administration, fewer servers to manage, reduced power consumption and a reduced carbon footprint.
Posted: 21 Jul 2008 | Published: 18 Jul 2008
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Best Practices: Effective Planning for SAP Netweaver Upgrades
sponsored by HyPerformix
WHITE PAPER: This document discusses key factors for effectively planning, reducing costs and most importantly minimizing the risk of your SAP NetWeaver Upgrade.
Posted: 16 Jul 2008 | Published: 16 Jul 2008
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Oracle Advanced Security Technical White Paper
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Oracle Advanced Security provides transparent, standards-based security that protects data on the network, on disk and on backup media.
Posted: 15 Jul 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
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Optimizing Your Backup System
sponsored by SearchStorage.com
WHITE PAPER: The backup system is one of the most expensive and troublesome systems in your data center, and yet it's rarely configured for optimum performance and maximum utilization of resources.
Posted: 11 Jul 2008 | Published: 11 Jul 2008
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Best Practices for a Successful Upgrade Project
sponsored by HCL Technologies Ltd.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper lists down all the best practices that should be followed in each and every important processes and functions of an upgrade lifecycle.
Posted: 10 Jul 2008 | Published: 16 May 2008
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HARDWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  as the software.

Hardware implies permanence and invariability. Software or programming can easily be varied. You can put an entirely new program in the hardware and make it create an entirely new experience for the user. You can, however, change the modular configurations that most computers come with by adding new adapters or cards that extend the computer's capabilities.

Like software, hardware is a collective term. Hardware includes not only the computer proper … 
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